21st May, 2012
Abdel Basset al-Megrahi died on 20 May 2012 of cancer at the age of 60. He was the only person convicted of the bombing of PanAm flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie on 21 December 1988, killing 270 people.
Posts Tagged ‘Lockerbie bombing’
AFP rewrites the Lockerbie case
Posted by seumasach on May 22, 2012
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Lockerbie exclusive: we publish the report that could have cleared Megrahi
Posted by seumasach on March 27, 2012
25th March, 2012
The Sunday Herald today publishes the full 800-page report detailing why the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing could have walked free.
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Britain forced apology from Libyans
Posted by seumasach on April 7, 2011
This is very important to Britain- they need everything they can get to strengthen their very weak case against Gaddafi as the man behind Lockerbie.
7th April, 2011
The Libyan revolutionary Council said it has been pressured to sing an apology to Britain over the Gaddafi regime’s role in the IRA attacks and the Lockerbie bombing.
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Deception over Lockerbie
Posted by seumasach on September 28, 2009
Maidhc Ó Cathail
28th September, 2009
“By way of deception, shalt thou wage war” – Motto of the Mossad, Israel’s Intelligence Service
The scenes of flag-waving Libyans welcoming home Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the man known as the Lockerbie bomber, further discredited Muslims in the minds of many. For those whose knowledge of the story is derived mainly from TV news, it appeared to be a callous celebration of mass murder, lending credence to the belief that “Islam” and “terrorism” are virtually synonymous. A closer look at the facts surrounding the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, however, reveals a pattern of deception by those who have most to gain from making Muslims look bad.
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Megrahi: my life ruined by the shadow of wrong verdict
Posted by seumasach on August 21, 2009
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In These New Times 