Lockerbie Secret Document Confirmed

On Friday, OhmyNews International revealed the content, as well as the country of origin, of a secret document that constitutes one of the key issues being debated at the second extraordinary appeal of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.OMNI alleged that the document was the debriefing by the German BKA (Federal Criminal Police Office) of Iranian defector Abolghasem Mesbahi, who claimed that Tehran, not Tripoli, had ordered the bombing of Pan Am 103. According to a source very knowledgeable about this affair, Germany passed the document to the United Kingdom on Sept. 13, 1996.The Westminster government has imposed a public interest immunity (PII) certificate in order to prevent the defense from seeing this secret document, which happens to be the very document that was used to justify the second appeal in the first place.Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who has signed the PII certificate, has told the judges that he believes releasing the secret document would cause "REAL HARM" to the national interest.

Within hours of the publication by OMNI, an insider, who wishes to remain anonymous for security reasons, contacted me. This source confirmed that OMNI had correctly identified the document and its country of origin. The source also tells me that the nature of an earlier meeting would unambiguously reveal the political nature of the indictments against Libya. Read full story

OhmyNews Identifies Secret Lockerbie Document

Last year, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) granted the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing a second appeal on the basis that his conviction may have been unsafe. Among the grounds justifying the decision, the committee stated that the Crown had not given the defense access to a secret document which may be vital to establish the innocence of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.The Westminster government, not the Lord Advocate, has imposed a Public Interest Immunity certificate in order to prevent the defense to see the very document which justifies the second appeal in the first place.

Very little is known about this document. We know that it was obtained from a foreign country, which is not the United States or one of its agencies. The document is rumored to obliterate the thesis of the bomb being activated by a MST-13 timer and the Thurman fragment. The government argues that the PII is needed, surprisingly not for National Security reasons, but to safeguard the good relation of the UK with the country that provided the document. Lastly, the document was passed to the UK in 1996. Yesterday, I was informed that the document was delivered on Sept. 13, 1996. The date leaves me with little doubt that the document is the testimony of Iranian defector Abolghasem Mesbahi who alleged that Tehran, not Tripoli, had ordered the bombing of Pan Am 103. Read full story

Former Iranian President Blames Tehran for Lockerbie

In an interview conducted on May 16, Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, the former president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, told me that Tehran, not Libya, had ordered the bombing of Pan Am 103 in revenge for the downing of an Iranian civilian airliner by the USS Vincennes a few months earlier.On July 3, 1988, the navy cruiser USS Vincennes, also known as "Robocruiser," shot down Iran Air Flight 665 over the Persian Gulf. The civilian airliner was carrying mostly Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca -- 290 died, most Iranians.According to Bani-Sadr, in the immediate aftermath of the Lockerbie tragedy, Mohtashami-Pur, the then minister of the interior, acknowledged in an interview that he had contracted Ahmad Jibril, the leader of a Palestinian organization, to bomb an American airliner. The interview was scheduled for publication the following day. Hours before distribution, the newspaper was shutdown. Read full story

Lockerbie: The Doctor's Strange Story

Back in 1988, Dr. David Fieldhouse was a police surgeon from Bradford, Yorkshire. On Dec. 21, Fieldhouse heard about the crash of Pan Am 103 on "News at Ten." He immediately phoned the Lockerbie police station to volunteer his help and experience, which the Lockerbie Police eagerly accepted.

Minutes later, Fieldhouse was driving on the highway to Scotland and arrived to Lockerbie shortly before midnight. There, he reported to the police station. After having received his instructions, he was sent out with a police officer to find bodies and certify them dead."My work began after briefings and involved several square miles of the crash scene over a period of about 16 hours -- ending, as I recall, at about 1600 hours on 22nd December 1988."During those hours of the search for and confirmation of death in the case of many bodies, I was accompanied by one or more police officers at all times. We occasionally met others both during the night and the ensuing day," Fieldhouse told me. Read full story

Spielberg to Direct Lockerbie Bombing Movie

Legendary Hollywood director Steven Spielberg will direct a movie regarding the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am 103 over the town of Lockerbie in Scotland. The movie is an adaptation of the book Flight 103 written by former Israeli officer and MOSSAD agent Juval Aviv.

For several months, it has been rumored that Harrison Ford would play the central role of a retired Israeli agent, Sam Woolfman, who discovers that Tehran ordered the destruction of Pan Am 103. "Harrison has already played a similar character in 'Patriot Games' where he was Jack Ryan, a CIA agent who becomes embroiled in a terrorist plot," a Hollywood insider pointed out. It now appears that Spielberg has narrowed his choice for the job to two Scottish actors: Ewan McGregor and James McAvoy. The novel alleges that Tehran contracted a Palestinian terror group to carry the bombing and suggests that the CIA turned a blind eye on the plot because on the plane were US intelligence agents returning to the US from Lebanon to denounce a secret drugs-for-hostages deal between Washington and Tehran. Woolfman, and his glamorous young Irish assistant Orla Sheehy, received his first clue of the conspiracy when he discovered that US diplomats around the world had been told to cancel their reservations on Pan Am 103. Read full story

Was There a Second Irangate?

Only half of the Iran-Contra affair has been told.--Amiram Nir, counterterrorism advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, point-man of Oliver North in the Iran-Contra operations, from an interview with Bob Woodward, Summer 1988

While reviewing some materials concerning various Iranian political events having occurred during the last years of Khomeini, I came across a fantastic piece of information which allows to identify with great probability, in fact with near certainty, the man previously only known as Witness C or by his alias Abolghasem Mesbahi.His true name is actually Abdul Hasan Mephahi. On Oct. 5, 1988, La Cinq, a French television network, mentioned Mephahi and informed their viewers that the Iranian diplomat had been expelled from France in 1983 for "activities not in keeping with diplomatic status."

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Mehdi Hashemi, who had leaked the scandal to the media, was executed in 1987. Amiram Nir was assassinated on Dec. 1, 1988. Lt. Cmdr. R. J. Hunt told investigator R. Stitch that he had learned from Oliver North that Nir had been assassinated by the CIA because he was about to sell the story of the second Irangate.Gannon and McKee were US intelligence operatives working in Lebanon to release the US hostages. Both died on Pan Am 103. Both had worked with Nir on the security of Vice President Bush during his secret meeting with Iranian officials at the King David hotel in Jerusalem on July 29, 1986.Ian Spiro, a British citizen and US-MI6 Intelligence asset in the Lebanon, is one of the few people suspected to have betrayed Gannon and McKee and passed their travel plans to the Iranians the day prior the bombing of Pan Am 103.Spiro told journalists that he could link Irangate to Lockerbie. Soon after he left Lebanon, Spiro and his wife and three children were murdered in California. The San Diego Sheriff's Department never responded to an official request from Britain's Foreign Office for copies of a medical examiner's report on their unsolved deaths.In 1996, journalist Gary Webb published reports in the San Jose Mercury News claiming that Contras, with the protection of the Reagan administration, had distributed crack cocaine into Los Angeles to fund weapons purchases. In 2004, Gary Webb was found dead, officially having committing suicide. He shot himself twice in the head.In August 2002, Nidal, the man accused by Mephahi to have organized the bombing of Pan Am 103, also committed suicide by shooting a bullet in his mouth. According to Palestinian sources, which have seen his dead body, several bullets had entered the back of his head. Read full story

