USS Maine

They knew Spain was to blame.

They didn't care who was responsible.

They believed Spain had attacked their ship and were willing to publish it without evidence.

They thought it was a freak accident.

Their cruel attitudes

There were Spaniards with explosive dust on their hands.

Naval officers like Teddy Roosevelt said so.

They were denying their involvement too hard.

New York Times was two weeks later.

They were both published on the same day.

The New York Journal published 2 months later.

Impossible to tell.

They will gather evidence from people who saw it.

Spain will go on trial to answer for their crime.

More research will be done on the boat itself before anyone is accused.