The U.S.S. Liberty was a US Naval intelligence warship patrolling the Mediterranean Sea during the 6-day war in 1967. The Liberty has been the subject of much controversy over the years. On June 8th, 1967, it was attacked by Israeli jets and torpedo boats, killing 34 in action and wounding 171 in action.

Tourney is one of many survivors who is blowing the whistle on the attack. The official party line is that the Israeli attack was a case of mistaken identity. Tourney, along with many other survivors maintain this was no mistake.

Tourney alleges this was a false flag attempt with collusion between the U.S. Government and the Israeli Government at the highest levels. His testimony to Candace Owens is compelling as he details the horrific events of the day, along with evidence of foreknowledge by key government insiders.

In early June of 1967 Israel was involved in armed conflict with coalition Arab countries, primarily Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. At the time Israel had expressed desire for the U.S. to enter into the conflict on their behalf. However, according to the New York Times, the United States had over 490,000 troops in Vietnam by 1967.

The government was committed to a war against the expansion of Communism in Asia, which was already losing popular support at home. The likelihood of garnering public support for involvement in another war halfway across the world was slim.

With Israel being attacked on all sides it is understandable they would seek support from their main ally. However, the result without major U.S. involvement was Israel not only beat back the enemy, they acquired control of the Sinai peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.

One of the key pieces of evidence Tourney calls into question is the Israeli reconnaissance flights monitoring the ship throughout that day. Tourney cites evidence also presented in a report by his organization, The Liberty Veteran's Association. The group filed a fully sourced War Crimes report to the Department of Defense, "…in accordance with the DoD Law of War Program." The report describes no fewer than 8 flights orbiting the ship throughout the day. Read that report here.

Tourney's testimony is consistent with the report in that he describes multiple reconnaissance flights by identified Israeli aircraft. The U.S.S. Liberty was a known signals intelligence vessel in the area approximately 12 miles off the coast of the Sinai peninsula at the time. It had a handful of NSA civilians on board as well as Marine linguists.