Do the wars of today fall in the same category as the USS Liberty incident as false flag attacks? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-the-wars-of-today-fall-in-the-same-category-as-the-uss-liberty-incident-as-false-flag-attacks <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Liberty that killed 34 American servicemen says former President Lyndon Johnson and his defense secretary, Robert McNamara, ordered that the inquiry conclude the incident was an accident. <br /><br />In a signed affidavit released at a Capitol Hill news conference, retired Capt. Ward Boston said Johnson and McNamara told those heading the Navy's inquiry to "conclude that the attack was a case of 'mistaken identity' despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary."<br /><br />It was “one of the classic all-American cover-ups,” said retired Admiral Thomas Moorer, a former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman who spent a year investigating the attack as part of an independent panel he formed with other former military officials. The panel also included a former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, James Akins.<br /><br />“Why would our government put Israel’s interests ahead of our own?” Moorer asked from his wheelchair at the news conference. He was chief of naval operations at the time of the attack Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:25:26 -0500 Do the wars of today fall in the same category as the USS Liberty incident as false flag attacks? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-the-wars-of-today-fall-in-the-same-category-as-the-uss-liberty-incident-as-false-flag-attacks <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Liberty that killed 34 American servicemen says former President Lyndon Johnson and his defense secretary, Robert McNamara, ordered that the inquiry conclude the incident was an accident. <br /><br />In a signed affidavit released at a Capitol Hill news conference, retired Capt. Ward Boston said Johnson and McNamara told those heading the Navy's inquiry to "conclude that the attack was a case of 'mistaken identity' despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary."<br /><br />It was “one of the classic all-American cover-ups,” said retired Admiral Thomas Moorer, a former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman who spent a year investigating the attack as part of an independent panel he formed with other former military officials. The panel also included a former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, James Akins.<br /><br />“Why would our government put Israel’s interests ahead of our own?” Moorer asked from his wheelchair at the news conference. He was chief of naval operations at the time of the attack PO1 Michael Johnson Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:25:26 -0500 2015-01-29T13:25:26-05:00 Response by Capt Richard I P. made Jan 29 at 2015 1:26 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-the-wars-of-today-fall-in-the-same-category-as-the-uss-liberty-incident-as-false-flag-attacks?n=443056&urlhash=443056 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="495915" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/495915-po1-michael-johnson">PO1 Michael Johnson</a> It appears you forgot any dissenting answer options. Capt Richard I P. Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:26:55 -0500 2015-01-29T13:26:55-05:00 2015-01-29T13:25:26-05:00