Lockerbie: The Man Who Was Not There

This case is not closed. The investigation continues, it has continued since the plane went down and it will continue until every individual who we can identify who played a role in this tragedy is brought to justice.US Acting Deputy Attorney General Bob MuellerJanuary 31, 2001 -- The day of the Lockerbie Verdict [1]"Did Iran contract with the PFLP-GC? Probably! But it cannot be proven in court. Did Iran ask Libya and Abu Nidal as you stated in an earlier article? Perhaps, but that too cannot be proven and never will be unless a reliable witness or two comes forward with documentary evidence," dais the FBI agent who lead the Lockerbie investigation, who wrote to me. [2]

Former FBI Special Agent Richard A. Marquise was the chief of Terrorist Research and Analytical Center at FBI Headquarters in the '80s. In 2001, Marquise received the Attorney General Award for Distinguished Service."With regard to the James Baker discussion with a Syrian intelligence minister in 1989, I have no doubt the conversation occurred. At the time we strongly suspected the PFLP-GC which was sponsored by Syria. Baker was one of those people who could distinguish evidence from intelligence. His quote, if accurate, should have said we have the 'intelligence' but the word evidence connotes a stronger meaning so would have been more appropriate." [3]"We believe the Iranians had a motive to attack an American plane and they may well have ordered the bombing, but the physical evidence only links Libya to the attack. Unfortunately it does not tie anyone else, only if we had an insider. It has been early 20 years and one would think that by now someone would have come out of the woodwork to make the claim if legitimate." [4]This writer thus suggested to Marquise that Western intelligence had access to an insider with superb knowledge of the Iranian intelligence apparatus. Marquise reply was, to say the least, disturbing."With regard to Mesbahi, I have never heard the name until reading it in your article. I have no idea who he is but guess the defense must have heard of him and wonder why he was not a key witness at trial. It seems, based on what you report, he has some significant info -- where -- what is it?? I have no way of knowing," Marquise wrote to me. [5] Read full story

Lockerbie: FBI Investigator Debates OMNI Reporter

My last OMNI piece on the Lockerbie bombing has generated quite a bit of discussion which I would like to share with our readers. Some letters were very complimentary. However, the story was heavily criticized by a well-informed reader. Richard Marquise, the former FBI agent, who led the Lockerbie task force, told me that the article contains many factual errors. [2] Allow me to review the position of both sides.

Upon completion of this article, I emailed the piece to Marquise who added a few additional comments. These appear in bold characters. [3]

The proponents

"Dr Ludwig de Braeckeleer has published a Lockerbie article under the headline Chronicle of a Death Foretold. It is concerned particularly with the warnings that were received before the destruction of Pan Am 103 and with how those warnings were responded to or not, as the case may be. The article is a mine of useful information on the Lockerbie tragedy and will be required reading for all who have an interest in the affair," wrote Pr Black, also known as the architect of the Lockerbie trial. [4]

Your article is correct... I have been convinced, since the accusation was made, that Megrahi was not guilty of the destruction of Pan Am 103," told me Charles Norrie who lost his brother in the bombing of UT-772, sometimes referred to as the French Lockerbie.

"Your last piece was very refreshing in that it drew attention back to some of the really meaty issues, such as who decided the attack must be made, who carried it out, and why was the flight not protected in view of all the warnings, which seemed to have been sufficient to lead to cancellations. Those are the issues that matter so much to us, wrote Dr Swire, who lost his daughter Flora in the tragedy. [6] Read full story

Lockerbie: A Father Accuses

The Financial Times has confirmed that oil giant BP just ratified a 450-million-British-pound oil contract with Libya after UK politicians drafted a prisoner transfer agreement that, most certainly, covers the Libyan citizen convicted of the bombing of Pan Am 103 on Dec. 21 1988. OMNI reported the suspected deal last August.

British Petroleum's Board of Directors has suggested that their logo now stands for Beyond Petroleum. In the light of the above, some readers may react with skepticism to their suggestion. But one thing is certain. BP does not stand for British Pride.

Dr. Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died in the Lockerbie tragedy, is co-founder of the UK Flight 103 Family and a regular spokesperson for the organization. Yesterday, he e-mailed me the following letter, which I want to share with my readers.

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Lockerbie: Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we'd like to believe otherwise, the US government is no exception. There were times when we may have believed otherwise. But after Vietnam and Watergate, we know better. -- The USS Vincennes: Public War, Secret War, July 1 1992, ABC News, Ted Koppel

In some sense, the true and enduring mystery of the Lockerbie bombing is why so few people died. If one is willing to accept the official version of the tragedy, is it not indeed a miracle that an airliner flying from London to New York at Christmas time was actually half booked?

Following the Vincennes attack, the Iranian Ambassador at the UN told the world in no ambiguous terms that Iran will seek revenge. In Tehran, Mostashemi, the Iranian Minister of the Interior, promised that the skies will rain blood.

Mostashemi, and top other Iranian officials, held a series of meetings in Beirut with several members of a well known organization, the PFLP-GC, led by Ahmed Jibril. Iran has colluded with the PFLP-GC before and after the Lockerbie bombing.

The PFLP-GC was the logical choice for several reasons. The Palestinian group operated in Lebanon under Syrian protection and enjoyed a special relation with Mostashemi who had been the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon in the 80s.

The organization had the know-how to manufacture timing devices involving an air-pressure switch for bombs to detonate aboard airplanes. Jibril had operating cells in Europe, including in Germany and Sweden. Last, but not least, Syrian drug Barron al Kasaar, and former associate of Oliver North, could easily bypass the security of Frankfurt airport, thanks to several baggage handlers working for his organization.

In September, Jibril sent Dalkamoni, his most trusted lieutenant, to Germany in order to organize a cell which, with the collaboration of another PFLP-GC cell from Sweden, had for mission to construct bomb specifically designed to destroy airliners. A few weeks later, Jibril ordered Khreesat, one of his two senior bomb-makers, to join Dalkamoni in Germany. Read full story

