If you want insight into McCain's "conscience" just google "Keating Five."
Yeah, we're all paying for McCain's born-again-ethical stance on money & politics.
This guy Hughes sounds like Alex Jones.
Except few of the primary sources of information for Alex Jones are Medal of Honor citations. Capt McGonagle was awarded the MOH for his defense against all odds and keeping his crew alive. As a minor piece of trivia, he is one of the few people to be photographed during the actions of which won them the MOH. He wasn't wearing pants in the photograph. They had to be cut off to get at some of the wounds he sustained.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Commanding Officer, USS Liberty (AGTR-5) in the Eastern Mediterranean on 8-9 June 1967. Sailing in international waters, the Liberty was attacked without warning by jet fighter aircraft and motor torpedo boats which inflicted many casualties among the crew and caused extreme damage to the ship. Although severely wounded during the first air attack, Captain (then Commander) McGonagle remained at his battle station on the badly damaged bridge and, with full knowledge of the seriousness of his wounds, subordinated his own welfare to the safety and survival of his command. Steadfastly refusing any treatment which would take him away from his post, he calmly continued to exercise firm command of his ship. Despite continuous exposure to fire, he maneuvered his ship, directed its defense, supervised the control of flooding and fire, and saw to the care of the casualties. Captain McGonagle's extraordinary valor under these conditions inspired the surviving members of the Liberty's crew, many of them seriously wounded, to heroic efforts to overcome the battle damage and keep the ship afloat. Subsequent to the attack, although in great pain and weak from the loss of blood, Captain McGonagle remained at his battle station and continued to conn his ship for more than seventeen hours. It was only after rendezvous with a United States destroyer that he relinquished personal control of the Liberty and permitted himself to be removed from the bridge. Even then, he refused much needed medical attention until convinced that the seriously wounded among his crew had been treated. Captain McGonagle's superb professionalism, courageous fighting spirit, and valiant leadership saved his ship and many lives. His actions sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
His XO got the Navy Cross.
*ARMSTRONG, PHILIP MCCUTCHEON, JR.
Citation:
The Navy Cross is presented to Philip McCutcheon Armstrong, Jr., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism on 8 June 1967 in connection with an armed attack on U.S.S. LIBERTY (AGTR-5) in the Eastern Mediterranean. During the early afternoon hours, LIBERTY was attacked without warning by jet fighter aircraft and three motor torpedo boats. Subjected to intense incendiary, machine-gun, and rocket fire, and placed in extreme jeopardy by a torpedo hit below the waterline on the starboard side, LIBERTY sustained numerous personnel casualties and severe structural damage. Serving as Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander Armstrong was on the bridge when the first strafing attack occurred. A large fire erupted in the vicinity of two 55-gallon gasoline drums, creating the grave danger that the drums might explode and cause a widespread conflagration. Lieutenant Commander Armstrong fearlessly exposed himself to overwhelmingly accurate rocket and machine-gun fire while proceeding to jettison the gasoline drums and organizing a party of men to extinguish the blazing lifeboats nearby. At this time, he received multiple injuries which proved to be fatal a few hours after the attack terminated. By his aggressiveness, composure under fire, and inspiring leadership, Lieutenant Commander Armstrong upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Authority: Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals
Born: July 4, 1929 at Detroit, Michigan
Their ship was essentially unarmed, except for four light .50's. Their lifeboats were napalmed. They were strafed with cannon and rockets by fighters. They were also attacked by torpedeo boats, which also used cannon and MG's at close range. Sailors had to fight on ship fires under constant MG fire, which is bravery that borders on insanity. They also had to prepare to repel boarders, due to helos loaded with soldiers attempting to land on their ship.
Their communications were initially jammed. Then their commo was specifically targetted by ALL attacking elements. Crewmen managed to patch together equipment to request a mayday to carriers of the Sixth Fleet. Immediately after fighters from the USS Saratoga and USS America were radioed permission to engage all assaulting forces, the attack was broken off.
