tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post1706001929893832639..comments2024-03-15T06:02:30.623+00:00Comments on The Lockerbie Case: John Ashton on Aljazeera's "Lockerbie: what really happened?"Robert Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606456028430261555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-6228420317191876532014-03-13T16:49:58.607+00:002014-03-13T16:49:58.607+00:00John wrote:
"His claims have been reported as...John wrote:<br />"His claims have been reported as if they are new, but they are not: they originally surfaced in the German media in 1996 or 1997."<br /><br />Were essentially the same points not made in David Johnston's much earlier book on the atrocity - "Lockerbie - The Real Story" - which was published in 1989, well before there was any suggestion of Libyan involvement? (It's been a while since I read it.)dave_brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273176406589223839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-89611173059380088782014-03-13T10:36:28.583+00:002014-03-13T10:36:28.583+00:00I'm not surprised John Ashton was a paid consu...I'm not surprised John Ashton was a paid consultant on the latest Al-Jazeera documentary. I thought this was a reflection of Megrahi's defence team on which Mr Ashton was researcher.<br /><br />I didn't think much of the Channel 4 piece either, a dramatization of Dr Richard Fuisz's hearsay claims and was baffled as to how this material was Ashton's to release.bazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338162927520376063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-65835052995010115602014-03-12T21:09:23.478+00:002014-03-12T21:09:23.478+00:00"Overall, though, it was a wasted opportunity..."Overall, though, it was a wasted opportunity."<br /><br />Yeah, but there will always be a difference between journalists' need for creating a program that many people will find interesting vs their need for telling the best documented truth. <br /><br />While this can be frustrating and disappointing, poorly informed supporters are better than none. Even though the baby was not quite what you wanted, still don't throw him out with the bathwater.<br /><br />See how well the Evil Empire has gotten by, <i>exclusively</i> on misinformation.<br /><br />So thanks to Aljazeerasfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127645052255935678noreply@blogger.com