VICTIMS OF PAN AM FLIGHT 103 - DECEMBER 21 1988

Pan Am Flight 103 Crew


1. Avonye, Nichole Elizabeth, flight attendant, 44 years, born 05.05.44, Croissy-Sur-Seine, France, French
2. Avritt, Jerry Don, flight engineer, 46 years, born 30.07.42, Westminster, California, American
3. Berti, Noelle Lydie, flight attendant, 40 years, born 24.12.47, Paris, France, American
4. Engstrom, Siv Ulla, flight attendant, 51 years, born 21.09.37, Berkshire, England, Swedish
5. Franklin, Stacie Denise, flight attendant, 20 years, born 16.02.68, San Diego, California, American
6. Garrett, Paul Isaac, flight attendant, 41 years, born 16.11.47, Napa, California, American
7. Kuehne, Elke Etha, flight attendant, 43 years, born 17.03.45, Hanover, Germany, German
8. Larracoechea, Maria Nieves, flight attendant, 39 years, born 03.03.49, Madrid, Spain, Spanish
9. MacQuarrie, James Bruce, captain, 55 years, born 30.09.33, Kensington, New Hampshire, American
10. McAlolooy, Lilibeth Tobila, flight attendant, 27 years, born 02.11.61, Kelsterback, Germany, American
11. Murphy, Mary Geraldine, purser, 51 years, born 14.05.37, Middlesex, England, British
12. Reina, Jocelyn, flight attendant, 26 years, born 26.05.62, Isleworth, England, American
13. Royal, Myra Josephine, flight attendant, 30 years, born 20.12.58, London, England, American
14. Skabo, Irja Syhnove, flight attendant, 38 years, born 03.07.50, Oslo, Norway, American
15. Velimirovich, Milutin, chief purser, 35 years, born 14.10.53, Middlesex, England, American
16. Wagner, Raymond Ronald, first officer, 52 years, born 18.01.36, Pennington, New Jersey, American


