IntroductionAll times used in this article will be in local Israeli time unless otherwise noted. The USS Liberty was a United States Navy ship converted for use by the National Security Agency.1 It was attacked in broad daylight by Israel on the afternoon of June 8, 1967.2 At the time of the attack, the Liberty was approximately 12-14 NM off the coast. coast of land that the Israeli army controlled.3 Israel was on the fourth day of its six-day war.4 The Liberty's mission, as told to the public in a Defense Ministry press release on day of the attack, was "to provide communications between U.S. government posts in the Middle East and to assist in relaying information regarding the evacuation of U.S. dependents and other U.S. citizens from countries in the Middle East." -East. »5 In truth, the Liberty was there to collect Sigint. focused on Egypt, as instructed by the NSA.6 To put it as plainly as possible, the Liberty was spying on other countries in an effort to advance U.S. interests. In this case study, I will review the available information and draw my own conclusions about why this happened and how to prevent this from happening in the future, based on my experiences military until now.HistoryThe Liberty was originally a cargo ship commissioned. in May 1945, during World War II.7 It was placed in storage in 1958 and returned to service in December 1964, after being modified for use as an intelligence platform.8 Israel unleashed what is commonly known as the “Six-Day War”. on June 5, 1967, after the blockade of the Strait of Tiran on May 23 by Egypt.9 Israel had repeatedly made clear its position that the blockade of the Strait would be fought by force.10 The serious... middle of paper . ..... collect the survivors and anyone they tell about the ship's nationality. The transcripts only show the conversation, who transmits is hidden. These are the only audio transcripts available on the NSA website. The Liberty also produced three recordings believed to be of Israeli air traffic.47 Where are these recordings? How is it that exactly three recordings were made by both the EC-121 and the Liberty, yet only three were released 36 years later? If helicopter air traffic could be captured and recorded, what about all the other planes flying that day? These questions may never be answered because the NSA said all materials related to the attack have been made public. My personal opinion on whether or not there was a cover-up will develop once I have more time to study additional information..