IntroductionAll times used in this document will be in local Israeli time, unless otherwise indicated. The USS Liberty was a United States Navy ship converted for use by the National Security Agency.1 She 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 had control of.3 Israel was in the fourth day of its six-day war.4 The Liberty's mission, as told to the public in a Department of Defense press release on of the attack, was “to ensure communications between U.S. government posts in the Middle East and to assist in the transmission of information regarding the evacuation of American employees and other American citizens from Middle Eastern countries.”5 In truth, the Liberty was there to conduct the Sigint collection focused on Egypt, as directed by the NSA.6 To put it as plainly as possible, Liberty was spying on other countries to advance American interests. In this case study I will review the available information and come to my own conclusions as to why this happened and how to prevent it from happening in the future, based on my experiences in the military so far.HistoryThe Liberty was originally a merchant ship commissioned in May 1945 during World War II.7 It was placed in storage in 1958 and recommissioned in December 1964, after being modified for use as an intelligence platform.8 Israel began what is commonly called the "Six-Day War" on the 5th June 1967, after the Strait of Tiran was blocked on May 23 by Egypt.9 Israel had repeatedly made clear its position that the blockade of the Strait would be met with force.10 The serious matter... half of the document . ..... collect the survivors and whoever they are talking about the nationality of the ship. The transcripts only show the conversation, the broadcaster is obscured. These are the only audio transcripts available on the NSA website. The Liberty also produced three recordings said to concern Israeli air traffic.47 Where are these recordings? How is it that exactly three recordings were made from 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? It is possible that these questions will never be answered as the NSA has stated that all material relating to the attack has been made public. My personal opinion on whether or not there was a cover-up will develop after I have more time to study additional information.