Pan Am Flight 103 Passengers


1. Ahern, John Michael Gerard, bond broker, 26 years, born 16.04.62, Rockville Center, New York, American, Seat Number 30C
2. Aicher, Sarah Margaret, playwright, 29 years, born 09.02.59, London, England, American, Seat Number 46C
3. Akerstrom, John David, 34 years, born 20.05.54, Medina, Ohio, American, Seat Number 25A
4. Alexander, Ronald Ely, businessman, 46 years, born 15.07.42, New York, New York, Swiss, seat number 42C
5. Ammerman, Thomas Joseph, marketing manager, 36 years, born 06.08.52, Old Tappan, New Jersey, American, seat number 16E
6. Apfelbaum, Martin Lewis, stamp dealer, 59 years, born 16.08.29, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 15H
7. Asrelsky, Rachel Marie, student, 21 years, born 26.11.67, New York, New York, American, seat number 38D
8. Atkinson, William Garretson III, engineer, 33 years, born 18.08.55, London, England, American, seat number 15A
9. Atkinson, Judith Ellen, art historian and consultant, 37 years, born 18.01.51, London, England, American, seat number 15B
10. Bacciochi, Clare Louise, hair stylist, 19 years, born 15.03.69, Warwickshire, England, British, seat number 50K
11. Bainbridge, Harry Michael, attorney, 34 years, born 16.11.54, Montrose, New York, American, seat number 4B
12. Barclay, Stuart Murray, businessman, 29 years, born 28.11.59, Farm Barnard, Vermont, Canadian, seat number 18G
13. Bell, Jean Mary, 44 years, born 16.03.44, Berkshire, England, British, seat number 5A
14. Benello, Julian MacBain, student, 25 years, born 28.12.62, Brookline, Massachusetts, American, seat number 23H
15. Bennett, Lawrence Ray, pharmaceutical chemist, 41 years, born 05.11.47, Chelsea, Michigan, American, seat number 15J
16. Bergstrom, Philip Vernon, army sergeant, 22 years, born 21.12.66, Forest Lake, Minnesota, American, seat number 46A
17. Berkley, Alistair David, professor of law, 29 years, born 11.04.59, London, England, American
18. Bernstein, Michael Stuart, lawyer, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Special Investigation, 36 years, born 03.07.52, Bethesda, Maryland, American, seat number 47D
19. Berrell, Steven Russell, student, 2O years, born 19.06.68, Fargo, North Dakota, American, seat number 46F
20. Bhatia, Surinder Mohan, businessman, 51 years, born 21.05.37, Los Angeles, California, American, seat number 34D
21. Bissett, Kenneth John, student, 21 years, born 19.12.67, Hartsdale, New York, American, seat number 31J
22. Boatman-Fuller, Diane Anne, playwright, 37 years, born 08.01.53, London, England, American, seat number 22H
23. Boland, Stephen John, student, 20 years, born 28.09.68, Nashua, New Hampshire, American, seat number 46 G
24. Bouckley, Glen John, sales, 27 years, born 24.02.61, Liverpool, New York, British, seat number 39K
25. Bouckley, Paula Marie, sales, 29 years, born 14.10.59, Liverpool, New York, American, seat number 39J
26. Boulanger, Nicole Elise, student, 21 years, born 28.10.67, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, American, seat number 28B
27. Boyer, Francis, 43 years, born 22.06.45, Toulosane, France, French, seat number 9A
28. Bright, Nicholas, businessman, 32 years, born 29.08.56, Brookline, Massachusetts, American, seat number 13A
29. Browner (Bier), Daniel Solomon, 23 years, born 20.08.65, Parod, Israel, Israeli, seat number 21A
30. Brunner, Colleen Renee, student, 20 years, born 01.04.68, Hamburg, New York, American, seat number 44C
31. Burman, Timothy Guy, banker, 24 years, born 09.10.64, London, England, British, seat number 38G
32. Buser, Michael Warren, advertising executive, 34 years, born 08.08.54, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, American, seat number 35B
33. Buser, Warren Max, civil engineer, 62 years, born 22.09.26, Glen Rock, New Jersey, American, seat number 35A
34. Butler, Steven Lee, teacher, 35 years, born 30.08.53, Denver, Colorado, American, seat number 36G
35. Cadman, William Martin, musician, 32 years, born 10.09.56, London, England, British, seat number 29J
36. Caffarone, Fabiana, 28 years, born 30.09.60, London, England, British, seat number 7B
37. Caffarone, Hernan, 28 years, born14.12.60, London, England, Argentinean, seat number 7A
38. Canady, Valerie, auditor, 25 years, born 29.06.63, Morgantown, West Virginia, American, seat number 24K
39. Capasso, Gregory, student, 21 years, born 12.12.67, Brooklyn, New York, American, seat number 48H
40. Cardwell, Timothy Michael, student, 21 years, born 05.07.67, Cresco, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 37D
41. Carlsson, Bernt Wilmar, diplomat, 50 years, born 21.11.38, New York, New York, Swedish, seat number 17H
42. Cawley, Richard Anthony, businessman, 43 years, born 09.07.45, New York, New York, American, seat number 16J
43. Ciulla, Frank, banker, 45 years, born 06.08.43, Park Ridge, New Jersey, American, seat number 11B
44. Cohen, Theodora Eugenia, student, 20 years, born 10.09.68, Port Jervis, New York, American, seat number 21H
45. Coker, Eric Michael, student, 20 years, born 23.04.68, Mendham, New Jersey, American, seat number 43B
46. Coker,Jason Michael, student, 20 years, born 23.04.68, Mendham, New Jersey, American, seat number 43A
47. Colasanti, Gary Leonard, student, 20 years, born 01.08.68, Melrose, Massachusetts, American, seat number 43C
48. Concannon, Bridget, 53 years, born 13.07.35, Oxfordshire, England, Irish, seat number 33H
49. Concannon, Sean, 16 years, born 18.02.72, Oxfordshire, England, British, seat number 33J
50. Concannon, Thomas, 51 years, born 21.11.37, Oxfordshire, England, Irish, seat number 33G
51. Corner, Tracey Jane, 17 years, born 04.05.71, Sheffield, England, British, seat number 33A
52. Cory, Scott, student, 20 years, born 27.09.68, Old Lyme Court, Connecticut, American, seat number 46D
53. Coursey, Willis Larry, military, 40 years, born 25.08.48, San Antonio, Texas, American, seat number 36K
54. Coyle, Patricia Mary, student, 20 years, born 04.06.68, Wallingford, Connecticut, American, seat number 20B
55. Cummock, John Binning, 38 years, born 31.05.50, Coral Gables, Florida, American, seat number 3A
56. Curry, Joseph Patrick, army captain, 31 years, born 21.03.57, Fort Devens, Massachusetts, American, seat number 44K
57. Daniels, William, Allen, research chemist, 40 years, born 28.03.48, Belle Mead, New Jersey, American, seat number 9H
58. Dater, Gretchen Joyce, student, 20 years, born 17.05.68, Ramsey, New Jersey, American, seat number 52J
59. Davis, Shannon, student, 19 years, born 19.02.69, Shelton, Connecticut, American, seat number 31A
60. Della-Ripa, Gabriel, Pan Am Airlines employee, 46 years, born 03.04.42, Floral Park, New York, Italian, seat number 2B
61. DiMauro, Joyce Christine, marketing director, 32 years, born 09.05.56, New York, New York, American, seat number 11J
62. DiNardo, Gianfranca, 26 years, born 14.10.62, London, England, Italian, seat number 20C
63. Dix, Peter Thomas Stanley, management consultant, 35 years, born 06.05.53, London, England, Irish, seat number 14B
64. Dixit, Om, college professor, 54 years, born 29.12.33, Fairborn, Ohio, Indian, seat number 24A
65. Dixit, Shanti, 54 years, born 14.12.34, Fairborn, Ohio, American, seat number 24B
66. Dornstein, David Scott, student, 25 years, born 03.04.63, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 40K
67. Doyle, Michael Joseph, accountant, 30 years, born 21.05.58, Voorhees, New Jersey, American, seat number 9B
68. Eggleston, Edgar Howard III, air force sergeant, 24 years, born 13.10.64, Glens Falls, New York, American, seat number 32D
69. Ergin, Turhan, student, 22 years, born 14.05.66, West Hartford, Connecticut, American, seat number 28C
70. Fisher, Charles Thomas IV, banker, 34 years, born 24.12.53, London, England, American, seat number 25K
71. Flick, Clayton Lee, businessman, 25 years, born 23.02.63, Coventry, England, British, seat number 50J
72. Flynn, John Patrick, student, 21 years, born 24.11.67, Montville, New Jersey, American, seat number 45A
73. Fondiler, Arthur, attorney, 33 years, born 12.12.55, West Armonk, New York, American, seat number 47C
74. Fortune, Robert Gerard, insurance executive, 40 years, born 24.07.48, Jackson Heights, New York, American, seat number 1A
75. Freeman, Paul Matthew Stephen, 25 years, born 02.04.63, London, England, Canadian, Seat Number 46B
76. Fuller, James Ralph, corporate vice president, 50 years, born 17.09.38, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, America, seat number 3H
77. Gabor, Ibolya Robertine, 79 years, born 14.06.09, Budapest, Hungary, Hungarian, seat number 26F
78. Gallagher, Amy Beth, student, 22 years, born 30.08.66, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada, American, seat number 23G
79. Gannon, Matthew Kevin, foreign service officer, 34 years, born 11.08.54, Los Angeles, California, American, seat number 14J
80. Garczynski, Kenneth Raymond, industrial engineer, 37 years, born 17.10.51, North Brunswick, New Jersey, American, seat number 47K
