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Old 21st Mar 2006, 16:20
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Originally Posted by tug3
Tim
It is a commonly held belief, and one I personally subscribe to, that the downing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie in December 1988 was an act of revenge for the downing of the Iranian airliner by the Vincennes.
This being commissioned by Iranian intelligence services and executed through the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, with involvement also on the part of Lybian intelligence services. (Ghaddaffi having had an adopted daughter killed during the USAF raids on Triploi in 1986 probably only too happy to assist).
Not wishing for the thread to drift, Google yourself and a few thousand hits will come up. Here is a link to just one:
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/ju...lock-j15.shtml
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T3
Thanx for the info, it's interesting and I'll read more about it =)

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