Michael Piper and Final Judgment

[Mark Stapleton]

So basically you're saying Johnson loved everything Israel stood for. I agree.

When a President turns back fighter planes which were responding to a distress call from an American ship for fear of embarrassing the aggressor, namely Israel, then I say that Lyndon Johnson's main loyalty was to Israel. America came in second. When the chips were down during the USS Liberty tragedy Johnson chose to protect Israel not the US. Unequivocal proof as to where his true loyalty resided.

That serving Israel that way would serve the interests of the Sponsors and not necessarily be due to Johnson's personal zionist tendencies or putting Israel above America?

I think you are suggesting that the interests of the Sponsors and the interests of Israel are two separate things. I'm saying they are one and the same.

In any case, if serving the interests of the Sponsors means protecting and covering up for Israel's actions, doesn't that indicate that the Sponsors and Israel share common interests? And that these interests clearly overrode those of the US, which LBJ had sworn to uphold?