We’re not going to start with this shit again, are we?

I hadn’t realized that this incident was the subject of right-wing conspiracy theories. It was simply surmise on my part that Israel was sending us a message back then, as IIRC they had just before this expressed their unhappiness about our surveillance activities.

So…for the sake of argument, forget the Liberty. My point remains. Israel’s interests are not co-extensive with ours. Sometimes they coincide, sometimes they conflict. And if they conflict, we need to watch out for ourselves.