We are talking about a US warship that was known to be in the area by the Israelis. It was attacked by Israel air (jet fighters) and Israel sea (torpedo boats).
No, it was a barely armed intelligence ship, designed to look like a merchantman. Israel attacked a spy ship.
The Vincennes and the Iranian airliner are totally different situations.
Oh please. Context is always important.
I solidly believe that the Israeli's knew who, what and why they attacked the USS Liberty. You and I may never know the answers to these questions.
We were not there, we will not know.
I believe that the Israelis deliberately attacked a ship they misidentified.
By the way, I'm not a Jew hater or do I speak constant derision of Israel. Every government screws up once in a while. Being a former USN member I never could understand the possible "why" of this situation.
I see no reason why a country, invaded by virtually the entire Arab world (which was backed up by the USSR) would attack an American ship. It defies logic.
I suppose, I could understand hitting it with a few cluster bombs to silence the radio equipment, but the attempt to sink it with Torpedo boats is too bizare for anything but an error.
I don't beleive that all or even most people who care about the USS Lberty are anti-Semites. I care about the attack. I want the truth to come out. I want to know what the ship was doing there and why the US lied to Israel and failed to use a Naval liason. I want the officer who ordered the attack on the Liberty to be punished.
Bingo!