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US congressman demands probe into Israel’s 1967 attack on USS Liberty (www.aljazeera.com)
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Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has urged the United States to reopen its investigation into a 1967 Israeli attack on a US Navy ship, the USS Liberty, that killed 34 service members and injured 171 others.

Monday marked the 59th anniversary of the attack, and Massie honoured the occasion by delivering a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, in the presence of survivors.

The Israeli government has long maintained the incident was a “friendly fire” accident. But some crew members from the USS Liberty have disputed that assessment, calling the attack deliberate.

Massie highlighted their testimonies in his speech, which questioned the official version of the events.

“While they’re still alive, they need closure,” Massie said of the survivors.

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[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Brave as in: had just enough character to not rape kids

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Wrong, actually

In this vote right here he and every other Republican present voted to table the vote on the release of the Epstein Files which Dems at that time were still attempting to force through:

https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/119-1/194?q=%7B"search"%3A"hres+580"%7D&s=8&r=3