Why can there be no mention of the USS Liberty incident in GD?

[Jara sang]

This is just unreal. Real American servicemen died during that incident and it gets deleted every time it's mentioned. I'm sure this will be. I can't believe the censorship that is going on here. I am shocked, really.

[karlrschneider]

1. Chill and read the rules

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1809690&mesg_id=1809690

[Jara sang]

4. The deletion was in a sub thread.

[TomInTib]

12. That...

in spite of a 65-35% vote by members of DU.

Democracy in action.

[karlrschneider]

14. Uh, DU is not a democracy. We are all here at the pleasure of the

owner/operators. You want 'democracy', stick to the Yahoo boards.

[Jara sang]

15. No, the admins asked for our opinions.

The vote count is above.

[karlrschneider]

16. You didn't even read the link, did you?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1809690&mesg_id=1809690

[Jara sang]

19. Tell me exactly how the Liberty incident pertains to the current conflict.

Yet through extrapolation the mods seem to think that it does.

[karlrschneider]

25. I'm taking the 5th as of now. Have at it with the mods/admins.

...

[sweetheart]

2. i've never had a liberty post deleted

Are you sure it is censored?

[LeftCoast]

3. Nice of you to make the Moderator's job even more difficult.

:eyes:

[Jara sang]

5. Puuuuuuuuuuuuuh-leeze

:eyes:

[QuestionAll...]

6. aye, and don't even Think about the Beirut barracks bombing...

back in the day.

that is all.

[ck4829]

7. Rule #2

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1809690&mesg_id=1809690

[Jara sang]

9. It was mentioned in a subthread.

In a thread that pertained to current events

[AlamoDemoc]

8. WHY? because you can't separate our military industrial complex

and that of Israel. Go figure!

[Jara sang]

10. That makes no sense.

Please explain.

[AlamoDemoc]

20. I am not going to explain why we cannot have have a discussion....

...of the matter here at DU that is question for the moderators to answer. However, I think the DoD is withholding discussions from the general public because reasons that I can only think that it has something to do with the relationship we have with the Israeli government and the IDF.

[jonnyblitz]

11. it's obvious why if you think about it. nt

[chimpymustgo]

17. Yup. Real crackdown today. Toe the line. eom

nt

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

13. Bitch And Complain, Bitch And Complain. Yeah, Real Productive.

Stop the griping. You have a friggin problem with it take it up with the moderators via PM like an adult and per the rules. God I hate whining.

[Cooley Hurd]

18. I think the admins feel that discussion of the Liberty attack isn't...

...pertinent to the Israel/Lebanon conflict today. I don't think it's necessarily pertinent, either, however it would be nice to be able to discuss it in its historical context. I guess now's not a good time to fan anti-Israeli sentiment by talking about that long-ago war crime committed by Israel.

[Jara sang]

21. If it doesn't pertain to the current conflict then why delete it?

Is my point.

[Cooley Hurd]

22. Because it's still contentious, and there's enough to be pissed...

...at Israel about today, without kicking this old dog.

Maybe six months from now, we cal talk about it.:shrug:

[Jara sang]

23. Shit, I didn't even mention it. It was mentioned in a sub thread.

On one of my posts, it seemed like "The Liberty Incident" had been targeted for deletion like it has been picked out specifically. And if it was deleted per the "new" rules I like to know how that incident pertains to the current crisis.

[sweetheart]

26. heck, the death toll's taken distressedamercian and benburch!

This conflict is wiping out DU as well.

[Cooley Hurd]

29. So true...

:(

[Cooley Hurd]

27. It doesn't pertain to the present crisis...

I think that's why they don't want to "fan the flames" of anti-Israel posts by permitting discussion of the Liberty attack.

[QuestionAll...]

28. actually, I'm surprised we can talk about the Israeli/Huz war...

relativily unfettered,

take what you can get.

take what is given you like a good citisen. ;)

[TankLV]

24. OK, I'll bite: What the hell is the "Liberty Incident"?

I like to think I'm pretty up-to-date on events, but I don't recognize this one.

I guess this proves even an "old dog" can learn "new tricks"...

[Jara sang]

30. Attack on a U.S. Navy SIGINTship, USS Liberty, in international waters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident

[mvd]

31. Locking

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