Megrahi papers claim US paid key Lockerbie witness

The Guardian by Matthew Weaver, Severin Carrell | Oct. 2, 2009 (News Report)

Claim refers to concerns raised about safety of Libyan?s conviction for Lockerbie bombing in 1988 The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing released evidence today claiming to show that a key witness at his trial received payments from the US after giving evidence. The claim is made in documents published online by Abdelbaset al-Megrahi in support of his attempt to clear his name of involvement in the worst terrorist attack on British soil. It refers to ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Terrorism, Law, Corruption, Libya
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Posted by: Posted by Cynthia Gilbert - Oct 2, 2009 - 8:04 AM PDT
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Edited by: Cynthia Gilbert - Oct 2, 2009 - 10:34 AM PDT

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 by Cynthia Gilbert - Oct. 2, 2009

The story is quite good as far as it goes. It does not appear that the author spent much time finding out if there were any knowledgeable American sources to dispute or augment the story from American point of view.

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