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Survivors Push Congress to Reopen Deliberate USS Liberty Probe

6/9/2026

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Survivors and advocates press Congress to reopen USS Liberty inquiry, saying the 1967 Israeli strike was deliberate.
Rep. Thomas Massie called for an investigation of 1967 Israeli attack that killed 34 sailors and wounded 171.
Dean Rusk and General Thomas Hinman Moorer testified they believe the attack was intentional, not accidental.
USS Liberty Survivors Group accuses United States of complicity, with Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) calling Israel’s counter-intelligence threat critical.

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Survivors and advocates press Congress to reopen USS Liberty inquiry, saying the 1967 Israeli strike was deliberate.
Rep. Thomas Massie called for an investigation of 1967 Israeli attack that killed 34 sailors and wounded 171.
Dean Rusk and General Thomas Hinman Moorer testified they believe the attack was intentional, not accidental.
USS Liberty Survivors Group accuses United States of complicity, with Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) calling Israel’s counter-intelligence threat critical.