Families of Lockerbie victims still searching for answers

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We'll just an update on the story we haven't talked about in a while the new Libyan government is announcing plans to open all of the files on the 1988.

Bombing of pan am flight one O three over Lockerbie Scotland.

Libyan officials say it will be at least a year before any of the information is released.

The move comes on the 24 anniversary of the tragedy which killed 270 people on board and on the ground.

Stanislaw ski joins me now his daughter -- was just thirty years old when she boarded that flight.

Back on December 21 1988.

And the bomb took her life -- thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you and Merry Christmas through their Merry Christmas to you I'm sorry that it's without your daughter what a tragedy.

When you hear this news does it help in any way to know that you may be able to look at these documents.

Let me correct the information that you received.

I had made -- true inquiries yesterday harder knowing that I'd be coming on the show today.

They are they are false.

The Libyan.

Ambassador to Britain.

Where is giving you information that was not true.

He would -- that did not have the sanction of the Libyan government.

I don't know if he will be representing the Libyan government after today.

The Libyan government -- currently exists is not cooperating with the United States and none of what you who was related to me.

Over this past weekend his troops so to correct this information.

That can be secured from the Scottish.

Crown.

Sometime in Edinburgh probably after Christmas.

One thing I know is that our ambassador to Libya who very sadly died on 9/11 tragically.

Was providing some information to you and that you had had communication with him it's a great -- great he's not with us.

But what was he able to tell -- -- he with furnishing us information that it was able to extract from.

Bits and pieces that with scattered all over the offices that and as you -- days that this information.

He would he would that -- had to make it a point to get a hold of one of us in the organization.

Of the families that have stuck together.

And we would relay that information on.

Possibly what we were looking for with who else was involved in the downing of pan am 103 was -- -- was at them.

I reining in government.

We know that they at one time we're very much involved but what degree we can't tell you we don't know I -- want.

If -- -- -- allegedly well standard the thing is the the lone bomber.

The what -- got a hero's welcome when he returned and he's now died do you still believe that there were other people responsible.

Well I think that they provided.

They provide it information.

As if they -- -- contribute towards the bombing of the flight because actually there was.

Supposedly a number of flights that was to be -- -- -- a bomb placed upon it on the day that pan am 1031 down.

Fortunately the Spanish security at -- error airport Madrid was able to.

Detained.

And searched that other planes and if so.

Only pan am 103 that was flying out of Germany into Heathrow and then from you -- -- back to New York.

Got away with that and that's what had taken place as far as megrahi being released.

That is.

Well let me get put it this way it was money and oil that brought all of this about.

British Petroleum gave money to the -- the Brit explain this Scott's.

Got the Scottish government to -- release megrahi.

And that is true.

And it was a Scottish people that were up in arms they were opposed to this and we are eternally grateful to the Scottish people.

And that the information about his degree.

Cancer that he had where it is now -- Know that now but I'm glad he would at least give -- -- banks and let them know the Scottish people that what they did made a difference for you still you're spending this holiday season without your daughter Diane.

We still want to wish you -- your family.

A good healthy.

Holiday season.

Thanks for joining us thank you take care you and a Merry Christmas -- thank you can tell.

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