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Forty years ago Friday, as Israel undertook a fierce battle for its survival, the Israeli Air Force bombed a U.S. spy ship off the coast of Egypt. Thirty-four American servicemen died in the attack.Conspiracy Theories Persist 08.Jun.07
Although Israel insisted it mistook the ship for an Egyptian vessel, some of the USS Liberty's crewmembers still insist the attack was intentional and that subsequent investigations were a cover-up.
