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Lockerbie stories: 35 news summaries

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 Gadhafi: 
 Lockerbie Is 
 Over, 'Legally, 
 Politically, 
 Financially' 

'This problem has been solved to the satisfaction of all parties'

Sep 25, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi tried to leaven his image a bit after his 90-minute UN diatribe by sitting down with the Wall Street Journal yesterday. The Libyan strongman assured reporter Jay Solomon he could "comprehend" the anger of Americans who lost friends and relatives in the Lockerbie bombing. He denied orchestrating... More »

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United Nations • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • Lockerbie • UN General Assembly • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Lockerbie Bomber Bids
to Clear Name

Victims' relatives unimpressed with content of new website

Sep 18, 09 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Lockerbie bomber has launched a website that makes available documents from an appeal he mounted before being released for medical reasons, the Telegraph reports. Relatives of the passengers on Pan Am Flight 103 say Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi's site contains nothing new: “It's a lobbying effort. It's almost as... More »

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cancer • terrorism • Scotland • Libya • Lockerbie • Pan Am Flight 103 • bomb victims • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

(Newser) - President Obama today brought his displeasure over the release of the Lockerbie bomber directly to Gordon Brown’s attention, the BBC reports. Obama did not specifically blame Brown, but relatives of those who died are outraged at the release, and the president has called it a “mistake.” The... More »

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terrorism • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Scotland • England • Libya • Lockerbie • prime minister • President Obama • compassionate release • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Minister Who Freed Lockerbie Bomber Has Bro in Oil Biz

Kenny MacAskill's brother has pitched oil business to Libya

Sep 8, 09 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Scottish government minister who freed the Lockerbie bomber has a brother who works in the oil industry and has pitched oil business to Libya, reports the Wall Street Journal. Kenny MacAskill's brother, Allan, spent 20 years at BP, which admits that it lobbied for a prisoner-transfer agreement between the... More »

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oil • Libya • Lockerbie • oil industry • Pan Am Flight 103 • British Petroleum • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi • Kenny MacAskill

 Libya Won't Pay 
 IRA Bomb Victims 

Gaddafi's son rebuffs Brown over compensation for terrorist attacks

Sep 7, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - More messiness in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bomber's release. Following the Scottish government's decision to free Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, victims of IRA attacks in the 1990s have pressed Gordon Brown to petition for compensation from Libya, which allegedly provided the explosive Semtex in at least 10 attacks. Brown first said... More »

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Gordon Brown • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • IRA • Lockerbie • Troubles • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Libyans Paid for Lockerbie Bomber's Terminal Diagnosis

Pressed docs to find that al-Megrahi had just 3 months to live

Sep 6, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Libya footed the bill for medical evidence that suggested the Lockerbie bomber had just 3 months to live, the Sunday Telegraph reports. The Libyan government pushed doctors to make the prognosis, required in Scotland for the release of prisoners on grounds of compassion. “The figure of three months was... More »

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Scotland • Libya • doctor • Lockerbie • diagnosis • Britain • compassionate release • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

 Lockerbie Bomber Fading Fast 

EU cancer specialists flown in to treat al-Megrahi

Sep 2, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The condition of the cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber has taken a sharp turn for the worse in the last few days, the Times of London reports. "The last check-up was very, very bad. He's dying. He is unable to speak to anyone," said the brother of Abdul Baset Ali... More »

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cancer • Scotland • Libya • government • Moammar Gadhafi • Lockerbie • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Brown Didn't Want Lockerbie Bomber to Die
in Prison

Minutes strengthen rumors of oil deal

Sep 1, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - More Lockerbie troubles for Gordon Brown. Newly released documents suggest the UK prime minister didn't want Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi to die in a Scottish prison, the London Times reports. The development will further fuel speculation that Britain tacitly led the push for Megrahi's release in exchange for a... More »

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United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Scotland • Libya • Jack Straw • Lockerbie • prime minister • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi • Kenny MacAskill • justice secretary • prisoner transfer agreement

Family: Lockerbie Bomber 'Too Sick' to Give Interviews

British TV correspondent skeptical, however

Aug 31, 09 8:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 airplane bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, and recently released to his native Libya on grounds he was terminally ill, is in hospital and “too sick” to answer questions, his son and doctors tell Britain’s Channel 4 News. Megrahi was wearing an oxygen... More »

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terrorism • Libya • bombing • Lockerbie • terminal illness • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

 Letters Link 
 Lockerbie 
 Bomber 
 to Oil Deal 

Oil deal finalized after bomber's name appeared on prisoner exchange list

Aug 30, 09 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - When talks over British exploration of Libyan oilfields stalled 2 years ago, Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi became a key bargaining chip, according to the Times of London, citing leaked letters. The letters, from London Justice officials to their Scotland counterparts, initially favored excluding Megrahi from the British-Libya prisoner exchange.... More »

