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	Lockerbie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lockerbie is a small town, with a population of just 4,009 at the 2001 census.
		Lockerbie's town hall is the most dominating building in town, and is an excellent example of Scottish baronial style, built in the typical local red sandstone.
		Lockerbie is known internationally as the site where, on December 21, 1988, the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 landed on the town as a result of a terrorist bomb.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lockerbie (689 words)

	Lockerbie conspiracies: From A to Z \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Several pieces of evidence (see H and W) suggest that the authorities knew in advance that the Boeing 747 which blew up over Lockerbie in southern Scotland on December 21 1988 was in danger.
		Lockerbie farmer Jim Wilson found a suitcase full of cellophane packets containing white powder among the debris in his fields.
		Suddenly, coincidentally, the Lockerbie bomb was blamed on the Libyans.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Lockerbie/Story/0,,740116,00.html (2085 words)

	The Lockerbie Air Disaster and the Gulf War: Debriefing in Britain // National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It seems important to make the point that the suspicion that the disaster was the result of terrorist attack loomed very large and the military units throughout the United Kingdom felt vulnerable universally at this time.
		The team of five individuals which travelled to the home-stations of the Lockerbie Rescue Teams still harboured reservations about the wisdom of "interfering" in their self-therapeutic rituals, which were somewhat legendary.
		A great spur to increased endeavour was the immediate realisation on visiting the first team which had been directly involved at Lockerbie from the very beginning was that they had most definitely been traumatised by their exposure to the disaster and were most definitely in need of help.
	www.ncptsd.va.gov /publications/cq/v3/n1/turnbull.html (1485 words)

	John K. Clark - Glasspainter - The Lockerbie Memorial - Text
		The resulting Requiem for Lockerbie was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival in the summer, Scottish Television filmed the event, plus interviews with the artists and newsreel footage, for network broadcast on ITV next Sunday.
		All the Scottish artists working on Lockerbie related projects have been anxious to avoid any suggestions that they have been feeding on the misfortunes of the town where sensitivies are still raw.
		His Elegy for Lockerbie draws parallels between pagan fire sacrifices, which were to propitiate the gods and ensure the return of the sun, with this modern fiery sacrifice, which seemed to be utterly godless.
	members.aol.com /clarkglass/lockerbietext.html (984 words)

	Remembering Pan Am Flight 103
		Mention the word Lockerbie and most people are reminded of the ghastly images of the devastation flayed upon the village in December of 1988, when a bomb ripped apart the fuselage of Pan American Flight No. 103 or more often referred to as PanAm 103.
		Protheroe testified in the specially built Scottish court in the Netherlands that he was not able to remember whether the crucial calculation in the final AAIB report had been carried out by his team or by outside experts in explosive effects commissioned by the board in the course of its investigation.
		The two accused men, who deny causing the disaster, were alleged to have caused a suitcase containing an umbrella, clothing and an improvised explosive device concealed within a radio cassette recorder to be placed on board Flight 103.
	members.tripod.com /~bionicboy/tragedy.html (18063 words)

	GSB: DCDave's Column
		From the moment of the disaster, our magazines, from the Nation to the American Spectator and everything in between have either taken a vow of silence on Lockerbie or they have merely parroted the government line of the moment.
		LOCKERBIE campaigners in Britain and America are voicing concern over the US authorities' treatment of a renegade American spy who claims there has been a massive international cover-up over the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103.
		The investigation, begun in 1992, was unable to muster evidence of a conspiracy to obstruct justice in the Lockerbie case.
	www.dcdave.com /article3/000521.html (5250 words)

	Lockerbie [maltamedia.com]
		The Lockerbie tragedy which left 270 people dead after a Pan Am Boeing 747 airliner exploded in mid-air over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 took the world’s news centre-stage on Wednesday as a panel of five Scottish judges started hearing an appeal of a Libyan that was convicted for the bombing last year.
		A defence lawyer in the Lockerbie Trial on Thursday attacked the prosecution's case against two Libyans and insisted that there is no evidence that the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 in December 1988 was made in Malta and then transferred to Frankfurt where it boarded the fatal flight.
		Reuters reports that another witness in the Lockerbie case, a man who worked for a clothes manufacturer in Malta, identified fabric scraps found in the blast debris as coming from his factory and from a clothing distributor who sold shirts similar to the fragments to Mary's House.
	www.maltamedia.com /news/lockerbie/lockerbie-news.shtml (8766 words)

	Call for Lockerbie investigation renewed -- President of the I.P.O. holds consultations with victims' families in ...
		Professor Koechler who was nominated by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as international observer of the Lockerbie trial in the Netherlands expressed his full support to the Lockerbie families' efforts at finding out the truth behind the act of terrorism committed over Lockerbie.
		No less than a full and accurate account of the sequence of events – including identification and punishment of all persons involved in the planning, financing and execution of the crime – will do justice to the victims' families and to the international public in general.
		Should the Parliament be unable to act, the setting up of an international commission of inquiry may be considered by the families of the Lockerbie victims in cooperation with international non-governmental organizations affiliated with the United Nations.
	i-p-o.org /lockerbie-nr-london-feb04.htm (486 words)

