Jerry Williams Interviews Richard Marquise
Episode 047: Richard Marquise – Lockerbie Bombing of Flight 103
Tony Gauci, 1941-2016
Tony Gauci, a key witness whose testimony linked Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi to the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, died on October 29. Critics of Gauci’s testimony characterized him as the prosecution’s “weakest link,” pointing to discrepancies in his testimony. Additionally, Gauci received a substantial payment for his participation in the inquiry (though the…
Two Emmys for My Brother’s Bomber
Ken Dornstein’s 2015 documentary, My Brother’s Bomber, wrote a new chapter in the nearly 30 year-old story of the bombing of Pan Am 103 and played a key role in identifying 2 additional suspects. Last night, Dornstein’s work earned the journalist 2 Emmy awards: My Brother’s Bomber, a brother’s gripping search for the terrorists who…
Ed Galvin and Judy O’Rourke
This week marks the beginning of the fall term st Syracuse University, and the 37 Lockerbie and Remembrance Scholars will soon gather to begin planning events for Remembrance Week, which is scheduled for October 23-29. They follow in the footsteps of hundreds of their predecessors dating back to the inception of Remembrance Week in the…
Joan Dater, 1942-2016
Athletic and ebullient, Gretchen Dater was an extraordinarily talented artist who could work with virtually any medium. Gretchen, a junior at the prestigious Maryland Institute College of Art, enrolled in Syracuse University’s Division of International Programs Abroad in the fall of 1988, joining several hundred fellow students at S.U.’s center in Notting Hill. While in…
Families React to MacAskill’s Book
This is a follow up to the ongoing story of Kenny MacAskill’s attempt to justify his decision to release Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the only man convicted of the bombing of Pan Am 103, in 2009. I discussed several reactions in a previous post; on Monday, The Scottish Daily Mail published an article detailing the…
Ken Dornstein’s Speech, Arlington National Cemetery. 21.12.2015
Though I was unable to make it to Arlington on the 27th anniversary last December, I can share portions of this speech courtesy of Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, which posted a number of speeches from last year’s memorial service on their Facebook site. The following excerpts are from Ken Dornstein’s presentation, the full…
Kenny MacAskill to Publish New Book on Pan Am 103
The families of those who died aboard Pan Am 103 suffered a series of indignities in the wake of the bombing. Grieving family members were horrified when, upon receiving notice that they had “freight” waiting for them at JFK, they arrived to witness forklifts unceremoniously lifting coffins from containers. Officials stonewalled families, politicians often resisted…
Magnus Linklater: Scottish Prosecutors Got the Right Man
In today’s edition of the Scottish Review, Magnus Linklater provides a detailed analysis of the journalistic and legal investigation of the bombing of Pan Am 103. Befittingly, he praises Ken Dornstein’s recent work, which uncovered additional conspirators in the Libyan plot to down the airliner: I liked Dornstein’s approach to the investigation, and, to be…
Pan Am 103 in the Headlines
Ken Dornstein’s work projected Pan Am 103 back into the news almost 27 years after the bombing. Though it’s uncertain as to whether the conspirators will face a trial outside of Libya, 2015 was a year of remarkable progress for those who continue to pursue justice for those lost in 1988. Unfortunately, the parallels between…
Lockerbie Appeal Dropped
On Thursday, the SCCRC published its ruling on the case, reporting that it was “not in the interests of justice” to continue with a review of Megrahi’s conviction. The commission said it had not received defence papers from those appealing Megrahi’s conviction despite repeated requests over a 14-month period. It also reported more than a…
Lockerbie evidence points firmly in the direction of Libya
Magnus Linklater penned the following piece piece for October 20 edition of The Times (the article is behind a paywall, but is accessible on the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 Facebook page): It is time to extinguish the last embers of controversy that have heated the Lockerbie case for so long. For more than…