81. Gibson, Kenneth James, army specialist four, 20 years, born 16.02.68, Romulus, Michigan, American, seat number 48K
82. Giebler, William David, bond broker, 29 years, born 08.07.59, London, England, American, seat number 30B
83. Gordon, Olive Leonora, 25 years, born 09.03.63, London, England, British, seat number 45G
84. Gordon-Gorgacz, Linda Susan, 39 years, born 15.09.49, London, England, American, seat number 37A
85. Gorgacz, Anne Madelene, 76 years, born 27.09.12, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 38A
86. Gorgacz, Loretta Anne, 47 years, born 15.03.41, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 37B
87. Gould, David, college professor, 45 years, born 03.01.43, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 22C
88. Guevorgian, Andre Nikolai, businessman, 32 years, born 11.11.56, Sea Cliff, New York, American, seat number 11A
89. Hall, Nicola Jane, 23 years, born 03.02.65, Sandton, South Africa, South African, seat number 23K
90. Halsch, Lorraine Frances, special education teacher, 31 years, born 06.11.57, Fairport, New York, American, seat number 35C
91. Hartunian, Lynne Carol, student, 21 years, born 13.03.67, Schenectady, New York, American, seat number 44A
92. Hawkins, Anthony Lacey, businessman, 57 years, born 13.11.31, Brooklyn, New York, British, seat number 28K
93. Herbert, Pamela Elaine, student, 19 years, born 27.03.69, Battle Creek, Michigan, American, seat number 37J
94. Hilbert, Rodney Peter, 40 years, born 19.07.48, Newton, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 16H
95. Hill, Alfred, 29 years, born 29.06.59, Sonthofen, Germany, German, seat number 14A
96. Hollister, Katherine Augusta, student, 20 years, born 26.08.68, Rego Park, New York, American, seat number 54C
97. Hudson, Josephine Lisa, nurse, 22 years, born 14.05.66, London, England, British, seat number 50D
98. Hudson, Melina Kristina, student, 16 years, born 25.01.72, Albany, New York, seat number American 29A
99. Hudson, Sophie Ailette Miriam, 26 years, born 22.09.62, Paris, France, French, seat number 29H
100. Hunt, Karen Lee, student, 20 years, born 07.01.68, Webster, New York, American, seat number 31K
101. Hurst, Roger Elwood, marketing manager, 38 years, born 12.07.50, Ringwood, New Jersey, American, seat number 2H
102. Ivell, Elizabeth Sophie, dog handler, 19 years, born 21.04.69, East Sussex, England, British, seat number 19C
103. Jaafar, Khalid Nazir, student, 20 years, born 01.05.68, Dearborn, Michigan, American, seat number 53K
104. Jeck, Robert van Houten, 57 years, born 08.10.31, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, American, seat number 4J
105. Jeffreys, Paul Avron, musician, 36 years, born 13.02.52, Surrey, England, British, seat number 38J
106. Jeffreys, Rachel, advertising executive, 23, years, born 29.04.65, Surrey, England, British, seat number 38H
107. Jermyn, Kathleen Mary, student, 20 years, born 27.12.67, Staten Island, New York, American, seat number 49A
108. Johnson, Beth Ann, student, 21 years, born 24.03.67, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 36B
109. Johnson, Mary Alice Lincoln, student, 25 years, born 14.06.63, Wayland, Massachusetts, American, seat number 33D
110. Johnson, Timothy Baron, student, 21 years, born 30.11.67, Neptune, New Jersey, American, seat number 26A
111. Jones, Christopher Andrew, student, 20 years, born 04.03.68, Claverack, New York, American, seat number 52K
112. Kelly, Julianne Frances, student, 20 years, born 27.06.68, Dedham, Massachusetts, American, seat number 21E
113. Kingham, Jay Joseph, pharmaceuticals executive, 44 years, born 03.03.44, Potomac, Maryland, American, seat number 5B
114. Klein, Patricia Ann, social worker, 35 years, born 16.06.53, Trenton, New Jersey, American, seat number 28A
115. Kosmowski, Gregory, marketing executive, 40 years, born 08.10.48, MiIford, Michigan, American, seat number 8H
116. Kulukundis, Minas Christopher, ship brokerage director, 38 years, born 17.12.50, London, England, British, seat number 51K
117. LaRiviere, Ronald Albert, 33 years, born 19.11.55, Alexandria, Virginia, American, seat number 20H
118. Leckburg, Robert Milton, engineer, 30 years, born 12.10.58, Piscataway, New Jersey, seat number American 34C
119. Leyrer, William Chase, businessman, 46 years, born 24.08.42, Bay Shore, New York, American 2J
120. Lincoln, Wendy Anne, student, 23 years, born 21.01.65, North Adams, Massachusetts, American, seat number 28D
121. Lowenstein, Alexander Silas, student, 21 years, born 25.02.67, Morristown, New Jersey, American, seat number 20D
122. Ludlow, Lloyd David, army sergeant first class, 41 years, born 06.02.47, Macksville, Kansas, American, seat number 51A
123. Lurbke, Maria Theresia, 25 years, born 26.11.63, Balve Beckum, Germany, German, seat number 52A
124. Mack, William Edward, puppeteer, 30 years, born 24.04.58, New York, New York, American, seat number 36B
125. Malicote, Douglas Eugene, army specialist four, 22 years, born 31.08.66, Lebanon, Ohio, American, seat number 48B
126. Malicote, Wendy Gay, 21 years, born 31.07.67, Lebanon, Ohio, American, seat number 48A
127. Marek, Elizabeth Lillian, actress and peace activist, 30 years, born 17.02.58, New York, New York, American, seat number 36C
128. Marengo, Louis Anthony, marketing director, 33 years, born 09.02.55, Rochester, Michigan, American, seat number 3J
129. Martin, Noel George, 27 years, born 31.05.61, Clapton, England, Jamaican, seat number 53A
130. Maslowski, Diane Marie, currency trader, 30 years, born 10.08.58, New York, American, seat number 8B
131. McAllister, William John, 26 years, born 18.10.62 in the Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland , Scottish, seat number 14E
132. McCarthy, Daniel Emmet, banker, 31 years, born 02.11.57, Brooklyn, New York, American, seat number 6B
133. McCollum, Robert Eugene, university professor, 61 years, born 12.05.27, Wayne, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 7J
134. McKee, Charles Dennis, army major, 40 years, born 03.12.48 , Arlington, Virginia, American, seat number 15F
135. McLaughlin, Bernard Joseph, marketing manager, 30 years, born 12.12.58, Cranston, Rhode Island, American, seat number 36A
136. Melber, Jane Susan, musician and teacher, 27 years, born 01.01.61, Middlesex, England, American, seat number 27H
137. Merrill, John, seaman, 35 years, born 11.07.53, Hertfordshire, England, British, seat number 37K
138. Miazga, Suzanne Marie, student, 22 years, born 31.07.66, Marcy, New York, American, seat number 23A
139. Miller, Joseph Kenneth, accounting firm executive, 56 years, born 27.05.32, Woodmere, New York, American, seat number 10B
140. Mitchell, Jewel Courtney, army second lieutenant, 32 years, born 14.06.56, Brooklyn, New York, American, seat number 27A
141. Monetti, Richard Paul, student, 20 years, born 11.09.68, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, American, seat number 20E
142. Morgan, Jane Ann, attorney, 37 years, born 19.03.51, London, England, American, seat number 42A
143. Morson, Eva Ingeborg, 48 years, born 29.04.40, New, York, New York, American, seat number 19G
144. Mosey, Helga Rachael, student, 19 years, born 21.09.69, West Midlands, England, British, seat number 22K
145. Mulroy, Ingrid Elizabeth, 25 years, born 22.04.63, Lund, Sweden, Swedish, seat number 34J
146. Mulroy, John, journalist, 59 years, born 01.04.29, East Northport, New York, American, seat number 34G
147. Mulroy, Sean Kevin, 25 years, born 03.05.63, Lund, Sweden, American, seat number 34H
148. Noonan, Karen Elizabeth, student, 20 years, born 26.12.67, Potomac, Maryland, American, seat number 20A
149. O'Connor, Daniel Emmett, U.S. diplomatic service, 31 years, born 22.09.57, Dorchester, Massachusetts, American, seat number 25H
150. O'Neil, Mary Denice, student, 2l years, born 02.04.67, Bronx, New York, American, seat number 38K
151. Otenasek, Anne Lindsey, student, 21 years, born 31.01.67, Baltimore, Maryland, American, seat number 45K
152. Owen, Bryony Elise, 1 year, born 29.04.87, Bristol, England, British, seat number 19D
153. Owen, Gwyneth Yvonne Margaret, student, 29 years, born 03.05.59, Bristol, England, British, seat number 19D
154. Owens, Laura Abigail, 8 years, born 01.01.80, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, American, seat number 35K
155. Owens, Martha, 44 years, born 02.06.44, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, American, seat number 35H
156. Owens, Robert Plack, 45 years, born 05.03.43, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, American, seat number 35G
157. Owens, Sarah Rebecca, 14 years, born 09.12.74, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, American, seat number 35J
158. Pagnucco, Robert Italo, attorney, 51 years, born 20.10.37, South Salem, New York, American, seat number 4A
159. Papadopoulos, Christos Michael, 45 years, born 11.11.43, North Lawrence, New York, American, seat number 17A
160. Peirce, Peter Raymond, architect and student, 40 years, born 28.09.48, Perrysburg, Ohio, American, seat number 47G