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Lockerbie • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

 Megrahi Knows 'Truth,' 
 Wants Lockerbie Inquiry 

Convicted bomber says he has documents that would exonerate him

Aug 29, 09 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi has always maintained his innocence and now he wants an inquiry into the 1988 plane explosion that killed 270 people, the London Times reports. Megrahi claims to hold documents that could shed light on the real culprits and says that interest among the... More »

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terrorism • United Kingdom • United States • Libya • conviction • Lockerbie • inquiry • victim • documents • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

 Gadhafi Won't Be Pitching 
 Tent in New Jersey 

State Dept. issues Libyan a visa good only for New York City

Aug 29, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi won't be allowed to set foot outside New York City on his upcoming visit to the UN, NBC reports. New Jersey officials disturbed by Gadhafi's plans to stay in a Bedouin tent on the grounds of a Libyan-owned mansion in Englewood were relieved at the news that Gadhafi's... More »

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New Jersey • Moammar Gadhafi • Lockerbie

INTERVIEW

Gadhafi Son: Why the Fuss Over Bomber's Release?

Celebration of Megrahi's return made possible by Brit TV coverage

Aug 28, 09 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi had nothing to do with commerce, Moammar Gadhafi's son tells the Scotland Herald. What's more, he blames the celebration of Megrahi's return on the British news media—“Everyone knew from Sky and the BBC that he was going to land... More »

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oil • Scotland • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • Seif al Islam Gadhafi • Lockerbie • celebration • trade deal • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

(Newser) - The Lockerbie bomber freed from prison to return home to Libya due to terminal illness may live a lot longer than previously expected. Medical reports raise "significant doubt" that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi will die within the next three months as he has claimed, the Telegraph reports. The revelation... More »

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terrorism • Libya • Lockerbie • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

 Brown 'Repulsed' by Libya 


Aug 25, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown finally broke his silence on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi today, denying speculation that it had been part of a deal between the UK and Libya. “When I met Colonel Gaddafi over the summer I made it absolutely clear to him that I had... More »

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Gordon Brown • Libya • bombing • Lockerbie • Pan Am Flight 103 • compassionate release • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

(Newser) - Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill said today that the release of the Lockerbie bomber "was my decision and my decision alone," reports the Times of London, but that Libya violated an agreement in greeting Abdelbaset al-Megrahi with a hero's welcome. “It is a matter of great regret... More »

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terrorism • Scotland • Libya • plane crash • Lockerbie • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi • Kenny MacAskill

(Newser) - The Scottish government is in a fight for its life as anger over the release of the Lockerie bomber continues to mount, reports the Times of London. Opposition parties are preparing to hold a confidence vote in the wake of the freeing of Libyan terrorist Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi. The... More »

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Gordon Brown • terrorist • Lockerbie • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Mullen: 
 Afghan 
 Security 
 'Serious,' 
 'Disintegrating' 

Arizona sen. says he warned Qaddafi and that Senate feels Kennedy's absence

Aug 23, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs today acknowledged waning public support for the war in Afghanistan, but cautioned that the threat of extremist takeover is real, reports Politico. The security situation is "pretty bad right now and getting worse," Adm. Mike Mullen told NBC's Meet the Press. With... More »

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Afghanistan • John McCain • Libya • Ted Kennedy • Adm. Mike Mullen • Moammar Gadhafi • Lockerbie • health care reform • Stanley McChrystal • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Gadhafi Son to Bomber:
We Cut Deal With UK for You

Business sec. eyed over ties to younger Gadhafi

Aug 23, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even as Scotland insists its decision to release the Lockerbie bomber was a compassionate one, a conversation between Moammar Gadhafi’s son and the bomber suggests some backroom wheeling and dealing, the Sunday Telegraph reports. A transcript has Saif Gadhafi telling the bomber, “You were on the table in... More »

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oil • terrorism • Scotland • deal • Moammar Gadhafi • Seif al Islam Gadhafi • Lockerbie • Lord Mandelson • Pan Am Flight 103 • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi • politics as usual

FBI Chief Calls Lockerbie Release 'Mockery' of Law

'Your action rewards a terrorist,' Mueller writes to Scottish official

Aug 22, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - FBI chief Robert Mueller condemned the release of the Lockerbie bomber as “a mockery of the rule of law,” CNN reports. “Your action rewards a terrorist,” Mueller wrote to the Scottish official who released Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds. “Where, I ask, is the... More »

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FBI • Scotland • Libya • Robert Mueller • terrorist • Lockerbie • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

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