	RTE News - American families of Lockerbie victims to sue Libya
		According to their lawyer, the American families of victims of the Lockerbie bombing are to sue the Libyan government for up to $10bn in damages.
		Two hundred and seventy people were killed when the London to New York flight exploded over Lockerbie, eleven of which were on the ground at the time.
		Mr Mandela, who helped arrange a deal with Libya that led to the trial in the Netherlands, said that he intended to discuss the issue with President George W Bush and the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
	www.rte.ie /news/2001/0202/lockerbie.html (243 words)

	Kreindler & Kreindler LLP
		The firm has successfully handled thousands of commercial airline disaster cases, including actions against virtually every major domestic and international airline; the large aircraft manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus; and many of the manufacturers of components and instruments used aboard commercial jets.
		But based on our own intensive hands-on investigation, including the examination of several 747 aircraft in the California desert, the firm quickly determined that the likely cause of the disaster was a mechanical malfunction leading to an explosion in the center fuel cell.
		Three of the firm's partners were appointed by the court to the Plaintiffs' Committee, including the post of Committee Chairman.
	www.kreindler.com /kreindler_work/major_airline_disasters.html (532 words)

	Disaster Intervention Links
		The subjects of this study were claimants in lawsuits against Pan Am, and the authors investigated demographic and psychological factors of 66 of the claimants.
		This report deals with the psychological impact of plane crashes on survivors, rescue, and relief workers, noting that airline crashes are unique disaster situations (like earthquakes) in that there are no warnings, and consequently, no preparatory phases.
		After disentangling the complicating factors, the authors concluded that the single most important factor in minimizing stress response was perceived emotional support, and that it is therefore imperative in disaster situations to provide adequate support for victims.
	www.jmu.edu /psychologydept/dref.htm (1153 words)

	CNN.com - Lockerbie: Town of unwanted fame - Aug. 14, 2003
		The residents of Lockerbie have continually been forced to relive the night their village was given global status with a branding of fire, death and destruction.
		In the wake of the catastrophe, Lockerbie's town hall and its ice rink were pressed into service as a temporary mortuary.
		Lawyers for Libya and for families of the victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing have decided on the framework for $2.7 billion in compensation, a step which could lead to the end of sanctions on Libya.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/08/14/lockerbie.town/index.html (585 words)

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		Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie on 21st December 1988 murdered 270 passengers, crew, and townsfolk of a quiet Scottish town.
		Dr Jim Swire and co-author Peter Biddulph trace the history of Lockerbie in the context of American foreign policy from Vietnam to Iraq.
		In a careful analysis of the trial and the strange events across two continents that surrounded it, the authors allow the witnesses to speak for themselves and the reader and the world to be the judge and jury.
	www.lockerbietruth.com (566 words)

	CNN.com Specials
		As the Libyan found guilty of the Lockerbie bombing loses his appeal of his conviction and 20-year sentence, our special section examines the key facts in the case.
		The Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has lost his appeal.
		Abdel Baset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi was jailed for life for his part in the bombing which killed 259 people on board Pan AM flight 103 and 11 people on the ground in the Scottish town of Lockerbie.
	www.cnn.com /LAW/trials.and.cases/case.files/0010/lockerbie (115 words)

	disinformation \| the lockerbie trial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The long-awaited trial of two Libyans accused of planting the bomb that caused infamous 'Lockerbie' air disaster finally commenced on May 3rd, 2000.
		Behind the 'Lockerbie' trial is a disturbing shift in geo-strategic affairs, which may alter the 'balance of power' in the Middle East.
		This Web site is specifically devoted to the Lockerbie air disaster (not the subsequent trial), and should be studied as required background information.
	www.disinfo.com /archive/pages/dossier/id345/pg1/index.html (841 words)

	Lockerbie disaster
		He has been a strong advocate for an independent inquiry into the Lockerbie disaster and during the debate he stressed certain important aspects of the case which he considered had not been satisfactorily investigated by the Scottish Court.
		This is the renowned photograph of the ill-fated Pan Am 103 Boeing 747-100 that crashed over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988.
		However, in the Lockerbie case, had Section 41 broken away from the main fuselage, the oncoming air could easily have significantly increased the pressure on the open fuselage.
	plane-truth.com /pan_am_103.htm (4157 words)

