A. Yes, Wilson and his administration knew she was carrying contraband - making her a legitimate target in a declared war zone.
B. After a British underseas film crew released photographs of her cargo - yup, tons of munitions, the US government "found" the original manifest "behind an old file cabinet." - in 1975.
C. The British Admiralty still to this day has not released all of their SS LUSITANIA material.
D. Where were FDR and Churchill during the SS LUSITANIA sinking?
Finally, just a note ... research the "Zimmerman Telegraph" as the trigger for the US entry into WW I.
I’m not a “9/11 was an inside job” type of guy, but now I’m starting to wonder—given our track record.
"Finally, just a note ... research the "Zimmerman Telegraph" as the trigger for the US entry into WW I. "
Say what? Lusitania was sunk in 1915. Roosevelt and Churchill were both then in charge of their respective Navies. What's the point?
The Zimmerman telegram was passed from British intelligence to the Americans -- could that be "suspicious"? Possibly, except that the Germans themselves have confirmed its accuracy.