There is good information on the Internet about the USS Liberty. Among those killed was CTC Milton "Don" Smith, my instructor at Pensacola, who told me I would probably end up a lifer. On Tue, 29 May 2001 03:26:48 -0600 (MDT) security curmudgeon <jerichoat_private> wrote: > > > http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A85758-2001May27.html > > > > By Vernon Loeb > > Washington Post Staff Writer > > Monday, May 28, 2001; Page A21 > > > > Sixteen days before the Korean War ended in July 1953, Army Pvt. Jay > > Stoner died from a shrapnel wound after crawling onto a battlefield > > amid heavy shelling to fix a communications line. > > I would hazard a guess that this material is from the recently released > book 'Body of Secrets' by James Bamford. He is well known for his previous > book on the NSA titled 'The Puzzle Palace'. If you are interested in the > NSA and their history, the book is a fascinating read. I'd encourage > everyone to check it out over articles like this. Just doesn't do the > story justice, especially in the case of the USS Liberty. > > > > Review of the book by Bruce Schneier > http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/04/25/nsa/ > > 'Body of Secrets' on Amazon > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0385499078/insekurityorgA/ > > > ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com > --- > To unsubscribe email isn-unsubscribeat_private > -- #--------------------------------------------------# | Joe Barr warthawgat_private | | Longears and Linux........... nowhere but Texas! | #--------------------------------------------------# ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email isn-unsubscribeat_private
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