Open letter to Gov. Rick Perry on the Gaza flotilla from a survivor of the USS Liberty attack

Governor Perry, 

I am one of the Americans waiting in Athens for the Freedom Flotilla to get underway in our effort to deliver humanitarian supplies to thepeople of Gaza. I was also on the Flotilla last year and was aboard the USS Liberty when the ship was attacked by Israel on June 8, 1967.A few years ago at my request you issued a proclamation honoring thecrew of the USS Libertycrew of the USS Liberty.When I submitted the request I ensured you were aware of the atrocities that were committed against us. I made sure you were aware that we were attacked by unmarked aircraft; that our radios were jammed on both US Navy tactical and international maritime distress frequencies; that our life rafts were deliberately machine gunned in the water by the attacking Israeli torpedo boats; that when they ceased their attack the Israeli torpedo boats departed the scene for over an hour leaving the crew of a torpedoed and sinking ship with no chance of survival had our ship gone down.I also ensured you were aware that two flights of rescue aircraft tha thad been launched from nearby Sixth Fleet aircraft carriers were recalled while we were still under attack and calling for help which allowed the Israelis to continue their attack unhampered by the threat of Sixth Fleet intervention.I understand that you have urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to take legal steps to stop the Americans from taking part in the Freedom Flotilla  or to prosecute us if we make the attempt.When you issued the USS Liberty proclamation you expressed absolutely no concern that we were attacked by unmarked aircraft; that our radios were jammed on both US Navy tactical and international maritimedistress frequencies; that our life rafts were deliberately machinegunned in the water; and, that we were ordered to be abandoned by theUS Sixth Fleet while we were still under attack and calling for help.When you issued the USS Liberty proclamation you didn't follow it with any press release condemning the barbaric acts that were committed against us. Governor Perry, why are you recommending prosecution of the Americans trying to deliver humanitarian supplies but not of those who machinegunned our life rafts in the water or ordered us to be abandoned whilewe were under fire?Governor Perry, why does the attempted delivery of humanitarian supplies to Gaza elicit your condemnation but the deliberate machine gunning of American life rafts in the water doesn't elicit even a modicum of concern?