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Libya’s Revolution and the Lockerbie Bombing Convict

Without the Gaddafi regime to protect him, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi could face jail or extradition. William Underhill on his British defenders who say he deserves freedom.

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There’s fresh trouble for Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. Amid a clamor of criticism, the Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing was released from a Scottish jail two years ago, allowed home on compassionate grounds.

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