Thomas Massie Slams Israel For 1967 Strike On USS Liberty That Claimed 34 Lives. On the House floor, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) slammed Israel over the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty. The USS Liberty was deliberately attacked from the Air and the Sea by Israel intent on leaving no Survivors. Radio Signals from the Ship were jammed by Israel. The USS Liberty incident was a deliberate and planned attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The attack killed 34 crew members, wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship.
Thomas Massie Slams Israel For 1967 Strike On USS Liberty That Claimed 34 Lives. On the House floor, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) slammed Israel over the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty. The USS Liberty was deliberately attacked from the Air and the Sea by Israel intent on leaving no Survivors. Radio Signals from the Ship were jammed by Israel. The USS Liberty incident was a deliberate and planned attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The attack killed 34 crew members, wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship.