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Index
Cover
Title page
Copyright page
Foreword: Treachery at Sea
Preface: A Message from The Inferno
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Phillip F. Nelson
Ronald G. Kukal
Ernest A. Gallo
Phillip F. Tourney
Dedications
Petty Officer Terry Halbardier
Captain Joseph Tully, Jr. (Captain of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga)
Captain Merlin Staring (Senior Navy Judge Advocate General Corps officer)
Admiral Thomas H. Moorer (Chief of Naval Operations from 1967–70 and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff through 1974)
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Part I: Background
1) The Winds of War
Lyndon Johnson’s Political Perils: Circa 1964 – 1967
Lyndon Johnson Plans a New War – One With Guaranteed Popularity:
President Johnson – The First Jewish President?
November 22, 1963: A “Sea Change” in U.S. – Israeli Relations Begins
The Personnel in the Highest Echelons of the Johnson Administration
Troubling Signs of Presidential Incapacity
LBJ Proclaims Himself to be “King of the World”
The Still-Mysterious Fate of the USS Liberty
2) Operation Cyanide/ Positioning the USS Liberty
The Planning and Lead-Up to the 1967 “Six-Day War” Within the Johnson White House
Tracing Backwards: When Did The Planning Preparations Start for “Frontlet 615” and “Operation Cyanide”?
The Month Before The Attack on the USS Liberty
Pres. Johnson Attempts to Enlist Canadian Help; Then Commiserates with Israeli Diplomat about the Failed Outcome
Why Did President Johnson Go to Ottawa?
Chronology of Events, First Week of June
The USS Liberty, Armed with Four Guns, Goes to War
Evidence of White House Clairvoyance – or Culpability
Part II: The Survivors Speak – Chronicle of Events
3) The Attack on the Liberty
A Summary of Presidential Reactions During the Execution of the Plans
The “Surprise Attack” Begins: The Fourth Day of the “Spontaneous War”
On Board the USS Liberty: Survivors Recall the Attack:
Other Voices
The Admiral who ordered squadrons of fighter jets to the rescue – only to be recalled
Lessons Never Learned
4) The Immediate Aftermath and Recovery – On to Malta
After the Attack: The Survivors Story
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (a.k.a. Admiral Isaac Kidd Jr.)
Examining The Center of the Plot: Complete White House Capitulation
NSA Deputy Director: “A Nice Whitewash”
Who Really Ordered the Attack … And Why?
Part III: The Ensuing “Investigations”
5) The Official Investigation Begins … and Quickly Ends
How LBJ’s 1967 Telephone Logs Belied the “Trap” He Created for Nasser
President Johnson pretends (for one day) to be angered by the attack
The “Official Investigations” Into What Really Caused the Attack … And Why They Were Inconclusive
Declaration of Ward Boston, Jr., Captain, JAGC, USN (Ret.)
Full Statement of Admiral Thomas Moorer
6) The Israeli Response: Recriminations Abound
The Most Immediate Response: From an Israeli Pilot Who Refused His Orders
The Inadvertent Release of CIA/NSA Intercepts
Regrets, Condolences and Recriminations Begins
The Negotiations Commence
The Current Israel Position
Questions Posed by Nicholas deB. Katzenbach: “Riddles Wrapped in Mysteries Inside an Enigma”
Israel’s military court: dismisses every charge, against every military officer
7) A Review of “The Liberty Incident” and Other Failed Attempts to Reframe History
Inescapable Conclusions
The State Department Conference
A. J. Cristol’s Turgid Book: “The Liberty Incident”
Review of “The Liberty Incident Revealed: The Definitive Account of the 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship” by A. Jay Cristol
Part IV: The Long-Term Aftermath
8) First Betrayed – then Deserted
How Their Attempt to Reveal Truths Has Redounded on the Survivors
The USS Liberty Memorial Library, Grafton, Wisconsin How the Name of the Town Library Became Offensive to Some
Continuing Denials and Accusations: Reverse Bigotry
9) Beyond the Seas: The Flushing of Secrets From The USS Liberty
The “Explosive” Fifth Torpedo
The Other, “Unthinkable,” Possibility …
Who Decided to Hold the Occupied Territories. Hint: It Was Not the “Usual Suspects”
How a “Win-Win” Goal Became a “Win-Lose” Fact: Dooming LBJ’s Presidency
The Development of a Working Hypothesis on What Really Happened to the USS Liberty
Lyndon Johnson’s Demons
How the USS Liberty Became “The Most Decorated US Warship in History,” Including a Medal of Honor for Commander William McGonagle
Epilogue: On a Wing and a Prayer: Sailing to Zion
A President of Machiavellian Dimensions
The Lost Battle-Cry: “Remember the Liberty!”
Last Lamentations: The Legend of the USS Liberty
The Heroes of the Story
Remember The Liberty!
Afterword: The Power of Myth
How LBJ and Bill Moyers Helped Reinvent a Literary Genre
The Devolution of Modern “Mythology”
Shades of Operation Mockingbird
Noam Chomsky: “Mythmaker Extraordinaire” or, Merely an Unwitting Denier of Historical Truths?
The Three Reasons Given by Noam Chomsky for his Dismissal of Connections between JFK’s Assassination and its Repercussions, including Vietnam
USS Liberty Attack Survivor Phil Tourney Interviews Noam Chomsky
The “Hero” With a Thousand Faces: Proofs of LBJ’s Unbridled Maleficence
“Comparative Myths” Dissected
The Power of Truths: Destroying Myths
Appendix A: A Fair Probe Would Attack Liberty Misinformation
Appendix B: USS Liberty Alliance Letter
Appendix C: USS Liberty Alliance Letter
Appendix D: The CIA’s Attempt to Denigrate “Critical Thinkers”
Concerning Criticism of the Warren Report – CIA Document 1035-960
Bibliography
Books
Periodicals
Internet Resources
Index
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