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Scott is joined by James Bamford to discuss Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty in 1967. Bamford lays out the story of what happened. They then discuss the coverup and play down by the US government and compare it with the impression at the top of the intelligence community that the attack was deliberate. 

Discussed on the show:

• Spyfail by James Bamford
• Body of Secrets by James Bamford

James Bamford is a journalist, professor, documentary filmmaker, and the author of Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence, Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency and A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America’s Intelligence Agencies. Find him on Twitter @WashAuthor.

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