Crossfire in the Med: The USS Liberty Affair

In 1967, during the Six-Day War, Israeli jets and torpedo boats attacked a U.S. Navy intelligence ship in international waters. Thirty-four Americans were killed. The official explanation: a tragic mistake.

This episode of Unsettled: The Hidden Record revisits the harrowing assault on the USS Liberty, a surveillance ship stationed in the Mediterranean Sea. Survivors reported low-altitude strafing, jamming of U.S. frequencies, and precision targeting—details that contradicted the “accidental misidentification” narrative.

Despite multiple inquiries, the truth has remained murky. Declassified NSA intercepts and crew testimonies suggest a deeper story—one that senior officials may have worked to suppress to preserve international alliances.

Was the Liberty hit by mistake? Or was it sacrificed in a game of Cold War leverage and Middle East politics?