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Summary: An American Tragedy and Shame
Review: "Assault on the Liberty", is a brilliantly written saga of an American tragedy and a national shame. James Ennes Jr., has captured in print his eye witness account of the brutal attack on a United States Navy ship while serving as a commissioned officer aboard the USS Liberty. Thirty four (34) of his, shipmates, friends and fellow Americans were slaughtered while another 171 men were gravely injured in an unprovoked attack by Israeli armed forces.Mr. Ennis goes beyond the span of just providing an accurate account of the event. He reveals the political cover-ups disguised as political correctness which is so prevalent in our country today. His pain and frustration to bring honor, dignity and the shocking truth on behalf of his fallen comrades is documented in clear and concise text which holds the readers attention as he reports the appalling facts. He has concisely documented that the United Stated Government abandoned a ship of the fleet and its crew in their fatal hour of need, and for over 30 years thereafter collaborated in the cover up for the State of Israel. This is a "must read" for those who seek the truth about American politics and her strange and evil bedfellows. The story is truly a national disgrace and reveals the tip of the ice berg in American-Israeli political relations.
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Summary: A stirring bit of fiction
Review: "Assault on the Liberty," is a thought-provoking book that deserves to be read by all interested in understanding the truth. Author James M. Ennes Jr., provides a detailed and painstaking analysis of a tragic event. To this end, he quite properly sets in perspective the often too-glibly-taken conclusion that the attack on the USS Liberty was an accident. There is no doubt that the author is honest and patriotic. He answered the nation's call to duty...he was on the Liberty...he was wounded and he witnessed the death of American sailors. Highly recommended. Bert Ruiz
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Summary: Thought-provoking...deserves to be read by all
Review: "Assault on the Liberty," is a thought-provoking book that deserves to be read by all interested in understanding the truth. Author James M. Ennes Jr., provides a detailed and painstaking analysis of a tragic event. To this end, he quite properly sets in perspective the often too-glibly-taken conclusion that the attack on the USS Liberty was an accident. There is no doubt that the author is honest and patriotic. He answered the nation's call to duty...he was on the Liberty...he was wounded and he witnessed the death of American sailors. Highly recommended. Bert Ruiz
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Summary: A riveting first hand account
Review: "Attack on the Liberty" is a riveting first hand account of the brutal attack on a United States Navy ship, cruising in international waters, by air and navel forces of the State of Israel. Apologists for the Israelis have fabricated various fanciful theories ranging from the attack being a "tragic accident" to such bizarre notions as the Liberty actively spying for the Egyptians, against the Israelis - thus "justifying" the attack. This first hand account, written by the United States Naval officer who was the officer of the deck on the Liberty during the attack, provides a gripping narrative of the events that led to the deaths of 34 Americans and the wounding of 171 more (including the author). It is a fact-rich retelling of the events. The author provides extensive details, with citations to specific documentary records and specific witnesses, unlike the apologists for the Israelis, who almost uniformly cite anonymous or confidential "sources." Mr. Ennes provides a moment by moment description of the attack, its brutality, and its effects on himself and his shipmates. His detailed first hand account of the repeated Israeli reconnaissance, flights prior to the attack, their careful jamming of the Liberty's radio frequencies during the attack, the obvious and prominently displayed American flag on the ship, and the conduct of the Israeli torpedo boat crews in machine-gunning of the ship's life rafts, leads to the inescapable conclusion that the attack was deliberate and premeditated. The book also deals with the efforts by the United States government to cover-up the culpability of the Israeli government in the attack. This is compelling reading for anyone interested in this shameful chapter in American history.
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Summary: Tragic omissions...
Review: ...Israel' Assault on the Liberty" by James M. Ennes, Jr. is a creditable accounting of the most heinous act of deceit and cowardice (on the high seas) in this nation' history... A recollection of events as remarkable as the attack itself! As an old sailor who has been there and done that more times (under enormously difficult circumstances) than any sailor who will ever read this book, I recommend it highly. His only omission was failing to acknowledge that he his shipmates and their captain made an unconscionable mistake by sitting still for an obvious cover-up during the Navy Court of Inquiry hearings shortly after the attack. Such timidity, even at the risk of being court-martialed for disobeying strict orders to bridle their testimony is weak-minded, groveling and wrong... DEAD WRONG... All those who were killed and/or wounded that day deserve more... A LOT MORE! In spite of this it is the most credible recollection of what happened that day than anything published thus far... And, until congress has the fortitude and courage to search for and disclose the indisputable truth it should be 'required' reading for every college student in America...
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: A great book. The treatment of the crew of the US liberty by the press and the government they served will forever be a dark chapter in US history. Interesting timing of the counter book, this topic was given the blackout treatment for decades until people started comparing it to Sept 11. Now suddenly a book comes out to refute it. Very interesting! Israel never does anything wrong. ... For every event there is a good and long explanation for every major contravesy that shows that israels critics are just big mean anti-semites. Israel is simply never wrong. Israel has long used the tactic of faking attacks by other countries. They think they are so smart and the rest of the world is so stupid that they can use the same trick over and over and over and no one will be the wiser. Read this book and then read the detractors statements it will help you interpret the controlled media's output as well.
