Lockerbie Bombing

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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Libyan Minister Who Defected Question Over Lockerbie Bombing

Posted 06.08.2011

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LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish police interviewed defecting Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa on Thursday over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, Scottish...

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Andrea Stone

Lockerbie Widow: Libyan Defector Shouldn't Get Immunity

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The wife of a Justice Department special agent killed in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 said she doesn’t believe officials in B...

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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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Lockerbie Widow Hopes Gaddafi Will Be Held Accountable

Mónica Villamizar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mónica Villamizar

Stephanie Bernstein, a rabbi in Bethesda, Maryland, has been one of the most outspoken victims of the Lockerbie bombing. Her husband Michael was among the 259 killed.

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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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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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Did BP Seek Lockerbie Bomber's Release? U.S. Senators Seek Probe Of Al-Megrahi Emancipation

AP | By MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- The four senators from New Jersey and New York are asking the State Department to investigate whether oil giant BP played a role in ...

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The Strange Case of Libya

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Feffer

The "Libyan model" holds great promise for other countries currently developing nuclear programs. Yes, engagement with even unpredictable tyrants can yield important and durable agreements.

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'Flaws' In Key Lockerbie Evidence

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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An investigation by BBC's Newsnight has cast doubts on the key piece of evidence which convicted the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi....

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Africa MPs Cheer Lockerbie Bomber

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Megrahi, looking frail in a wheelchair, received a standing ovation from a group of African MPs in the hospital where he is receiving care for cancer....

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UK Did Not Want To Hurt Ties With Libya: Official Documents

AP | PAISLEY DODDS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — In the years leading up to Scotland's release of the Lockerbie bomber, Britain repeatedly stressed the importance of growing UK-Libyan ...

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Lockerbie Bomber In Hospital, Libya Says

AP | ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya — A Libyan official said the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has been hospitalized and television footage showed him breat...

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The Truth About Lockerbie May Now Never Come Out Thanks to Gordon Brown's Thirst for Libyan Oil

Vicky Ward | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vicky Ward

Megrahi's release and hero's welcome in Libya, along with the leak of two letters from Britain's justice minister, have prompted calls for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to stop evading the issue.

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Times Of London: Lockerbie Bomber 'Set Free For Oil'

Times Online | Jason Allardyce | Posted 05.25.2011

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The British government decided it was "in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" to make Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bo...

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Lockerbie Bomber Release Linked With Trade Talks: Gaddafi's Son

guardian.co.uk | Severin Carrell, Scotland Correspondent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gordon Brown is under renewed pressure to release details about the UK's dealings with Libya after Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son said there was an "ob...

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Gordon Brown Breaks Silence On Lockerbie Bomber: "Repulsed" By Libya Welcome

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown broke his silence on the Lockerbie bomber Tuesday, saying he was repulsed by the hero's welcome Lib...

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Lockerbie Bomber Drops Second Appeal

AP | BEN McCONVILLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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EDINBURGH, Scotland — The sole man found guilty in the 1988 airplane bombing over Lockerbie is dropping his appeal against conviction, his lawye...

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Remembering Lockerbie (Audio Slideshow)

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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The quiet Scottish town of Lockerbie was brought suddenly and shockingly to the world's attention on a wintry evening 20 years ago....

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Lockerbie Bombing: Families React To Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi's Possible Release

The Huffington Post | Susan Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emotions are running high among the families of the Lockerbie bomb victims over news that Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi may be released early on compassio...

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Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, "Lockerbie Bomber" Of Pan Am Flight 103, To Be Set Free (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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After days of speculation, SkyNews is reporting that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, will be ...

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Criminals Considered National Security Threats Were Allowed To Keep Aviation Licenses

New York Times | MATTHEW L. WALD | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON At least six men suspected or convicted of crimes that threaten national security retained their federal aviation licenses, despite antite...

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