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Published: 08/16/10

Lockerbie Bomber: Medical Prognosis Questioned; U.K.-U.S. Tensions Flare

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
Lockerbie Bomber: Medical Prognosis Questioned; U.K.-U.S. Tensions Flare

LONDON -- It is almost exactly one year to the day that convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was released from a Scottish prison on the grounds that he had only three months to live. But as new information casts doubt on that medical assessment, transatlantic tensions over this politically charged case have flared. The bomber's release was already a source of strain between the U.S. and the U.K. when British Prime Minister David Cameron visited President Obama in Washington last month. At that time, the main question on the table was whether London-based oil giant BP had unduly ...

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Published: 08/6/10

Al-Megrahi Controversy Ramps Up: A Guide to 'Compassionate Release'

By  Katie Drummond - AOL News
Al-Megrahi Controversy Ramps Up: A Guide to 'Compassionate Release'

(Aug. 6) -- Claiming he was at death's door, convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was freed from prison last summer, eight years into his decades-long prison sentence, to die at home. But he's not dead yet -- and new information suggests that al-Megrahi, who lives back in his native Libya, might not meet the grounds for the "compassionate release" he was granted. What was al-Megrahi's apparent illness? The Lockerbie bomber, 58, is suffering from prostate cancer. He was diagnosed in 2008 and informed the judge responsible for his release that he had fewer than three months to ...

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Published: 07/26/10

BP-Lockerbie Connection Raises Tension Between U.S. and U.K.

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
BP-Lockerbie Connection Raises Tension Between U.S. and U.K.

LONDON --The 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 that killed 270 people (including 190 Americans) over Lockerbie, Scotland, continues to be an open wound for many in the United States. The case is now proving to be a diplomatic wound between the United States and the United Kingdom as well. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee planned to hold hearings Thursday on the circumstances surrounding the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted by the Scottish government in 2001 and sentenced to life in prison. But late Tuesday, the hearings were canceled when key Scottish and ...

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Published: 05/20/10

Depressed Mob Boss Freed From Life in Italian Prison

By  David Lohr - AOL News
Depressed Mob Boss Freed From Life in Italian Prison

(May 20) -- A convicted Mafia boss said to be suffering mental and physical health problems was released from prison in Italy today on "compassionate grounds." Convicted of murder three years ago, Salvatore "Vito" Vitale, 64, was serving a life sentence when his attorney went before a group of Pavia magistrates this week to ask for his release. According to British newspaper the Telegraph, Vitale's lawyer said his client was suffering from depression, diabetes and a heart ailment. Alessandro Fucarini, AP Salvatore "Vito" Vitale was released from prison, where he was serving a life sentence, ...

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