34 servicemen gave their lives. 174 were wounded in action. Total merits: One Medal of Honor, two Navy Crosses, eleven Silver Stars, twenty Bronze Stars (with "V" device), nine Navy Commendation Medals, and 204 Purple Hearts. The crew was also awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
Perhaps you would like to compare Mark Bowden to Alex Jones as well?
Perhaps you would like to compare Mark Bowden to Alex Jones as well?
Who's Mark Bowden and what does he have to do with Hughes sounding like Alex Jones?
I was talking solely of his "Zionist Conspiracy" crap. He lost me right there.
Don't try to twist it around into something it's not.
Read the second and third paragraph again and perhaps you'll get it.
Okay, I read those paragraphs and again and I still don't see it. The article is damning McCain simply because he declined to respond to that letter? Why don't you just claim he knew about 911. McCain lied, people died! McCain lied, people died!
Now if you want to get into the S&L scandal and all that stuff that I believe involved McCain, that would make a whole lot more sense. Going after him for something he wasn't really involved in doesn't do it for me.
As a separate thread, it might also be interesting to talk about that incident and the aftermath as well.
It went longer than expected before it was ridiculed as a conspiracy theory, thereby tainting any further intelligent discussion.
Please tell me. Where was it ridiculed it as a conspiracy theory?
MechAg94 Why don't you just claim he knew about 911. McCain lied, people died! McCain lied, people died!
Tripe.
Surviving crew members can speak for themselves, and address all the anti-american crap. So, from their new website:
Nonetheless, the legion of pro-Israel, anti-American apologists, while small, makes up for its lack of numbers and inability to mount any kind of legitimate defense by launching loud, vicious ad hominem attacks on anyone who attempts to raise the issue of the attack being deliberate. These anti-American apologists refuse to discuss the facts of the case. Rather they rely on "big lie" propaganda and attack anyone who questions the Israeli position as being "anti-Semitic".
http://www.gtr5.com
And RE: second and third paragraph, and something that might have rung a bell with John McCain if he was all that he claims to be;
The Betrayal of American Veterans
Americans who volunteer for military service effectively write a blank check, payable to "The United States of America," for an amount "up to and including my life." The United States, in turn, promises to spend these checks responsibly. That bargain implicitly includes a promise by the United States to seek retribution against anyone who harms them. In the case of USS Liberty, The United States of America is in default of its obligations.
You get it alright; McCain's loyalties are elsewhere, as were his father's. As were the WH at the time of the attack. Our sailors murdered with the complicity of the WH; it's a pity some involved at the highest level are already dead - they ought to have all faced a firing squad. The ones still alive ought to.
Captain McGonagle, given his medal almost in secret and allowed to die while the perpetrators of the crime against his crew and ship have enjoyed the protection of the WH.
What a shame. And John McCain couldn't lead me to the bathroom.
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http://searchronpaul.com
http://www.ussliberty.org/oldindex.html
http://www.gtr5.com
http://ssunitedstates.org
This is all just another reason to vote for anyone but one of those Republicans.
Sincerely,
The Democratic National Committee Strategy Team
Is this supposed to be McCain's "Swift Boat"?
Just because Israel is the most decent country in the ME does not mean it is without fault.
Good gods man... are you crazy? Israel is a horrible country and the antithesis of Americanism.
Just because Israel is the most decent country in the ME does not mean it is without fault.
Good gods man... are you crazy? Israel is a horrible country and the antithesis of Americanism.
It goes without saying that Israel takes sloppy seconds to Texas*, but in its own conference (Middle East), Israel shines like a diamond in a goat's ass.
If you truly think of Israel as "that shitty little country(1)," your diatribes against Middle Eastern savagery must be legion, given the relative, uh, shittyness of Israel and its neighbors.
(1)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1721172.stm
http://www.themodernreligion.com/jihad/french-ambassador.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitty_little_country
* Not unique, since most places on Earth are dungholes relative to Texas (says this this corn-fed son of Iowa).