Fifty one years ago, the Israeli military attacked a US Naval vessel and, mysteriously, the President prevented the US military from protecting the people on that ship and the investigation was a sham. We speak with a survivor of that attack, Joe Meadors, about the efforts to expose what happened and why he currently risks his life to save Palestinians.
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Joe Meadors is an American former U.S. Navy signalman, who survived Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty, June 8, 1967. He has participated in four Gaza Freedom Flotillas since 2010, and was arrested by Israeli forces in 2010 and 2018. And he serves as the director of operations for the USS Liberty Veterans Association.