Do you ever get tired of lying, Mormon Mike? Then again, you belong to a religion based on lies, so probably not.
These are the profiles of the USS Liberty vs the El-Quesir
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As you can see, the pictures of El Quseir were fairly large and relatively clear. The pictures show clearly that El Quseir had:
- two rows of portholes running along the sides of her hull,
- two tall and angled pole-masts (forward and aft),
- a small vertical pole-mast on top of middle superstructure,
- a small (two-level) superstructure,
- an angled stack behind the superstructure, and
- a vertical (90 degree) bow point. In all respects, El Quseir appeared like a classic "tramp steamer" -- a relatively common sight in the Mediterranean Sea region, before and during 1967.
Other than both ships having general hull lines of cargo-type ships, the two ships had little in common (as highlighted below). The USS Liberty had:
- no portholes in her hull,
- two tall and vertical pole-masts (forward and aft),
- a large tower-mast on top of forward superstructure,
- a large (four-level) superstructure,
- a vertical stack in the middle of the superstructure,
- an angled (78 degree) bow point,
- a very large radio antenna reflector dish aft the superstructure,
- a large radio antenna reflector dish at the forecastle level, and
- many other type radio antennas visible on her decks and masts.
Additionally, USS Liberty had her US Navy ID number "GTR5" painted in very large letters on both sides of her bow and stern. In all respects, USS Liberty appeared like a WW2-era Victory Ship converted to some type of communications ship, with US Navy markings. (Like "tramp steamers," civilian and military ships with Victory Ship type hulls were a relatively common sight in the Mediterranean Sea region before and during 1967.)
Again, if you have ever been involved in a military investigation, they tell you what the testimony will be before you say it. I remember one time an officer was caught doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing, and I kept documentation to cover my own ass. Not to go into too much detail, but the system bent over backwards to protect this officer's reputation. (He was kind of considered a golden boy.)
So given that the fix was in from the top on this one, I just don't take what is in the official record all that seriously.
I take what the survivors have testified to. And what whistleblowers have said after the fact.
The statement of Ward Boston, Jr., CAPT, USN JAG
18. ADMIRAL KIDD ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE HAD BEEN ORDERED TO "PUT THE LID" ON EVERYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE ATTACK ON USS LIBERTY. WE WERE NEVER TO SPEAK OF IT AND WE WERE TO CAUTION EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED THAT THEY COULD NEVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN.45
19. I HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT THE ACCURACY OF THAT STATEMENT AS I KNOW THAT THE COURT OF INQUIRY TRANSCRIPT THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC IS NOT THE SAME ONE THAT I CERTIFIED AND6 SENT OFF TO WASHINGTON.7
20. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT WAS NECESSARY, DUE TO THE EXIGENCIES OF TIME, TO HAND CORRECT8 AND INITIAL A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PAGES. I HAVE EXAMINED THE RELEASED VERSION OF THE TRAN9 SCRIPT AND I DID NOT SEE ANY PAGES THAT BORE MY HAND CORRECTIONS AND INITIALS. ALSO, THE ORIGI10 NAL DID NOT HAVE ANY DELIBERATELY BLANK PAGES, AS THE RELEASED VERSION DOES. FINALLY,
THE TESTIMONY OF LT. PAINTER CONCERNING THE DELIBERATE MACHINE GUNNING OF THE LIFE RAFTS BY THE ISRAELI TORPEDO BOAT CREWS, WHICH I DISTINCTLY RECALL BEING GIVEN AT THE COURT OF INQUIRY AND IN13 CLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPT, IS NOW MISSING AND HAS BEEN EXCISED.14 21. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY, ADMIRAL KIDD AND I REMAINED IN15 CONTACT. THOUGH WE NEVER SPOKE OF THE ATTACK IN PUBLIC, WE DID DISCUSS IT BETWEEN OURSELVES,16 ON OCCASION. EVERY TIME WE DISCUSSED THE ATTACK, ADMIRAL KIDD WAS ADAMANT THAT IT WAS A DE