161. Pescatore, Michael, businessman, 33 years, born 06.09.55, Solon, Ohio, American, seat number 17J
162. Philipps, Sarah Susannah Buchanan, student, 20 years, born 15.08.68, Newtonville, Massachusetts, American, seat number 49C
163. Phillips, Frederick Sandford, student, 27 years, born 08.05.61, Little Rock, Arkansas, American, seat number 21F
164. Pitt, James Andrew Campbell, student, 24 years, born 06.11.64, South Hadley, Massachusetts, American, seat number 29K
165. Platt, David, architect, 33 years, born 13.12.55, Staten Island, New York, American, seat number 8A
166. Porter, Walter Leonard, musician, 35 years, born 10.03.53, Brooklyn, New York, American, seat number 25C
167. Posen, Pamela Lynn, student, 20 years, born 30.01.68, Harrison, New York, American, seat number 26K
168. Pugh, William, businessman, 56 years, born 29.02.32, Margate, New Jersey, American, seat number 21D
169. Quiguyan, Crisostomo Estrella, hotel cashier, 43 years, born 16.03.45, London, England, Filipino, seat number 30A
170. Ramses, Rajesh Tarsis Priskel, 35 years, born 26.05.53, Leicester, England, Indian, seat number 22A
171. Rattan, Anmol, 2 years, born 24.09.86, Warren, Michigan. American, seat number 24C
172. Rattan, Garima, computer programmer, 29 years, born 15.07.59, Warren, Michigan, American, seat number 23D
173. Rattan, Suruchi, 3 years, born 20.06.85, Warren, Michigan. American, seat number 23E
174. Reeves, Anita Lynn, 24 years, born 03.09.64, Laurel, Maryland, American, seat number 45D
175. Rein, Mark Alan, businessman, 44 years, born 12.02.44, New York, New York, American, seat number 2A
176. Rencevicz, Diane Marie, student, 21 years, born 13.07.67, Burlington, New Jersey, American, seat number 29G
177. Rogers, Louise Ann, student, 20 years, born 13.02.67, Olney, Maryland, American, seat number 29D
178. Roller, Edina, 5 years, born 24.11.83, Hungary, Hungarian, seat number 26D
179. Roller, Janos Gabor, 29 years, born 26.03.59, Hungary, Hungarian, seat number 26E
180. Roller, Zsuzsana, 27 years, born 21.12.61, Hungary, Hungarian, seat number 26G
181. Root, Hanne Maria, management consultant, 26 years, born 15.12.62, Toronto, Canada, Canadian, seat number 34K
182. Rosen, Saul Mark, businessman, 35 years, born 24.11.53, Morris Plains, New Jersey, American, seat number 32A
183. Rosenthal, Andrea Victoria, student, 22 years, born 05.02.66, New York, New York, American, seat number 35D
184. Rosenthal, Daniel Peter, student, 20 years, born 02.06.68, Staten Island, New York, American, seat number 21J
185. Rubin, Arnaud David, 28 years, born 18.05.60, Waterloo, Belgium, Belgian, seat number 39G
186. Saraceni, Elyse Jeanne, student, 20 years, born 01.06.68, East London, England, American, seat number 36D
187. Saunders, Scott Christopher, student, 21 years, born 20.05.67, Macungie, Pennsylvania, American, seat number 24D
188. Saunders, Theresa Elizabeth Jane, marketing, 28 years, born 24.10.60, Sunbury-on-Thames, England, British, seat number 14F
189. Schauble, Johannes Otto, 41 years, born 08.08.47, Kappellenweg, Germany, German, seat number 49K
190. Schlageter, Robert Thomas, student, 20 years, born 12.08.68, Warwick, Rhode Island American, seat number 28G
191. Schultz, Thomas Britton, student, 20, years, born 05.01.68, Ridgefield, Connecticut, American, seat number 45C
192. Scott, Sally Elizabeth, chef, 22 years, born 17.01.66, Huntington, New York, British, seat number 56G
193. Shapiro, Amy Elizabeth, student, 21 years, born 28.10.67, Stamford, Connecticut, American, seat number 37G
194. Shastri, Mridula, 24 years, born 12.02.64, Oxford, England, Indian, seat number 24H
195. Sheanshang, Joan, 46 years, born 16.12.42, New York, New York, American, seat number 41C
196. Sigal, Irving Stanley, research biologist, 35 years, born 23.05.53, Pennington, New Jersey, American, seat number 13B
197. Simpson, Martin Bernard Christopher, financier, 52 years, born 25.10.36, Brooklyn, New York, American, seat number 27K
198. Smith, Cynthia Joan, student, 21 years, born 06.10.67, Milton, Massachusetts, American, seat number 41A
199. Smith, Ingrid Anita, chiropodist, 31 years, born 12.11.57, Berkshire, England, British, seat number 4H
200. Smith, James Alvin, 55 years, born 11.03.33, New York, New York, American, seat number 27G
201. Smith, Mary Edna, army sergeant, 34 years, born 14.07.54, Kalamazoo, Michigan, American, seat number 34A
202. Stevenson, Geraldine Anne, 37 years, born 31.03.51, Surrey, England, British, seat number 22E
203. Stevenson, Hannah Louise, 10 years, born 23.09.78, Surrey, England, British, seat number 22F
204. Stevenson, John Charles, 38 years, born 13.09.50, Surrey, England, British, seat number 22D
205. Stevenson, Rachael, 8 years, born 01.09.80, Surrey, England, British, seat number 22G
206. Stinnett, Charlotte Ann, 36 years, born 07.02.52, Duncanville, Texas, American, seat number 19J
207. Stinnett, Michael Gary, army specialist, 26 years, born 27.05.62, Duncanville, Texas, American, seat number 19H
208. Stinnett, Stacey Leanne, 9 years, born 30.07.79, Duncanville, Texas, American, seat number 19K
209. Stow, James Ralph, businessman, 49 years, born 18.07.39, New York, New York, American, seat number 15E
210. Stratis, Elia G., accountant, 43 years, born 17.06.45, Montvale, New Jersey, American, seat number 1B
211. Swan, Anthony Selwyn, 29 years, born 15.05.59, Brooklyn, New York, Trinidadian, seat number 41K
212. Swire, Flora MacDonald Margaret, medical student and researcher, 24 years, born 22.12.64, London, England, British, seat number 39D
213. Tager, Marc Alex, 22 years, born 03.08.66, London, England, British, seat number 26H
214. Tanaka, Hidekazu, 26 years, born 13.05.62, London, England, Japanese, seat number 24G
215. Teran, Andrew Alexander, student, 20 years, born 31.08.68, New Haven, Connecticut, Bolivian, seat number 27D
216. Thomas, Arva Anthony, student, 17 years, born 26.04.71, Detroit, Michigan, American, seat number 19A
217. Thomas, Jonathan Ryan, 2 months, born 29.09.88, Southfield, Michigan, American, seat number 32K
218. Thomas, Lawanda, air force sergeant, 21 years, born 17.02.67, Southfield, Michigan, American, seat number 32K
219. Tobin, Mark Lawrence, student, 21 years, born 04.04.67, North Hempstead, New York, American, seat number 32G
220. Trimmer-Smith, David William, publishing executive, 51 years, born 26.04.37, New York, New York, American, seat number 12A
221. Tsairis, Alexia Kathryn, student, 20 years, born 06.07.68, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, American, seat number 21G
222. Valentino, Barry Joseph, exhibit designer, 28 years, born 25.02.60, San Francisco, California, American, seat number 20G
223. Van-Tienhoven, Thomas Floro, 45 years, born 30.05.43, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Argentinean, seat number 2B
224. Vejdany, Asaad Eidi, 46 years, born 24.02.42, South Great Neck, New York, American, seat number 20C
225. Vrenios, Nicholas Andreas, student, 20 years, born 20.08.68, Washington, DC, American, seat number 46E
226. Vulcu, Peter, stockbroker and student, 21 years, born 01.08.67, Alliance, Ohio, American, seat number 20K
227. Waido, Janina Jozefa, 61 years, born 19.03.27, Chicago, Illinois, American, seat number 50A
228. Walker, Thomas Edwin, electronics specialist, 47 years, born 11.12.41, Quincy, Massachusetts, American, seat number 16A
229. Weedon, Kesha, student, 20 years, born 02.10.68, Bronx, New York, American, seat number 37H
230. Weston, Jerome Lee, engineer, 45 years, born 11.11.43, Baldwin, New York, American, seat number 10A
231. White, Jonathan, accountant, 33 years, born 14.07.55, North Hollywood, California, American, seat number 55J
232. Williams, Bonnie Leigh, military, 21 years, born 12.01.67, Crown Point, New York, American, seat number 46K
233. Williams, Brittany Leigh, 2 months, born 13.10.88, Crown Point, New York, American, seat number 46J
234. Williams, Eric Jon, army sergeant, 24 years, born 15.08.64, Crown Point, New York, American, seat number 46J
235. Williams, George Waterson, army first lieutenant, 24 years, born 17.05.64, Joppa, Maryland, American, seat number 33K
236. Williams, Stephanie Leigh, 1 year, born 23.05.87, Crown Point, New York, American, seat number 46K
237. Wolfe, Miriam Luby, student, 20 years, born 26.09.68, Severna Park, Maryland, American, seat number 21K
238. Woods, Chelsea Marie, 10 months, born 06.02.88, Willingboro, New Jersey, American, seat number 25F
239. Woods, Dedera Lynn, air force sergeant, 27 years, born 04.02.61, Willingboro, New Jersey, American, seat number 25G
240. Woods, Joe Nathan, civilian military worker, 28 years, born 05.03.60, Willingboro, New Jersey, American, seat number 25D
241. Woods, Joe Nathan, Jr., 2 years, born 24.09.86, Willingboro, New Jersey, American, seat number 25E
242. Wright, Andrew Christopher Gillies, site agent, 24 years, born 02.05.64, Surrey, England, British, seat number 55G
243. Zwynenburg, Mark James, investment banker, 29 years, born 14.10.59, West Nyack, New York, American, seat number 12B


