tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post5220233386885392609..comments2024-03-15T06:02:30.623+00:00Comments on The Lockerbie Case: A case of gross prosecutorial misconductRobert Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606456028430261555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-46105545792352289192015-04-22T17:33:05.264+01:002015-04-22T17:33:05.264+01:00The apparent wilful blindness to the Heathrow evid...The apparent wilful blindness to the Heathrow evidence is astonishing. Bedford's description of the mysteriously-appearing suitcase should have been a huge red flag, but nobody paid any attention to him. The security breaches were brushed aside, most notably Manly's statement. The (pretty simple) analysis of the damaged luggage that would have shown the exploding case to have been the one on the bottom of the pile was never done. Nobody made any attempt to reconcile the case Bedford described to one of the known pieces of interline luggage recorded as heading for that container. Nobody made any attempt to reconcile any of the suitcases recovered on the ground to that suitcase.<br /><br />And worst of all, forensics examiners were pretty much lining up to declare they were <i>certain</i>, absolutely CERTAIN I tell you, that the exploding suitcase was not the one on the bottom.<br /><br />What the hell was going on with that investigation?Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206952819245786811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-65181406727786815312015-04-22T16:09:42.380+01:002015-04-22T16:09:42.380+01:00To add to Jim Swire's unease at the trial and ...To add to Jim Swire's unease at the trial and appeals about the way that the luggage loader Bedford was mistreated by the court, he would in time learn that on the day of the Lockerbie attack, 21st December 1988, some 70,000 airside passes were circulating across Heathrow, distributed to many nationalities and construction workers busy with major changes to terminals and roadways. <br /><br />During the police investigation which began within days of the 1988 bombing, the head of Heathrow Security Norman Shanks possessed that information. We may only guess at why the police were unaware of it, and this fact was not mentioned during the trial or the appeal. About us ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10861835905210461367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-62668821813920488152015-04-22T12:43:41.996+01:002015-04-22T12:43:41.996+01:00Excellent article. The reliance on blaming Gadaffi...Excellent article. The reliance on blaming Gadaffi for Lockerbie as part of the justification for plunging Libya into anarchy is something that has disturbed me for years. Of course they would have done it anyway, but it leaves a very sour taste in the mouth.<br /><br />The author refers to the possibility that the bomb was introduced at Heathrow, referencing the poor security and the break-in, which is all very well. I just don't know what it takes to get through to prominent commentators that not only was a highly suspicious suitcase seen in the container at Heathrow, but that it has now been proved to have been the bomb, beyond any reasonable doubt.Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849975010197698907noreply@blogger.com