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|title=Deputy Chief for the Counterterrorism Division | |title=Deputy Chief for the Counterterrorism Division | ||
|employer=Diplomatic Security Service | |employer=Diplomatic Security Service | ||
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|ref=https://www.c-span.org/person/?fredburton}} | |ref=https://www.c-span.org/person/?fredburton}} | ||
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On 19 August 2011, in a widely circulated email published on Wikileaks<ref>''[http://www.lockerbietruth.com/2015/05/julian-assange-and-assassination-of-al.html "Julian Assange and the assassination of Al-Megrahi"]''</ref>, Fred Burton wrote: | On 19 August 2011, in a widely circulated email published on Wikileaks<ref>''[http://www.lockerbietruth.com/2015/05/julian-assange-and-assassination-of-al.html "Julian Assange and the assassination of Al-Megrahi"]''</ref>, Fred Burton wrote: | ||
:"I would like to kill the terrorist [[al-Megrahi]] myself. I'm hunting for him on my own thru a few channels. If he can be found, I'll have him whacked."<ref>''[https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/23/2358574_re-unique-t-line-idea-.html "The Global Intelligence Files"]''</ref> | :"I would like to kill the terrorist [[al-Megrahi]] myself. I'm hunting for him on my own thru a few channels. If he can be found, I'll have him whacked."<ref>''[https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/23/2358574_re-unique-t-line-idea-.html "The Global Intelligence Files"]''</ref> | ||
| − | We can be sure that if Burton and friends had carried out an assassination they would have killed any witnesses including members of the [[Megrahi]] family who were continually at Baset’s bedside. Five days later on 24 August 2011, Chief Security Officer | + | We can be sure that if Burton and friends had carried out an assassination they would have killed any witnesses including members of the [[Megrahi]] family who were continually at Baset’s bedside. Five days later on 24 August 2011, Chief Security Officer Fred Burton added: |
| − | :“While the world is focusing on the chaos in Libya counterterrorism agents could take advantage of this window of opportunity to capture [[al-Megrahi]]. The symbolism of grabbing and bringing him back to stand trial in a US court would resonate around the world.”<ref>''[https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/39/3984630_above-the-tearline-a-window-of-opportunity-for-a-rendition.html "Above the Tearline: A Window of Opportunity For a Rendition in Libya"]''</ref> | + | :“While the world is focusing on the chaos in [[Libya]] [[counterterrorism]] agents could take advantage of this window of opportunity to capture [[al-Megrahi]]. The symbolism of grabbing and bringing him back to stand trial in a US court would resonate around the world.”<ref>''[https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/39/3984630_above-the-tearline-a-window-of-opportunity-for-a-rendition.html "Above the Tearline: A Window of Opportunity For a Rendition in Libya"]''</ref> |
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Fred Burton is a US "terror expert". He is a contributor to US chat shows and Fox News, has written several books and spoken publicly on "terrorism".
Career
Burton joined Stratfor in 2004, and rose to become vice president.
Opinions
On 19 August 2011, in a widely circulated email published on Wikileaks[2], Fred Burton wrote:
- "I would like to kill the terrorist al-Megrahi myself. I'm hunting for him on my own thru a few channels. If he can be found, I'll have him whacked."[3]
We can be sure that if Burton and friends had carried out an assassination they would have killed any witnesses including members of the Megrahi family who were continually at Baset’s bedside. Five days later on 24 August 2011, Chief Security Officer Fred Burton added:
- “While the world is focusing on the chaos in Libya counterterrorism agents could take advantage of this window of opportunity to capture al-Megrahi. The symbolism of grabbing and bringing him back to stand trial in a US court would resonate around the world.”[4]
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