Lockerbie Residents


1. Flannigan, Kathleen Mary, 41 years, born 26.01.47, 16 Sherwood Crescent
2. Flannigan, Thomas Brown, 44 years, born 20.12.44, 16 Sherwood Crescent
3. Flannigan, Joanne, 10 years, born 13.06.78, 16 Sherwood Crescent
4. Henry, Dora Henrietta, 56 years, born 27.03.32, 13 Sherwood Crescent
5. Henry, Maurice Peter, 63 years, born 18.07.25, 13 Sherwood Crescent
6. Lancaster, Mary, 81 years, born 12.01.07, 11 Sherwood Crescent
7. Murray, Jean Aitkin, 82 years, born 29.11.06, 14 Sherwood Crescent
8. Somerville, John, 40 years, born 31.05.48, 15 Sherwood Crescent
9. Somerville, Rosaleen Later, affectionately know as 'Rosalind', 40 years, born 31.05.48, 15 Sherwood Crescent
10. Somerville, Paul, 13 years, born 21.01.75, 15 Sherwood Crescent
11. Somerville, Lyndsey Ann, 10 years, 13.07.78, 15 Sherwood Crescent

Confession of an Iranian Terror Czar

"In fact, the public has the right not only to justice but to protection. For if, as a consequence of incompetence or cynical realpolitik, the true culprits are not tracked down and prosecuted, they and their government sponsors are free to orchestrate further murderous outrages. And experience shows that this is precisely what they do." -- David Horovitz, The Jerusalem Post, October 11 2007

On May 24 2000, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCR) issued a press release claiming that Brigadier General Ahmad Beladi Behbahani had defected to Turkey. The NCR called upon the government of Turkey to put him under immediate arrest.

According to the NCR press release, Behbahani had been "President Rafsanjani's liaison with the Intelligence Ministry." The NCR alleged that Behbahani had first hand information about Tehran sponsored terrorism dating as far back as 1986.

Several Western observers grasped at once the importance of the defection. "If this man is Behbahani, then obviously he was a crucial figure in the intelligence set-up in Iran and his information would be extremely important," said Lord Avebury who had co-authored a 1996 report on Behbahani.

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Connecting the DotsI find the statements of U.S., Iranian and Turkish officials concerning Behbahani highly suspicious, indeed contradictory at time. On the other hand, the allegations made by Behbahani and Mesbahi appear consistent, coherent and thus quite plausible.

In most cases, their allegations have in fact been backed up by Western and Israeli Intelligence. Their version of the events displays at time extraordinary similarities. The parallelism between the Lockerbie and the Buenos Aires affair is particularly striking.This raises a simple question. Where are Behbahani and Mesbahi? And why have we not heard from them since 2000?

If the U.S. State Department is willing to reward a Libyan mechanic employed by the JSO $4 million to fabricate bogus allegations, how much would they be willing to offer a Iranian General, Head of Intelligence Section of the President office, for not telling the truth? Read full story

The NSA-Crypto AG Sting

For decades, the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been reading effortlessly ultra sensitive messages intercepted from all parts of the world. This extraordinary feat was not the consequence of the work of some genius cyber mathematician. Nor was it the result of the agency dominance in the field of super computers, which allegedly have outpaced their most direct rivals by orders of magnitude. The truth is far simpler and quite troubling. The game was rigged.

On the Wikipedia page of Crypto AG, one can read: "Crypto AG rejected these accusations as pure invention, asserting in a press release that in March 1994, the Swiss Federal Prosecutor's Office initiated a wide-ranging preliminary investigation against Crypto AG, which was completed in 1997. The accusations regarding influence by third parties or manipulations, which had been repeatedly raised in the media, proved to be without foundation."

However, meetings between a NSA cryptographer and Crypto AG personnel to discuss the design of new machines have been factually established. The story was also confirmed by former employees and is supported by company documents. Boris Hagelin is said to have acted out of idealism. What is certain is that the deal for Crypto AG was quite juicy. In return for rigging their machines, Crypto AG is understood to have been granted export licenses to all entities controlled by the NSA. Read full story

US Media Breaks Silence Over Lockerbie

Jeff Stein, the national security editor of the Congressional Quarterly Web site, CQ Politics, outlines the problems with the official US-U.K. version of the Lockerbie bombing. Quotes from US security and intelligence operatives confirm the stories reported by OhmyNews International.

