The South shall Rise again

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I have those filters turned off, so idk

What slur filtered to what and was changed to what?

Yes, I agree, just as I said, it was a misunderstanding that can be resolved by sending one trillion dollars to Israel.

With the outbreak of war, Captain William L. McGonagle of Liberty immediately asked Vice Admiral William I. Martin at the United States Sixth Fleet headquarters to send a destroyer to accompany Liberty and serve as its armed escort and as an auxiliary communications center. The following day, Admiral Martin replied: "Liberty is a clearly marked United States ship in international waters, not a participant in the conflict and not a reasonable subject for attack by any nation. Request denied."

The ship displayed obvious American identifiers, including the U.S. flag and hull numbers painted on the vessel. These markings were intended to unmistakably signal its nationality to any observer.

The attack began in the late afternoon when Israeli fighter jets approached the USS Liberty. These jets engaged the vessel with rockets, bombs, and machine gun fire.

Shortly after the initial air strikes, Israeli naval forces—specifically torpedo boats—joined in the assault. They fired heavy naval gunfire and launched torpedoes at the ship.

The combined air and naval attack lasted for roughly 75 minutes. The intensity of the assault was such that multiple weapon systems were used against the vessel in rapid succession.

Several survivors of the USS Liberty incident have reported that even after the ship was hit and crew members began evacuating, Israeli aircraft and naval vessels continued to fire in the area. Some of these accounts describe strafing runs and machine-gun fire that struck lifeboats or individuals in the water.

The intensity, duration, and coordination of the attack have been cited as inconsistent with what one might expect from a simple case of mistaken identity. For example, the use of multiple attack methods (air strikes, naval gunfire, torpedoes) over an extended period suggests a level of deliberation that some believe would be unlikely if the incident were purely accidental.

The USS Liberty's signals intelligence capabilities might have put it in a position to intercept or reveal sensitive communications about Israeli military actions during the war. In this view, silencing the vessel could have been seen as a way to prevent politically or militarily damaging information from reaching the public or U.S. authorities.

The fact that the ship had Latin alphabet markings led Chief of Staff Rabin to fear that the ship was Soviet.

To a man, the survivors interviewed by the Tribune rejected Israel's explanation

In contrast, both U.S. and Israeli official inquiries generally maintained that the attack was a tragic case of misidentification amid the fog of war.

They were not confused. They knew. The US has covered it up and ignored requests for YEARS to acknowledge it.