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Rep. Thomas Massie took to the House floor to mark the anniversary of the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, honoring survivors and calling for a new congressional investigation into whether the strike was intentional.
USS Liberty incident, a 1967 Israeli attack on a U.S. Navy research ship, is trending as Rep. Thomas Massie called for a new congressional investigation into whether the strike was intentional.
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