"After the verdict convicting Megrahi, I provided leads to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission [SCCRC], which tracked down specific transactions between Iran and the PFLP operatives," Baer told Stein.I understand that Baer told the SCCRC that an $11 million payment was received by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) on or about Dec. 23, 1988, evidenced by a credit to a bank in Lausanne, Switzerland, and that the payment was moved from there to another PFLP-GC account at the Banque Nationale de Paris, and thence to the Hungarian development bank.Muhammad Hafiz Dalkamoni is a trusted collaborator of Amhed Jibril, the head and founder of the PFLP-GC. In fact, Dalkamoni is known as Jibril's right hand man. Jibril ordered him to go to Germany in the fall of 1988. Dalkamoni was highly rewarded for his services to the "Islamic revolutionary struggle against the West." The Iranian citation praises Dalkamoni for achieving the greatest-ever strike against the West. Dalkamoni was arrested during Operation Autumn Leaves. The Paris account number was found in his possession. Read full story

Lockerbie: Crown Refuses to Reveal Secret Documents

On Oct. 11, the procedural hearing for the second appeal of the Libyan convicted for the Lockerbie bombing opened at the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh. This first hearing since the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) decided to grant Abdelbaset Al Megrahi a second appeal lasted about one hour.During this hearing, Maggie Scott QC (Queen's Counsel) requested to have disclosed secret foreign documents that were provided to the Crown on the condition that their content would not be disclosed.

The Crown is represented by a team headed by Ronnie Clancy QC. "The documents in question were passed to the U.K. government on the basis that they were regarded as being confidential by the authority that passed them over," Clancy said."That being so, the Crown has always taken the position that, if possible, confidentiality should be respected and there are public interest considerations in regard to keeping the confidentiality of information that comes from a foreign source," Clancy added. Read full story

Lockerbie Defense Demands Documents

On Thursday, the procedural hearing for the second appeal of the Libyan convicted for the Lockerbie bombing opened at the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh. This first hearing since the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) decided to grant Abdelbaset Al Megrahi a second appeal lasted about one hour.

The judges [1] were Lord Hamilton (the Lord Justice General), Lord Kingarth and Lord Eassie. Megrahi, the only person convicted of murdering the 270 people who died in the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988, was represented by a team headed by Maggie Scott QC (Queen's Counsel). The Crown was represented by a team headed by Ronnie Clancy QC.

Scott requested to have disclosed secret documents. The Crown was shown these foreign secret documents on the condition that their content would not be disclosed. The nondisclosure agreement was signed by Norman McFadyen, then one of the leading members of the prosecution, on June 1, 2000.

"The documents in question were passed to the U.K. government on the basis that they were regarded as being confidential by the authority that passed them over," Clancy said." That being so, the Crown has always taken the position that, if possible, confidentiality should be respected and there are public interest considerations in regard to keeping the confidentiality of information that comes from a foreign source," Clancy added.

"The withholding of evidence by the investigators and the prosecution from the defense at the Lockerbie court is a serious breach of the fundamental norms of a fair trial," Hans Koechler told Gordon Brewer of the BCC's "Newsnight Scotland.

"The nondisclosure of this information to the defense is one of the grounds that the SCCRC has identified as reasons for holding that a miscarriage of justice might have occurred.The prosecutors have refused to make public the ultra secret document on the basis of national security.

"It is shocking to me that after 19 years of trying to get to the truth about who murdered my daughter national security is being used as an excuse," said Jim Swire. Read full story

Lockerbie investigator disputes story

On Sept. 7, the agent who led the Lockerbie investigation for the FBI wrote to me and criticized the article on several grounds, but most importantly, he alleged that the Lumpert affidavit was a "total fabrication."Richard Marquise led the U.S. task force that investigated the Lockerbie bombing. He has authored a book on the subject: Scotbom: Evidence and the Lockerbie Investigation. He wrote to me:

Lumpert's new statement is a total fabrication. He was interviewed several times, including at a judicial hearing in Switzerland as well as the trial itself and he never wavered in his story. His statement that he gave a "stolen timer" to a Scottish officer in 1989 does not even fit the timeline since we had no idea about the origins of PT-35 at that time. We identified MeBo in the summer of 1990.

With all due respect, I must state very unambiguously that I remain convinced that the document is authentic and that the story is not a hoax. Moreover, I have obtained a document that strongly suggests that the timeline of the events related to the identification of the MST-13 timer has been fabricated. Read Full story

Key Lockerbie Witness Admits Perjury

"I confirm today on July 18, 2007, that I stole the third hand-manufactured MST-13 timer PC-board consisting of eight layers of fiber-glass from MEBO Ltd. and gave it without permission on June 22, 1989, to a person officially investigating in the Lockerbie case," Lumpert wrote. (The identity of the official is known.)

"It did not escape me that the MST-13 fragment shown [at the Lockerbie trial] on the police photograph No. PT/35(b) came from the nonoperational MST-13 prototype PC-board that I had stolen," Lumpert added.

"I am sorry for the consequences of my silence at that time, for the innocent Libyan Mr. Abdelbaset Al Megrahi sentenced to life imprisonment, and for the country of Libya."

In just seven paragraphs, the Lumpert affidavit elucidates the longstanding mysteries surrounding the infamous MST-13 timer, which allegedly triggered the bomb that exploded Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988. Read full story

Libya Foreign Medics Swapped for Lockerbie

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, told the French newspaper Le Monde that the six health workers, held in Libya for nearly a decade for allegedly having infected hundreds of children with HIV, have been released in exchange for the transfer to Libya of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi.In January 2001, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was convicted in a special court located in the Netherlands under Scottish rules for the murder of 270 people who died in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. Megrahi is serving a life sentence in a Scottish prison.

"We will soon have an extradition agreement with the UK. Our diplomats have discussed the matter with their British counterparts last month," Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi said. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi sought the interview, held on Tuesday in a luxurious hotel located in the French city of Nice, to "clarify a few issues." He told the French journalists that he never believed that the six Health workers wereguilty. "Unfortunately, they were mere scapegoats," he stated calmly. "This time around, we got a good deal. It is a complicated story, a huge mess. There are lots of players. And it was necessary to please all of them." According to General Kirtcho Kirov, the head of Bulgarian secret services, Intelligences Agencies of about 20 countries have been involved in the deal. Kirov explicitly mentioned the UK, Italy, Israel, the Palestinian Authorities, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco as well as Bulgaria and Libya. Read fulll story

Wikipedia and the Intelligence Services

In the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing in 1988, the finger of suspicion quickly pointed to a Syria-based Palestinian organization -- the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, General Command (PFLP-GC) -- hired by Iran. The terrorist group was created by a former Syrian army captain, Ahmed Jibril, who broke away from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in 1968.I had learned from a recently released U.S. National Archives file that Shin Bet, the Israeli Security Agency, had infiltrated the PFLP and helped the Entebbe hijackers (Israeli commandos rescued the hostages in Uganda in 1976), so I wanted to learn more about the link between the PFLP and the PFLP-GC. I also wanted to learn more about allegations made by David Colvin, the first secretary of the British Embassy in Paris, concerning the rather bizarre collaboration between the PFLP and the Shin Bet.

As I could not locate the article in which I had learned about the allegations, I consulted the article on the Entebbe Operation on Wikipedia, where I knew the story had been noted. To my surprise, I found that all references to the alleged collaboration between the PFLP and the Shin Bet had been suppressed. Moreover, it is no longer possible to edit the page. Read full text