USS Liberty: Israel’s attack on America during the Six Day War

Discover the events surrounding one of the tragedies of the Six Day War, when Israel mistakenly torpedoed the U.S. spy ship, USS Liberty.

Over 50 years after this incident took place, there are still those who believe there has been a decades-long government-level cover up hiding what happened on that fateful day. And the accident has been co-opted by conspiracy theorists who believe there is something more sinister than a terrible case of mistaken identity.

Documents

• NSA Recordings and Transcripts (translated to English)
• Israeli Recordings:
  • Pilots 1:39-2:25pm
  • Air Traffic Control 1:43-2:16pm
  • Air Traffic Control 2:16-3:00pm
  • Air Traffic Control 3:00-3:45pm
  • Transcripts (Hebrew)
• Naval Operations War Log
• Torpedo Boats (Unit 914) War Log
• NSA Declassified Documents
• J.A.G. Report
• IDF “History” Report (English)
• United States Cryptologic History Report – Attack on a SIGINT Collection, the U.S.S. Liberty – NSA 
• Additional Documents

Additional Resources

• The Spy Ship Left Out in the Cold – US Naval Institute
• CrossTalk: Remembering USS Liberty – RT
• USS Liberty Veterans Association
• USS Liberty Veterans Association Blog
• USS Liberty Memorial
• Review of “Blood in the Water: How the US and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS Liberty”
• New revelations in attack on American spy ship – Chicago Tribune
• New book: ’67 Israeli attack on USS Liberty ordered by LBJ – Union Leader