	Pan Am Flight 103 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the subsequent investigation into the crash, forensic experts determined that 340 to 450 g (12 to 16 oz) of plastic explosive had been detonated in the forward cargo hold, triggering a sequence of events that led to the rapid destruction of the aircraft.
		Known as the Lockerbie bombing and the Lockerbie air disaster in the UK, it became the subject of Britain's largest criminal inquiry, led by its smallest police force, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary.
		It was widely regarded as an assault on a symbol of the United States, and with 189 of the victims being Americans, it stood as the deadliest attack on American civilians until the September 11, 2001 attacks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103 (6287 words)

	CNN.com - Lockerbie appeal: New evidence - February 13, 2002
		A bomb, which police said was concealed in a cassette-recorder inside a brown suitcase, destroyed the Boeing 747 on December 21, 1988, over the Scottish town of Lockerbie killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground.
		He said he was interviewed by the police about the break-in after the Lockerbie disaster.
		The security men were never called to give evidence in the original trial, and defence lawyers say they had no knowledge of this line of evidence until after the verdict was delivered.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/02/13/lockerbie.appeal (621 words)

	BBC - Crime Case Closed - The Lockerbie Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Two years later, just six months before Lockerbie, the American warship, the USS Vincennes, accidentally shot down an Iranian Airbus, killing 290 Islamic pilgrims travelling to the holy shrine of Mecca.
		It was therefore widely assumed, not least because that graphic description and the number of casualties so closely mirrored the Lockerbie disaster, that Tehran ordered the destruction of the Pan Am airliner, with Syrian-sponsored help.
		It was the foundation of the defence case that the Syrian-backed Palestinian extremist group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, carried out the attack and two Libyans who were charged with the crime were blameless.
	www.bbc.co.uk /crime/caseclosed/lockerbie1.shtml (1325 words)

	Lockerbie
		There are two very different theories about Lockerbie, the first is fl and white; the second is murky and gray.
		Despite his avowed prophecy, Coleman says that it was not until months after Lockerbie that he realised the disaster might be connected to drug-trafficking.
		In the days after the disaster rumors were rife that Jafaar had been duped into carrying the bomb.
	southmovement.alphalink.com.au /countries/Libya/lockerbie.htm (4457 words)

	Plane Truth
		A number of the British families are still insisting upon an independent inquiry into the Lockerbie case and many of the American victims' families are going to block the lifting of U.S. sanctions until a number of the Libyan authorities are brought to trial.
		During the announcement of the Lockerbie settlement, it was stated that the money for the payments to the victims' families was coming from Libyan businessmen, and that under the settlement nobody in the Libyan government was being held personally responsible for the Lockerbie disaster.
		A British spokesman for the victims' families stated that they were still disturbed by the fact that an independent inquiry into the Lockerbie disaster was not being undertaken and many questions that the families have remain unanswered.
	plane-truth.com /default.htm (3962 words)

	RTE News - Libya offers Lockerbie families $2.7bn
		Lawyers representing families of the victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing say they have been offered $2.7 billion in compensation by the Libyan government.
		The offer, which comes 13 years after Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, is understood to be subject to a number of conditions, including Libya's removal from Washington's list of designated terrorist states.
		A former Libyan intelligence agent was convicted of the bombing by a special court in the Netherlands, but a second man was acquitted.
	www.rte.ie /news2/2002/0529/lockerbie.html (317 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Known as the Lockerbie bombing and the Lockerbie air disaster in Britain, it became the subject of that country's largest criminal inquiry,...
		That meeting resulted in her giving a deposition in the Lockerbie bombing trial that suggested Libya was innocent of the bombing.
		France may block Lockerbie payouts August 15 2003 at 05:04AM London - Libya's ambassador to Britain on Thursday confirmed a deal to pay compensation for the victims of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing, but said France was threatening to block the lifting of United Nations sanctions on his country, a key condition of the accord.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/k-lockerbie/browse (5287 words)

	Lockerbie Verdict - Promotion
		The Crown case is that the cause of the disaster was that an explosive device had been introduced into the hold of the aircraft by the two accused whether acting alone or in concert with each other and others.
		Within a few days of the disaster it was established that an explosion had occurred, and accordingly the searchers were asked in particular to recover any items which appeared to be scorched or flened or otherwise had the appearance of having been involved in an explosion.
		Both witnesses were referred to a number of police statements which they gave at various times and to their evidence at the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the disaster, and it appears that each of the witnesses has consistently given the same account throughout.
	www.terrorismcentral.com /Library/Teasers/LockerbieVerdictT.html (15423 words)

	CNN.com - Lockerbie judges consider verdict - January 18, 2001
		Earlier in the day the lawyer for one of the two Libyans on trial said prosecutors had failed to prove his client Al-Amin Khalifa Fahima was a mass killer.
		He said prosecutors had failed to prove his client was willing or able to plot and commit mass murder to further the purposes of Libyan intelligence, as the indictment asserts.
		Fahima and fellow Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi are charged with masterminding the Lockerbie disaster.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/LAW/01/18/lockerbie.trial (847 words)

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