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Summary: What does the Government have to hide?
Review: A very informative explanation of a tragic event in America's history. The Author tells of the events that led up to the attack and the horrific aftermath of it. The book tries to tell of the reasons for the attack, although we may never know. Why did the US Government and Israel cover up this terrible event, could the truth be so terrible that the American people would forever distrust the government? The Author makes us realize that if the truth is so terrible, it can be covered up and hidden from us. A call for a Congressional investigation that is honest and truthful is called for and should be undertaken so tragic events like this will never again occur in America's or Israel's history. A great military book and exciting history. Should be a movie!
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Summary: The shame of 1967 - An ally knowingly attacks a US Navy ship
Review: As an ex-crew member serving aboard the USS Liberty before it was attacked by Israel, and mourning the loss of 34 friends and shipmates, I must say that Ennes' book tells the story like it happened. I have talked to many of the survivors, and find that not one disagrees with the facts as Ennes recounts them. Every survivor that I know of is absolutely positive that Israel knew the ship was American when it attacked it. Much has happened since about 1980 when Ennes wrote the first edition, and everything that has happened since supports Ennes book. For instance, the Navy legal officer and major figure in the Naval Court of Inquiry now says that the Court was fraudulent and a sham and the participants were ordered by higher authority to come to the conclusions it did. During the court, sailors were not allowed to talk freely, but were ordered to answer the questions only. Yet the Naval Inquiry is used as a basis for other inquiries, which all support the lie of the Inquiry and of organized pro-Israeli efforts to discredit the survivors. Ennes did not pick and choose his stories, but included them all -- including the Executive Officer's proclivity for booze, an embarrassment, to be sure. Any survivor will tell you that the facts are there and are ignored by our congress. I can understand our congress being reluctant to touch this with a ten-foot pole -- can you imagine the uproar that good American citizens would make if the true facts were made public?
John Gidusko, LT, USN (Ret)
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Summary: Author: attack was deliberate. Official sources agree
Review: Assault on the Liberty is a gripping eye-witness account of the devastating attack on a U.S. spy ship by Israeli warplanes and gunboats on June 8, 1967 that left 34 Americans dead and 172 wounded. Its author was the deck officer when the attack began. Israel claimed the attack was accidental. But Ennes concludes that the Israelis acted deliberately, knowing the target was American. He cites as evidence the jamming of the Liberty's radio frequencies, the machinegunning at close range of the Liberty's liferafts, the prolonged attack after close examination of the flag and ship's markings, and other details.
Officially, the US government accepted the Israeli explanation. But top US government officials who were in office in 1967 agree with Ennes: the attack was deliberate, not accidental. Nearly twenty years ago I wrote an AP story on the Liberty incident that was published in the Los Angeles Times and many other U.S. newspapers. I spoke to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, CIA Director Richard Helms, NSA Deputy Director Louis Tordella, and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Moorer. They all told me the attack was no accident, it was deliberate. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said he had "no recollection" of the Liberty incident. I spoke on the phone to Admiral Isaac Kidd, who presided over the Naval court of Inquiry into the incident, told him what Rusk and the others had said, and asked for his opinion on Israeli culpability. He said "the giants of that time can speak up but I know when to keep my mouth shut."
Earlier this year, Captain Ward Boston, legal counsel to the US Navy Court of Inquiry, was quoted in the Navy Times as saying that both he and Kidd believed the attack was deliberate and that the Court reported otherwise because "officers follow orders".
Was the attack an accident of war or a deliberate act? The dispute has been dragging on for thirty five years, and will probably not be settled definitively until the U.S. and Israel release all their secret files. That seems unlikely to happen any time soon. Meanwhile I recommend that readers read Ennes' book before they make up their minds one way or the other.
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Summary: Israel bites the hand that feeds!
Review: During the Six-Day War that occurred 37 years ago, an international tragedy failed to capture the public imagination. Israel's deliberate attempt to destroy the USS Liberty and murder its crews is a disturbing episode in the American-Israeli relationship that was willfully suppressed by both sides from entering the general public consciousness. Lieutenant James M. Ennes Jr.'s book is a must to those who wish to apprehend extensively this little-known tragedy. Many Americans are sadly ignorant of this horrific crime committed by a supposedly friendly ally. The historical background of the events leading to the attack and its aftermath are provocatively analyzed. Being a credible eyewitness, one has no reason to doubt the author's testimony. What is profoundly shocking is the deliberate cover-up and obfuscation of this tragedy by both the American and Israeli governments. The latter's inordinately powerful lobby has succeeded in stultifying every attempt to pursue a constructive dialogue on the controversies surrounding this event. As with many of its crimes, Israel was never penalized for this monstrous act which it carried out against its benefactor; despite the overwhelming evidence pointing towards its culpability. Ennes's book is a moving documentation on a forgotten American catastrophe. It persists in its demand for justice for the victims of the USS Liberty murdered by Israel. This is the kind of historical material that deserves to be distributed nationwide. Americans need to pay close attention to what it has to say.
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