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More Lockerbie errors by Magnus Linklater

The following article by Magnus Linklater appears in the Scottish edition of The Times under the headline Lockerbie evidence points firmly in the direction of Libya. Unfortunately, as is so often the case with Mr Linklater’s writing on Lockerbie, it contains numerous distortions … Continue reading

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A letter to The Times and a response from Magnus Linklater

Below is an unpublished letter, which I wrote to The Times in response to Magnus Linklater’s article of 21 December (to which I responded at greater length in an open letter). It provoked a response from Mr Linklater, which I … Continue reading

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Another open letter to Magnus Linklater

Dear Magnus, More than two months ago I wrote you an open letter and invited your response. You promised that you would, but, so far, you have not. Yesterday you wrote another commentary piece for the Scottish edition of The … Continue reading

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An open letter to Magnus Linklater

Dear Magnus, First of all, let’s keep this civil. People I respect assure me that you are a decent man. I don’t want to make an enemy of you, or things to get nasty.  I’m writing to respond to a … Continue reading

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Magnus Linklater and the ‘conspiracy theorist’ slur

Here we go again. In his column in last Friday’s Times, Magnus Linklater once again wrongly accused Abdelbaset’s supporters of alleging a grand conspiracy to convict him, involving judges, detectives and the intelligence agencies. As I’ve told Magnus before, that’s … Continue reading

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Response to Magnus Linklater article

Today’s Scottish edition of the Times contains the following comment piece by Magnus Linklater, with whom I had an exchange of views at the Edinburgh Book Festival event on Saturday. My response to the paper’s letters editor is further below. … Continue reading

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