There's a new book out about the Lockerbie bombing that pretty much demolishes the case against the late al-Megrahi.
John Ashton was a member of al-Megrahi's defense team. He writes at Mail Online today that he's convinced of his client's innocence, and he makes a compelling case.
Just because a star witness pocketed millions doesn't mean they were lying, of course. But it does provide them with a motive other than their unvarnished love for truth and justice.
And if al-Magrahi was framed, so was Gadaffi and the Libyan nation. Ashton makes the case that the Pan Am Flight 103 plot was hatched in Iran in retaliation for the US shooting down a civilian Iranian airliner, an incident that the Iranians naturally enough viewed as an unprovoked terror attack.
Gadaffi eventually paid a multi-billion dollar settlement in the Lockerbie case as part of a deal to normalize relations with Britain, who in turn got all compassionate with al-Megrahi to secure favor in Libya's oil fields, and the Iranians got a free pass because we needed them to intercede on behalf on some hostages being held in Lebanon.
Not hard to see how truth and justice might get lost in such a convoluted tale.
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
What secrets have died with the Lockerbie bomber?
The death of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel al-Megrahi in Tripoli today closes the book on one of the biggest terror cases before 9/11.
Or does it?
al-Megrahi was released from prison in Scotland in 2009 on "compassionate" grounds. This was controversial at the time, especially among family members of the Lockerbie victims.
It has since become clear that the "compassion" was motivated not by compassion, but by Britain's eagerness to normalize trade relations with Libya. British corporations have been and continue to be major players in Libya's oil industry.
There have also been persistent rumors that the compassionate release was motivated by a desire on the part of the British government and its NATO allies to avoid a second trial that could have resulted from the appeal al-Margahi was pursuing.
Dropping the appeal was a condition of his release.
Who knows what the British had to hide?
For his part, al-Magrahi always maintained his innocence. This is a notable departure for a so-called terrorist.
Usually they like to boast about their successes.
Or does it?
al-Megrahi was released from prison in Scotland in 2009 on "compassionate" grounds. This was controversial at the time, especially among family members of the Lockerbie victims.
It has since become clear that the "compassion" was motivated not by compassion, but by Britain's eagerness to normalize trade relations with Libya. British corporations have been and continue to be major players in Libya's oil industry.
There have also been persistent rumors that the compassionate release was motivated by a desire on the part of the British government and its NATO allies to avoid a second trial that could have resulted from the appeal al-Margahi was pursuing.
Dropping the appeal was a condition of his release.
Who knows what the British had to hide?
For his part, al-Magrahi always maintained his innocence. This is a notable departure for a so-called terrorist.
Usually they like to boast about their successes.
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