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From: weemba@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Matthew P. Wiener)
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Subject: Re: Sinking of the Liberty
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Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 00:50:05 EST
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In article <3363@sun.uucp> cramer@sun.UUCP (Sam Cramer) writes:
>Raif Hijab's posting regarding the USS Liberty is a fine example of 
>the weird lengths some are willing to go to in order to smear Israel.
>
>First, let's recall one thing: Raif's interest in the affair is only in
>how it can be used to discredit Israel.

So what?

>[analysis of RH's position deleted]
>Gibberish like this sheds little light on the fate of the USS Liberty.

Why don't YOU shed light on the attack then?  Or do you knee-jerk oppose
ANY stain on the Israeli record as being mere anti-Semitism?

>It does, however, conform to what seems to be the guiding principle
>of the opponents of Israel on the net - any argument, no matter
>how ludicrous and false, is to be used in a vitriolic attempt to
>delegitimize the State of Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East,
>and the only stable US ally in the region.

Again, what relevance does this have to the fate of the USS Liberty?  Are
you calling the very mention of the attack on the Liberty ludicrous and
false?

Just because you find your opponents are fools doesn't give you the right
to be one.

ucbvax!brahms!weemba	Matthew P Wiener/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720