tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post8128334124639827644..comments2024-03-15T06:02:30.623+00:00Comments on The Lockerbie Case: Lockerbie in LibyaRobert Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606456028430261555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-58300154566339269092011-09-03T11:26:57.831+01:002011-09-03T11:26:57.831+01:00A very good article although I am sceptical of the...A very good article although I am sceptical of the claim that "the Judges were under enormous pressure to convict the two Libyans." However I do think they had other considerations beyond the question of guilt or innocence.bazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338162927520376063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-72068078409834839462011-09-01T11:13:23.822+01:002011-09-01T11:13:23.822+01:00This is an interesting article that would have bee...This is an interesting article that would have been improved if it had explained the difference between the UK and Scottish governments, and why this was important to the release of Megrahi.<br /><br />It is evident that the writer regards the release of Megrahi on compassionate grounds as being somehow connected to Blair's 'deal in the desert', when this is very unlikely to be the case.theamblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842086380447890404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-52949032664529437412011-09-01T10:50:56.999+01:002011-09-01T10:50:56.999+01:00The Commission said it had uncovered six separate ...<i>The Commission said it had uncovered six separate grounds for considering that the conviction may have been an injustice. The announcement caused a sensation in the small circles following the affair. It seemed that Scottish justice was courageous enough to assert itself and allow hearings that would expose the CIA frame-up. What happened after that helped set the stage for the NATO attack on Libya this year.</i><br /><br />The NATO attack on Libya has been on the drawing board for at least 25 years (see <a rel="nofollow">Lockerbie: CIA 'fitted up' Gaddafi at the United Nations</a>).Patrick Haseldinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133417620510887039noreply@blogger.com