Download or read book Operation Cyanide written by Peter Hounam and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USS Liberty was sailing off the Egyptian coast during the six day war when unmarked planes and torpedo boats attacked, killing 34 of the American crew. At first Washington thought Egypt or the Soviet Union was responsible. When Israel admitted responsibility, a row between the two allies seemed inevitable. So why did US President Lyndon Baynes Johnson order a massive cover-up? Hidden in the Liberty's safe were top-secret orders for Operation Cyanide - a CIA and Mossad plan to guarantee victory for Israel.