Concealing the Deliberate Israeli Attack I’m not exactly sure when I first heard of the Liberty incident of 1967. The story was certainly a dramatic one, the attack upon an almost defenseless American intelligence ship by Israel’s air and naval forces late in the Six Day War fought against several Arab states. Over 200 American servicemen were killed or wounded by Israeli machine-guns, rockets, napalm, and torpedos, representing our greatest naval loss of life since World War II. Only tremendous luck and the heroic actions of the sailors prevented the Liberty from being sunk with all hands lost. The Israeli government quickly claimed that … Continue reading →
Cold War Dreaming: The CIA Had U-2 Spy Planes Fly from Aircraft Carriers
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Thirteen Days
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The CIA and Navy overcame considerbale obstacles to guarantee more efficient intelligence-gathering systems.
Here s What You Need To Remember: First flown in 1957, the 63-foot-long, jet-powered U-2 capable of flying as high as 70,000 feet is still used by the U.S. Air Force.
On May 1, 1960, the Soviet Union shot down a CIA U-2 spy plane and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers. It was an international crisis for America’s intelligence agencies.
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A planned summit between Pres. Dwight Eisenhower and Premier Nikita Khrushchev was scuttled, much to Eisenhower’s embarrassment and to the fury of the Pakistanis, from whose territory the flight had been launched.
In an interview Carter denied assaulting her, claiming he had restrained her .
In a victim statement she said she had been having nightmares and had suffered pain.
Carter, who has three convictions for four offences pleaded guilty to affray. Charges of threats to kill and battery were ordered to lie on the file.
Stephen Scott, defending, revealed he was hoping to start a new life in Dubai as a chef.
Judge Richard Gioserano imposed a 12 month jail term, suspended for two years, with 180 hours of unpaid work and a rehabilitation requirement.
He said: She wasn t seriously hurt in the end but she ll bear obviously the psychological and emotional scars of this for some time.