Merlin Dorfman wrote:
In rec.aviation.military Mike wrote:
The narration appears to be a slice taken from:

http://pnews.org/art/ussliberty.shtml

Yes, that's the source, spelling mistakes, grammatical errors,
and all :-)
The full story is on the record, and the only two "reasons"
that the Israelis would attack an American ship have been debunked:
- There was no massacre at El Arish, so there was no need to take
out an American ship to keep the massacre from being discovered
- The US knew about the planned attack on the Golan Heights before-
hand, and did not object, so there was no need to stop intelligence
collection to keep the attack from being discovered.

Not sure I'd be as strong as to say the US didn't object to the Golan
strike -- given what was coming from the State Dept. But right there
that destroys that claim the US didn't know of was about to happen. g

It appears the Israelis were getting enough in the way of a mixed US
signal however that if they were quick, then do it and make it fast.
And besides, according to Israeli records, the decision late Thursday
nite (well after the Liberty had been attacked) was to NOT strike the
Golan -- despite strong pressure to do so. Then in the early hours of
9 June, Dayan changes his mind and gives the go-ahead.

It's always been lacking; a credible and solid reason as why the
Israelis would want to sink the USS Liberty. Such an attack would not
have been made in such a vacuum.

MW