Libya

Pan Am 103: Conflicting evidence in Lockerbie trial concerning location of bomb

By Steve James, June 7, 2000

Testimony in the trial of the two Libyans accused of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 has deepened speculation regarding the bomb's location in the airplane and exposed divisions among the origina...

Investigator into Lockerbie explosion casts doubt on bomb location

By Steve James, May 30, 2000

An air accident investigator into the Pan Am Flight 103 explosion in December 1988 has conceded that mistakes were made in establishing the exact location of the bomb within the Boeing 747. This remar...

Lockerbie trial takes dramatic turn

By Steve James, May 18, 2000

The trial of the two Libyans accused of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 has been adjourned until May 23. Last Sunday, newspapers in Britain reported that “dramatic ...

Pan Am Flight 103: Trial opens of Libyans accused of Lockerbie bombing

By Steve James, May 6, 2000

On May 3, the trial began of the two Libyans accused of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in December 1988.

Sunday Times alleges Britain's MI6 played role in Gadhaffi assassination attempt

By Trevor Johnson, February 15, 2000

A front-page story in the Sunday Times of February 13 alleges that the British government and secret services played a role in a 1996 plot to assassinate Colonel Muammar Gadhaffi of Libya. The London-...

Libyan arms scandal shows widening rift between Europe and US

By Trevor Johnson, January 17, 2000

Growing foreign policy differences between Europe and the US were highlighted by the revelation that British Customs officials had found a consignment of Scud missile parts bound for Libya in May, mon...