tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4022877567110949304..comments2024-03-18T16:10:41.673-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: June 8th, is the 46th anniversary of the attack on the USS Liberty. Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89039538451836059132013-06-09T00:25:34.380-04:002013-06-09T00:25:34.380-04:00That's the understatement of the month.
bobThat's the understatement of the month.<br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20253627079834261012013-06-08T21:33:39.579-04:002013-06-08T21:33:39.579-04:00I do find it interesting that Deuce will highlight...I do find it interesting that Deuce will highlight the 46th anniversary of the liberty but ignored D-Day.<br /><br />Interesting priorities.What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2481437331478430552013-06-08T19:57:19.925-04:002013-06-08T19:57:19.925-04:00:)
Nice one, I did miss it. Thanks, Doug!:)<br /><br />Nice one, I did miss it. Thanks, Doug!samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23142506466198412192013-06-08T18:05:51.975-04:002013-06-08T18:05:51.975-04:00Just in case you missed it a day or two ago, Sam:
...Just in case you missed it a day or two ago, Sam:<br /><br />What did the girl sitting on Pinochio's Face say?<br /><br />"Lie to me"Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29922528584795150352013-06-08T18:05:27.896-04:002013-06-08T18:05:27.896-04:00Man/Woman Conversation
Woman:
Do you drink beer?...Man/Woman Conversation<br /><br />Woman:<br /><br />Do you drink beer?<br /><br />Man: Yes<br /><br />Woman: How many beers a day?<br /><br />Man:<br /><br />Usually about 3<br /><br />Woman: How much do you pay per beer?<br /><br />Man: About $5.00<br /><br />(This is where it gets scary !)<br /><br />Woman: And how long have you been drinking?<br /><br />Man: About 20 years, I suppose<br /><br />Woman: So a beer costs $5 and you have 3 beers a day which puts your spending each month at $450. In one year, it would be approximately $5400 ...correct?<br /><br />Man: Correct<br /><br />Woman: If in 1 year you spend $5400, not accounting for inflation, the past 20 years puts your spending at $108,000, correct?<br /><br />Man: Correct<br /><br />Woman: Do you know that if you didn't drink so much beer, that money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 20 years, you could have now bought a Ferrari?<br /><br />Man: Do you drink beer?<br /><br />Woman: No<br /><br />Man: Where's your Ferrari?<br />samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28964366752677880782013-06-08T18:03:26.446-04:002013-06-08T18:03:26.446-04:00"Iran, Hezbollah and Russia will do anything,..."<i>Iran, Hezbollah and Russia will do anything, including murdering 94,000 civilians, to keep a dictator in power</i>"<br /><br />---<br /><br />Aren't these our natural allies, really?<br /><br />Ruf says it's a slow news day, so let's take the time to check out "root causes,"<br />OK?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30922638453649527542013-06-08T18:03:11.929-04:002013-06-08T18:03:11.929-04:00After living in Shanghai for 50 years a Chinese ma...After living in Shanghai for 50 years a Chinese man decides to move to Australia.<br /> <br />He buys a small piece of land near Mt Isa.<br /> <br />A few days after moving in, the friendly Aussie neighbour decides to go across and welcome the new guy to the region. <br /><br />He goes next door but on his way up the drive-way he sees the Chinese man running around his front yard chasing about 10 hens.<br /><br />Not wanting to interrupt any Chinese custom, he decides to put the welcome on hold for the day.<br /> <br />The next day, he decides to try again, but just as he is about to knock on the front door, he looks through the window and sees the Chinese man urinate into a glass and then drink it. <br /> <br /> Not wanting to interrupt another Chinese custom, he decides to put the welcome on hold for yet another day.<br /> <br />A day later he decides to give it one last go, but on his way next door, he sees the Chinese man leading a bull down the drive-way, pause, and then put an ear next to the bull's bum.<br /> <br />The Aussie bloke can't handle this, so he goes up to the Chinese man and says, 'Jeez Mate, what the hell is it with your Chinese customs ? I come over to welcome you to the neighbourhood, and see you running around the yard after hens.The next day you are pissing in a glass and drinking it, and then today you have your head so close to that bull's arse, it could just about shit on you.'<br /> <br /> The Chinese man is very taken back and says, 'Sorry sir, you no understand.. These no Chinese customs I doing, these Australian Customs.''<br /> <br />What do you mean mate' says the Aussie, 'Those aren't Australian customs................ <br /> <br />'Yes they are', replied the Chinese man, 'travel agent man say to become true blue Australian, I must learn chase chicks, drink piss, and listen to bull shit.'samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32205849647306914392013-06-08T12:55:54.371-04:002013-06-08T12:55:54.371-04:00I may have overstated it. I may have overstated it. Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51528062869691039822013-06-08T11:34:12.266-04:002013-06-08T11:34:12.266-04:00But if you are implying Israel will do anything? ...But if you are implying Israel will do anything? Israel COULD simply just take out Assad.<br /><br />They have had that ability for some time.<br /><br />I like your wording... "will do anything to stop the Syrian government"<br /><br />Does this include an atomic bomb? Cluster bombing the syrian troops? Destroying the Syrian power grid? Airport? Fuel infrastructure?<br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31133854822490508132013-06-08T11:32:13.974-04:002013-06-08T11:32:13.974-04:00Iran, Hezbollah and Russia will do anything, inclu...Iran, Hezbollah and Russia will do anything, including murdering 94,000 civilians, to keep a dictator in power.<br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7738899987640392752013-06-08T11:31:08.032-04:002013-06-08T11:31:08.032-04:00SOP when the evidence is so overwhelmingly against...SOP when the evidence is so overwhelmingly against you is to attack the victims and witnesses of the crime.<br /><br /><br />So if you disagree with the Jew? Destroy him for being a Jew?<br /><br />SOP?<br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88364834990363783392013-06-08T11:29:58.954-04:002013-06-08T11:29:58.954-04:00The Israeli attack was deliberate, he said, perhap...The Israeli attack was deliberate, he said, perhaps intended to draw the U.S. into the Six Day War.<br /><br />Perhaps if the Johnson had lived up to it's treaty obligations with Israel and kept the straits of Tiran open to international passage the entire war would have been avoided.<br /><br />Why not discuss the issue in context and not 40 minute snipets?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-72547369473134321382013-06-08T11:26:13.293-04:002013-06-08T11:26:13.293-04:00
A 40 minute attack in a 6 day war.
Why was an Am...<br />A 40 minute attack in a 6 day war.<br /><br />Why was an American ship in a war zone that America was not a participant in?<br /><br />What did the Captain of the ship put the Liberty in that spot, so close they could hear the bombs explode?<br /><br />If you wander out onto a highway, even if you are in the right and dont watch out for traffic you may get hit.What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88129829728181991882013-06-08T11:24:12.757-04:002013-06-08T11:24:12.757-04:00There is something fishy here.
WHY WAS THE LIBE...There is something fishy here.<br /><br /><br /><br />WHY WAS THE LIBERTY THERE spying on Israel in the 1st place?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58357519210108979802013-06-08T11:23:37.651-04:002013-06-08T11:23:37.651-04:00The “Six Day War” was in full swing. Israel had ju...The “Six Day War” was in full swing. Israel had just launched a massive assault on Egypt, Syria and Jordan.<br /><br />The Liberty, with its sophisticated spy equipment, was floating in the Mediterranean within earshot of the Sinai Peninsula. “So close I could I could hear the bombs exploding,” Larry recalls.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So close they could hear the bombs explode.<br /><br />What the heck were they doing there in the 1st place when the standing order of the day was NO AMERICAN SHIP within 100 miles?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91613286677400042522013-06-08T11:22:37.595-04:002013-06-08T11:22:37.595-04:00There was an investigation by congress and 5 other...There was an investigation by congress and 5 others by our nation.<br /><br />No reason to lie.<br /><br />Maybe you dont agree with the results of the 6 investigations? fine<br /><br /><br />Report Date issued Conclusion<br />C.I.A. report June 13, 1967 No malice; attack a mistake<br />U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry June 18, 1967 Mistaken identity<br />Report by Clark Clifford July 18, 1967 No evidence ship was known to be American<br />Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 1979/1981 No merit to claims attack was intentional<br />National Security Agency 1981 Mistaken identity<br />House Armed Services Committee 1991/1992 No support for claims attack was intentional<br /><br />but no reason to lie.<br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58270343659064083862013-06-08T11:21:34.792-04:002013-06-08T11:21:34.792-04:00Learn the facts, read the sworn testimony of the i...Learn the facts, read the sworn testimony of the investigations.What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70430197302751132852013-06-08T11:20:27.987-04:002013-06-08T11:20:27.987-04:00The US Congress has.
