Vincent Cannistraro

former Senior Intelligence Official, CIA

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Former senior intelligence official at the Central Intelligence Agency, in charge of the Lockerbie investigation

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In 2001, Scottish judges  convicted Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi  and sentenced him to a minimum of 27 years for planting the bomb on Pan Am Flight 103 that killed 270 people in…

Convicted Bomber Released but Lockerbie Case Far from Over

In 2001, Scottish judges convicted Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi and sentenced him to a minimum of 27 years for planting the bomb on Pan Am Flight 103 that killed 270 people in…

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