Anonymous ID: 550780 Feb. 16, 2019, 6:53 p.m. No.5214847   🗄️.is 🔗kun

From: Hillary Clinton

To: Richard Verma

Date: 2010-06-17 05:57

Subject: AIPAC?

 

 

 

UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05776580 Date: 08/31/2015

 

RELEASE IN FULL

 

From: H <hrod17@clintonemail.com>

Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 12:57 PM

 

To: 'vermarr@state.gov'

Subject: AIPAC?

 

What happened?

Anonymous ID: 550780 Feb. 16, 2019, 7:01 p.m. No.5215026   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Libyan delegate spoke, he called for a minutes of silence. In "honor of the revolution of 17 February", he read a prayer

with members of the OIC standing. Then he said: "the will of people is invincible, our ancestors fought against the Italian

fascist invaders, we are the grand children of these heroes, a new chapter is being written in blood. Victory to the heroic

 

people of Libya! I wish to emphasize that we at the Libyan mission serve at the will Libyan people, we are their

representatives." He was roundly applauded.

Anonymous ID: 550780 Feb. 16, 2019, 7:03 p.m. No.5215051   🗄️.is 🔗kun

SFRC MEGRAHI HEARING POSTPONED

 

From: Cheryl Mills

To: Hillary Clinton

Date: 2010-07-26 12:13

Subject: SFRC MEGRAHI HEARING POSTPONED

 

 

 

UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05770762 Date: 08/31/2015

 

RELEASE IN FULL

 

From Mills, Cheryl D <MillsCD@state.gov

Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:13 PM

To:

 

Subject Fw: SFRC Megrahi Hearing POSTPONED

 

From: Rodriguez, Miguel E

To:Mills, Cheryl D; Sullivan, Jacob J; Crowley, Philip J; Schwartz, Jonathan

Cc:Verma, Richard R; Rooney, Matthew M

Sent:Tue Jul 27 18:41:47 2010

RE: SFRC Megrahi Hearing POSTPONED

Subject:

 

Statement from Menendez, Schumer, Lautenberg, and Gillibrand.

 

No mention of State.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

July 27, 2010

 

CONTACTS:

 

Menendez Press Office 202-224-4744

 

Lautenberg Press Office 202-224-3224

 

Gillibrand Press Office 202-224-3873

 

Brian Fallon (Schumer) 202-224-7433

 

MENENDEZ - JOINED BY LAUTENBERG,

 

GILLIBRAND AND SCHUMER ANNOUNCES

 

NEW PLAN TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT

 

LOCKERBIE BONI :ER RELEASE

 

Investigation will be launched to gather new information, Senate hearing

 

date will be re-set

 

UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05770762 Date: 08/31/2015

 

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), who will chair a Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the

 

release of the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber, today was joined by Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-

NY) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) in announcing a new plan to gather critical information on the issue. Because the key

Scottish government, British government and BP witnesses declined to testify at the hearing scheduled for Thursday,

 

Menendez and his colleagues announced that the hearing date will be re-set and that they will work with the Foreign

Relations Committee to launch an investigation into the matter and provide the basis for the re-scheduled hearing.

 

Senator Menendez explained the new plan: "W e are at a place where no witness of consequence has the courage to

step forward and clear the air — they would prefer to sweep this under the rug. Because of this stonewalling, we

are shifting our efforts to a longer-term, multi-dimensional inquiry into the release of al-Megrahi. The hearing will

 

be postponed and rescheduled, and it will be coupled with an investigation into al-Megrahi's release. In declining

our witness request, the Scottish government did offer to provide answers to further questions we may have. We

appreciate that, and will take them up on that offer. We will work with the Foreign Relations Committee to launch

 

the investigation into this matter — asking the pointed questions that we would have in person, and requesting

additional documents. Our requests will be frequent and public — we don't intend for this issue to be forgotten or

swept under the rug. When our information is more complete, we will release it publicly, hold the hearing and

discuss what we have found."

 

Senator Lautenberg said: "I will not rest until there is a clear and credible record of what led to the early release of

the Lockerbie bomber. In the last year, troubling questions surrounding the circumstances of al-Megrahi's

 

release have come to the surface. The families of the victims of Pan Am 103 have already suffered so much, and

the release of this convicted terrorist has only amplified their anguish and grief. For their sake, we must get to

the bottom of these questions. Those who commit vicious acts of terrorism have to know that they will be

 

punished without compassion, and a rigorous investigation will help send that message."

 

Senator Gillibrand said: "It has become clear that there is a great deal of information already in the public domain

 

that has not been fully investigated. Already we have seen an abundance of circumstantial evidence that justice

and the international fight against terror were compromised to serve the interests of BP and possibly other

companies. The only independent review of this matter was done by the Scottish Parliament, which said they

were 'extremely concerned' about the basis on which compassionate release was granted. The Scottish review

Anonymous ID: 550780 Feb. 16, 2019, 7:05 p.m. No.5215091   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5146

cont

 

was also limited in scope and did not examine the external influences on Al-Megrahi's release. Our investigation

will review past evidence and new information that we intend to gather in a new light, so that we can answer

questions about whether BP tried to free Al-Megrahi. What has happened here is a total miscarriage of

 

justice. Al-Megrahi should never have been released, and we must answer exactly why this happened."

 

Senator Schumer said: "It is time for the UK and Scottish Governments to prove they are part of the solution here

 

and not part of the problem. Day after day, week after week, more and more questions get raised and we need all

parties to this controversy involved in answering them. We will continue in our quest for the truth so that justice

can be served and the families of the victims can have their faith in the legal process restored."

 

Invited to the hearing, but declining to appear were: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill (made the

decision to release al-Megrahi), Dr. Andrew Fraser (Scottish prison system doctor cited by MacAskill as responsible for

the medical prognosis that led to the release),ack Straw, the former British Justice Secretary (has acknowledged

 

that his government pushed for al-Megrahi's release as part of a prisoner transfer agreement), BP CEO Tony Hayward

(directly involved in negotiations with Libya), and Sir Mark Allen (former British MI6 hired by BP and acted as a liaison

between the company and the Libyan and British governments).

 

# # #

 

Afshin M ohamadi

 

Com m unications Director

 

Sen. Robert M enendez (D-NJ)

 

202-224-4744

 

UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05770762 Date: 08/31/2015

 

From: Rodriguez, Miguel E

 

Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 6:04 PM

To: Mills, Cheryl D; Sullivan, Jacob J; Crowley, Philip 3; Schwartz, Jonathan B

Cc: Verma, Richard R; Rooney, Matthew M

 

Subject: SFRC Megrahi Hearing POSTPONED

 

No word on the new date.

 

Reason being given to families and others is that lack of cooperation by UK and Scots in providing a

 

witness undermined the hearing.

 

Menendez however vowed not to drop the issue or his pursuit of a hearing at a later date.

 

Miguel E. Rodriguez

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Senate Affairs

Bureau of Legislative Affairs

U.S. Department of State

(202) 647-2645

rodriguezme@state.gov

Anonymous ID: 550780 Feb. 16, 2019, 7:08 p.m. No.5215162   🗄️.is 🔗kun

WP: GUANTANAMO BAY: WHY OBAMA HASN'T FULFILLED HIS PROMISE TO CLOSE THE FACILITY

 

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