Difference between revisions of "Wikipedia:USS Liberty incident"
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| − | |WpIntro=The Wikipedia page is a comprehensive treatment of the incident | + | |WpIntro=The Wikipedia page is a comprehensive treatment of the incident but shows substantial bias eg it uses self-published sources to attack the character of Captain Ward Boston. Boston made a startling declaration 35 years after acting as senior counsel to the original US Court of Inquiry. |
| − | The Wikispooks page is an easier-reading account based on the first-hand narratives | + | Careful reading of the Wikipedia section "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident#Details_in_dispute Details in Dispute]" will probably convince most readers that the Israeli attack could not have been an accident, but the rest of the article manages to be both wordy and superficial. |
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| + | The Wikispooks page is an easier-reading account and is based on the first-hand narratives of the American survivors (surely more valuable than the subsequent statements and arguments of others!). The cover up by US and Israeli governments is discussed. The article includes a section on bias at the Wikipedia article and a very interesting comparison of all the "Reliable Sources" which touch on the subject, casting considerable doubt on the Wikipedia version. A "straw-man" argument favored by Israeli-firsters is discussed. | ||
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Revision as of 14:03, 28 November 2011
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| The Wikipedia page is a comprehensive treatment of the incident but shows substantial bias eg it uses self-published sources to attack the character of Captain Ward Boston. Boston made a startling declaration 35 years after acting as senior counsel to the original US Court of Inquiry.
Careful reading of the Wikipedia section "Details in Dispute" will probably convince most readers that the Israeli attack could not have been an accident, but the rest of the article manages to be both wordy and superficial. The Wikispooks page is an easier-reading account and is based on the first-hand narratives of the American survivors (surely more valuable than the subsequent statements and arguments of others!). The cover up by US and Israeli governments is discussed. The article includes a section on bias at the Wikipedia article and a very interesting comparison of all the "Reliable Sources" which touch on the subject, casting considerable doubt on the Wikipedia version. A "straw-man" argument favored by Israeli-firsters is discussed. |
Related Wikispooks Pages
Document:USS Liberty - Government Betrayal and Cover-up - An article by Dr Paul Craig Roberts from 2008
