I was a lieutenant on the bridge of USS Liberty for several hours up to and during the early minutes of the attack. Although wounded, I remained awake, alert and in touch with my men throughout.

the extended, prolonged, close attack on our clearly marked ship that this was no accident.

intercepts of the attacking pilots who clearly knew they were attacking an American ship.

U.S. Air Force intercept operators heard the pilots repeatedly identifying us as American during the attack. There was no doubt that the pilots knew they were killing Americans.

the Israelis machine-gunned our life rafts in the water, a war crime

the court's own legal counsel swears that the transcript was illegally changed

Rusk said of this case, "Accidents do not occur through repeated attacks by surface vessels and aircraft. ... (This attack) involved combined forces. The ship was flying an American flag. . . . I did not accept the Israeli explanation."

Ennes, a retired Navy officer, is author of "Assault on the Liberty