“We used to look at them as kind of discrete events, not tied to each other, and seen in a vacuum. But from a distance, I think we can see more of a pattern.”
CIA Vincent Cannistraro
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UPDATE (May 28, 2026) — Thirty-five years ago, Robert Mueller was Assistant Attorney General when indictments were issued against two Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie tragedy.
One of the central pieces of evidence in that case was PT/35(b), a small fragment of printed circuit board allegedly recovered from the debris of Pan Am Flight 103 near Lockerbie.
As readers of Intel Today know, I have long argued that PT/35(b) is a forensic artefact of questionable provenance, and may have been planted to support the attribution of responsibility to Libya.
Mueller has since passed away, but the many unresolved questions surrounding PT/35(b) remain. And the US Department of Justice appears determined to maintain its reliance on this evidence.
The current dispute again places PT/35(b) at the center of the case. The government maintains that the fragment originated from a MEBO MST-13 timer — the same type allegedly used in the Lockerbie bomb. Scottish authorities commissioned metallurgical testing in 2012 and 2013.
Dr. Yu-Lung Chiu of the University of Birmingham later reviewed the underlying raw data produced by UK scientists and concluded that PT/35(b) is consistent with originating from a MEBO timer.
The defence disputes this interpretation and argues that Dr. Chiu should be excluded as a surrogate witness under Bullcoming v. New Mexico.
The government has now filed its opposition to the defence motion to limit or exclude his testimony. Judge Friedrich will decide whether Dr. Chiu’s analysis is admissible.
The ruling will be procedurally significant, but the underlying reasoning may remain opaque to the public — despite its importance to how this evidence is ultimately presented at trial.
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive.”
Stay tuned!
END of UPDATE
“Thurman and other examiners rendered conclusions supporting the prevailing investigative or prosecutorial theory but which were unsupported by scientific fact. (…) I put no credence into any scientific or technical conclusions rendered by anyone without a suitable scientific background.”
William Tobin
Former FBI Engineer
(Email to Intel Today)
Robert Mueller played a leading role in the conspiracy to frame Libya for the Lockerbie tragedy. The same method was used in the case of UTA flight 772. In both cases, a tiny fragment of a timer linked the crime to Libya.
Particular attention has been given to the role of FBI examiner Thomas Thurman, who was associated with the identification these two fragments.
Thurman himself later acknowledged giving misleading testimony before a Grand Jury in the Lockerbie case, stating that he hided the role of the CIA under instructions from superiors — an episode that continues to fuel debate about the integrity of the investigation.
On January 21, 1992, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 731, formally linking Libya to both attacks and marking a decisive moment in the international response to terrorism.
Decades later, the political aftershocks of these events still resonate. The next Lockerbie trial will begin later this year in Virginia, USA. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi is charged with building the device that allegedly exploded aboard Pan Am 103.
The legal troubles of Nicolas Sarkozy created by the UTA affair have revived questions about the long-term consequences of past geopolitical alignments. Sarkozy’s conviction and ongoing legal battles have only intensified scrutiny.
In Belgium, Sarkozy connections involving Didier Reynders have drawn attention in media and political circles, particularly in relation to the Kazachgate affair. Reynders is now charged with money laundering, though the origin of the fund remains unknown.
As for the 2016 Brussels attacks, commentators have questioned the circumstances surrounding Ousama Atar’s earlier release from Iraq. Why did Didier Reynders push for the liberation of Atar—the man who would mastermind the Brussels attacks — allegedly at the request of the CIA?
So many questions…
Truth never dies.
“Cretton [Real name : Swiss Inspector Hans Knaus] expressed his concerns (…) The first was that the CIA had planted the chip [PT/35(b)] in the wreckage found at Lockerbie. [Detective Superintendant (SIO) Stuart] Henderson and I told him this thought had also crossed our minds. Neither of us believed the CIA or any government official would do such a thing, but we had discussed the possibility.”
FBI Agent Richard Marquise
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