hiː wʌz ˈoʊpənli ˈæŋɡɹi ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ɐtˈæk ænd kˈɔːld fɔːɹ ɹᵻstɪtˈuːʃən ænd lˈiːɡəl ɹᵻkˈoːɹs: “aɪ kæn ˈoʊnli kəŋklˈuːd ðætðə koʊˈɔːɹdɪnˌeɪɾᵻd ɐtˈæk baɪ ˈɛɹkɹæft ænd mˈoʊɾɚ toːɹpˈiːdoʊ bˈoʊts ɔnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs.ˈɛs. lˈɪbɚɾi fˈɪftiːn wˈʌn slˈæʃ tˈuː mˈaɪlz nˈɔːɹθ ʌv sˈaɪnaɪ ˌɔn dʒˈuːn ˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ kˈɪld θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ænd mˈɛn ʌvðə nˈeɪvi ænd wˈuːndᵻd ɐnˈʌðɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv wʌz dᵻlˈɪbɚɹət.
He was openly angry about the attack and called for restitution and legal recourse: “I can only conclude that the coordinated attack by aircraft and motor torpedo boats on the U.S.S. Liberty 15 1/2 miles north of Sinai on June 8 which killed 34 officers and men of the Navy and wounded another 175 was deliberate.