Tag Archives: Lockerbie

UK — National Archives Release Prime Ministerial 1993 Papers, Withhold Lockerbie File

Posted on July 28, 2018 by L

“[Operation El Dorado Canyon] turned out to be a more decisive blow against Libyan-sponsored terrorism than I could ever have imagined. … There were revenge killings of British hostages organized by Libya, which I bitterly regretted. But the much-vaunted Libyan … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — When Will The Truth Come Out ?

Posted on July 23, 2018 by L

“The Lockerbie trial is the most disgraceful miscarriage of justice in Scotland for 100 years. Every lawyer who has read the judgment says ‘this is nonsense’. It is nonsense.” Robert Black QC FRSE –Professor Emeritus of Scots Law in the … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Bad Science & Bad Scientists : IRA suspect Issues Apology for the Birmingham Pub Bombings

Posted on July 12, 2018 by L

“Exactly the same forensic scientists who produced the wrongful conviction of Guiseppe Conlon, the Maguire family and of Danny McNamee, and had been stood down for the role they played. Yet here they were. Without them, there wouldn’t have been … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — LOCKERBIE : SCCRC Press Release on Megrahi Application

Posted on July 6, 2018 by L

“The Lockerbie trial is “the most disgraceful miscarriage of justice in Scotland for 100 years. Every lawyer who has read the judgment says ‘this is nonsense’. It is nonsense.” Robert Black QC FRSE –Professor Emeritus of Scots Law in the … Continue reading →

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY — “NYT Admits Lockerbie Case Flaws” (May 21 2012)

Posted on May 21, 2018 by L

“The enigmatic Mr Megrahi had been the central figure of the [lockerbie] case for decades, reviled as a terrorist but defended by many Libyans, and even some world leaders, as a victim of injustice whose trial, 12 years after the … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — The Fairy Tale of the Togo Timers

Posted on May 17, 2018 by L

“Your White House, specifically your national security adviser, constructed an operation whereby the free press in this country was going to be used to convey a false story to the world, namely that Qaddafi was planning new terrorist operations, and … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Case Review — Key Witness Tony Gauci Was Unreliable

Posted on May 11, 2018 by L

“I personally hope that Tony [Gauci] is in a better place and that he is now at peace because he must have led a tortured life knowing that he had jailed an innocent man for money.” George Thomson — Lockerbie … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Ago — Dr David Fieldhouse and Lockerbie

Posted on May 7, 2018 by L

“The presence of the team on Flight 103 is a clue that should not be ignored. It’s like the loose thread of a sweater. Pull on it, and the whole thing may unravel. The Mossad knew about it and didn’t … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — Megrahi Conviction to be Reviewed by the SCCRC

Posted on May 3, 2018 by L

“The (SCCRC) commission has decided that it is in the interests of justice to accept the current application for a full review of his conviction.” SCCRC chief executive Gerard Sinclair — May 3 2018 “I regard the Lockerbie verdict against Megrahi … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Lockerbie : An open letter from Dr Jim Swire

Posted on April 27, 2018 by L

“The Lockerbie trial is the most disgraceful miscarriage of justice in Scotland for 100 years. Every lawyer who has read the judgment says ‘this is nonsense’. It is nonsense.” Robert Black QC FRSE –Professor Emeritus of Scots Law in the … Continue reading →

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