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Massie Marks 59th Anniversary of USS Liberty Attack

Was the attack a deliberate assault covered up for decades or a tragic case of mistaken identity?

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Massie Marks 59th Anniversary of USS Liberty Attack

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Above: Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) speaks at an election event in Hebron, Ky., on May 19. Image credit: Jeffrey Dean/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Anti-Israel narrative

The IDF's attack on the USS Liberty was no accident — 34 Americans died and 174 were wounded while flying an American flag in international waters. High-ranking U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Admiral Thomas Moorer, spent their lives insisting the assault was deliberate, yet Congress never investigated. Survivors deserve the truth, not decades of silence propped up by political deference to Israel.

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Thomas Massie on X

Pro-Israel narrative

Every U.S. and Israeli government investigation concluded the attack was a case of mistaken identity, yet Massie used his final days in Congress to push debunked conspiracy theories. Massie's speech drew praise from extremists, which speaks volumes about the crowd those arguments attract. Calling for yet another investigation after repeated official findings is political theater.

Dan Crenshaw on X Cleveland Jewish News