Report Date issued Conclusi...The US Congress has.<br /><br /><br />Report Date issued Conclusion<br />C.I.A. report June 13, 1967 No malice; attack a mistake<br />U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry June 18, 1967 Mistaken identity<br />Report by Clark Clifford July 18, 1967 No evidence ship was known to be American<br />Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 1979/1981 No merit to claims attack was intentional<br />National Security Agency 1981 Mistaken identity<br /><br /><br />House Armed Services Committee 1991/1992 No support for claims attack was intentional<br /><br />Last I checked the House Armed Services Committee is Congress.<br /><br />AND AIPAC has nothing to do with it. You are ranting again.<br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10663208473497695362013-06-08T11:19:04.857-04:002013-06-08T11:19:04.857-04:00Murder implies intent.
Killing is more accurate.
...Murder implies intent.<br /><br />Killing is more accurate.<br /><br />But why have standards?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10595076168915220582013-06-08T11:18:35.566-04:002013-06-08T11:18:35.566-04:00Wow, the American ship (liberty) heard IN HEBREW t...Wow, the American ship (liberty) heard IN HEBREW the dialog discussing sunbathing saliors sunbathing.<br /><br />wow...<br /><br />It's gets more and more astonishing by the post.<br /><br />Next you will tell us the Israelis knew that innocent US sailers were having tea and what kind..<br /><br />get realWhat is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87198733761109051792013-06-08T11:16:31.810-04:002013-06-08T11:16:31.810-04:00The death of 34 Americans on a specific boat is a ...The death of 34 Americans on a specific boat is a tragedy. To call it a "naval holocaust" is specious.<br /><br />Now maybe Pearl Harbor could be classified that way...<br /><br />But one ship, with the loss of 34 and the wounding of 171, no matter how horrible, is NOT a naval holocaust. Unless you wish to classify all vessels with more deaths the same way. <br /><br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64398281656499322482013-06-08T11:13:21.359-04:002013-06-08T11:13:21.359-04:00Dont listen to the sworn testimony just call them ...Dont listen to the sworn testimony just call them JEWS and of course they MUST lie?<br /><br />My my deuce.<br /><br />I thought you just hated Israel. From this last post you seem to be saying if they are Jews they cannot tell the truth?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65378295154679946982013-06-08T11:11:48.047-04:002013-06-08T11:11:48.047-04:00You speak like Israel and its situation is in a pe...You speak like Israel and its situation is in a perfect vacuum.<br /><br />Well the world aint like that.<br /><br />Did Russia respect the Georgians international borders?<br /><br />China with Tibet?<br /><br />Turkey with it's occupation of Cyprus?<br /><br />America with it's drone strikes across the globe in nations we are not even at war with?<br /><br />The Liberty situation was 12 miles off the coast of gaza/israel in a major war, on the 4th day.<br /><br />My god man, pull your head out.<br /><br />It's like arguing about friendly fire, shit happens.<br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8035859196317804452013-06-08T11:09:29.075-04:002013-06-08T11:09:29.075-04:00The usual suspects will do anything to stop the Sy...The usual suspects will do anything to stop the Syrian government from retaking Aleppo.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37264640719334978112013-06-08T11:09:13.183-04:002013-06-08T11:09:13.183-04:00Nor America, or China, or Russia, or England, or F...Nor America, or China, or Russia, or England, or France or any Arab government.<br /><br />What is your point?<br /><br />One standard for Israel and no standards for anyone else?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.com