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Thomas Massie calls for USS Liberty probe, elevating anti-Israel conspiracy theory to House floor

JL;DR SUMMARY Republican Representative Thomas Massie used the anniversary of the 1967 USS Liberty incident to call for a new investigation into the attack, which has long been a focal point for anti-Israel conspiracy theories. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Six Day WarAdlConspiracy TheoriesUs Israel RelationsMarjorie Taylor GreeneTucker CarlsonThomas MassieUss Liberty

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Kentucky, United States
"Massie, who will be departing Congress next year after losing his primary in Kentucky, used the anniversary of the incident to call for Congress to pass a resolution honoring the victims of the attack and for a new investigation into the circumstances surrounding it."
Florida, United States
"Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has called for the attack to be taught in schools, and the antisemitic streamer Nick Fuentes has claimed that Israel initiated the attack to conceal their troop movements."
Texas, United States
"Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas tweeted that he had previously believed that Massie was standing on heartfelt principles and had intellectual backing even as they did not always agree."
Israel
"Massie, who will be departing Congress next year after losing his primary in Kentucky, used the anniversary of the incident to call for Congress to pass a resolution honoring the victims of the attack and for a new investigation into the circumstances surrounding it."

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