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Death Comes Too Late

Anthony Amore | Posted 05.22.2012

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Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the Libyan intelligence agent who was found guilty in 2001 of orchestrating the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988, is finally dead.

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Moammar Gaddafi's Death May Bring Tribal Warfare Before Democracy

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 12.27.2011

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Do we celebrate the death of a despot or should we set aside our joy to consider that Gaddafi's enemies violated the basic tenets of Islam to kill him?

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Ruinous Victories

Bruce Fein | Posted 12.25.2011

Politicians are chronically myopic and generally ill-educated. Whenever they claim victory abroad, skepticism is justified. The latest case of Libya is no different.

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Scotland Asks New Libyan Rulers For Help In Lockerbie Investigation

AP | Posted 11.26.2011

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zv knod ,v LONDON — Scotland has asked Libya's new authorities to help track down those responsible for the 1988 Lockerbie airplane bombing, but...

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U.S. Says No Plans To Tie Libya Aid To Lockerbie Bomber Case

AP | By MATTHEW LEE | Posted 10.31.2011

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By MATTHEW LEE, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration said Wednesday it will continue to press Libyan rebels to review t...

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WATCH: CNN Reporter Finds Lockerbie Bomber Bedridden In Tripoli

Posted 10.31.2011

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CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson's quest to locate and interview Abdel Basset al-Megrahi -- known internationally as the Lockerbie...

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Abdel Baset Al Megrahi, Lockerbie Bomber, Is Near Death

AP | BEN HUBBARD | Posted 10.29.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya — The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing is close to death and slipping in and out ...

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Bringing Gaddafi's Western Collaborators to Justice

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 10.22.2011

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As the world searches for Gaddafi's whereabouts, a day of reckoning must arrive for all the Westerners who supported him and kept him in power.

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Lockerbie Bomber Appears At Pro-Gaddafi Rally In Libya

AP | Posted 09.26.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya — The Libyan man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing attended a pro-Gadhafi rally, and Libyan state TV images showing the bom...

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Charlie Wilson's War on Libya

Sam Koppelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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How do we make the endgame work in Libya? I'm only 15. This is the first time I've had the chance to watch a war unfold as an aware and politically active person.

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What You Need To Know About Moussa Koussa

Posted 05.31.2011

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Rebels are hailing Moussa Koussa's apparent defection to London as a sign that Muammar Gaddafi's regime is finally cracking under pressure. Libya'...

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Cagey Obama -- He Waited and Waited, Then He Struck With Fury Against the Baddest Barbary Pirate of Them All

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.28.2011

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Speak softly and carry a big stick. Twenty four hours after a start to bombing in Libya and it was all but over. A week later and we are handing the mop up operations to NATO and the Europeans.

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Conservatives Ignore Their Own Recent Views of Gaddafi

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Let's by God hear it for cowboy decision-making! We've taken over Iraq, and already we're scaring other Muslim potentates into submission. It's that easy.

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Between Gaddafi and Galliano: Ethics and Morality

Shai Baitel | Posted 05.25.2011

Given what was known before, the artists performing for the Gaddafis and Dior should have not have gotten involved with the two in the first place. It is convenient that they all distance themselves now.

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Who Is Running Libya's Revolution, and Does It Matter?

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just who are the Libyans placing their lives on the line to take Tripoli and establish a post-Gaddafi regime in Libya? If the U.S. and its allies are going to pour economic aid and military support into their hands, in the best of all worlds it would be wise to know just who is on the receiving end. Right now, there is no simple answer. And given the chaos inside Libya and the see-saw nature of the struggle taking place between pro- and anti-Gaddafi forces, the revolution has not had much time to ponder the question.

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Russia, Poland, and "Rehabilitation"

Allan Gerson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Russia and Poland finally close the book on Katyn with dignity? If so, it can serve as a beacon to a troubled world wrestling with closure to state-sponsored crimes.

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Gaddafi's Loyal-ish Translator

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've been a fan of Gaddafi's translator since September 2009 -- when he screamed, "I can't take it any more" and collapsed while translating Gaddafi's speech before the UN General Assembly.

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Gadhafi Ordered Lockerbie Bombing, Ex-Minister Claims

AP | KARL RITTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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STOCKHOLM — Libya's ex-justice minister on Wednesday was quoted as telling a Swedish newspaper that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi personally ord...

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UK Government Reportedly Did 'All It Could' To Help Free Lockerbie Bomber

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Britain's previous government did "all it could" to help Libya win the release of the only man convicted of the Pan Am bombing in Scotl...

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Senate Report: BP Pushed For Release of Lockerbie Bomber To Protect Its Oil Deals

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 05.25.2011

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With so much happening legislatively this week and the holidays and all, even startling new Senate reports were somewhat overlooked. This one deserve...

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Lockerbie Bomber's Release Not Medically Justified

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last year's release of Pan Am Flight 103 bomber Abdelbeset al Megrahi wasn't medically justified after all, at least according to a report released Tu...

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Congress Investigating BP's Role In Lockerbie Bomber Case

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Scotland's prognosis that the Lockerbie bomber had three months to live was not justified, medical experts told Congress on Wednesd...

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Relatives Of Lockerbie Victims Marry

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTVALE, N.J. — Hundreds gathered in New Jersey to share a special day for a couple united by the tragedy of a terrorist bombing. Sonia Strati...

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White House Seeks Reimprisonment For Lockerbie Bomber

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. — The Obama administration asked Friday that the only person convicted for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 be return...

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Cancer Expert Regrets Testimony That Freed Lockerbie Bomber

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — The regrets of a cancer expert who assessed the only man ever convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie jetliner bombing have intensified the ang...

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