In ten days’ time, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coup that made him master of Libya and the longest-lasting dictator in the world today.
At his side will be Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, the “mass murderer” whose release from prison in Scotland on compassionate grounds is billed in Libya as a victory over imperialism.
Al-Megrahi, a distant relation of Gaddafi, always claimed his innocence. Had he admitted responsibility for the Lockerbie tragedy he would have implicated the entire Libyan regime headed by the very colonel who has become the toast of Western leaders. Legally speaking, the colonel has no position in Libyan government. He is just the Guide of the Revolution, a philosopher-king who observes and offers advice. In practice, however, no major decision is taken without his approval. Surely if Al-Megrahi was responsible for blowing up the Pan Am jet he would not have done it without a nod from the colonel? Full story...
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At his side will be Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, the “mass murderer” whose release from prison in Scotland on compassionate grounds is billed in Libya as a victory over imperialism.
Al-Megrahi, a distant relation of Gaddafi, always claimed his innocence. Had he admitted responsibility for the Lockerbie tragedy he would have implicated the entire Libyan regime headed by the very colonel who has become the toast of Western leaders. Legally speaking, the colonel has no position in Libyan government. He is just the Guide of the Revolution, a philosopher-king who observes and offers advice. In practice, however, no major decision is taken without his approval. Surely if Al-Megrahi was responsible for blowing up the Pan Am jet he would not have done it without a nod from the colonel? Full story...
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