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+ | '''Ken Dornstein''' is a television editor, television producer and an author. He lives with wife and two children near Boston, Massachusetts where he works for PBS television.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1948743/ "Ken Dornstein IMDb"]</ref> | ||
Ken Dornstein's elder brother David was killed on 21 December 1988 when [[Pan Am Flight 103]] exploded over Lockerbie in Scotland. In 2006, he wrote a book about the Lockerbie bombing entitled [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Fell_Out_of_the_Sky "The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky"]<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/books/19grim.html "A Brother's Journey for the Truth About Lockerbie"]</ref> and in September 2015 produced the PBS ''Frontline'' film "My Brother's Bomber".<ref>[http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/28/the-avenger "The Avenger"]</ref> | Ken Dornstein's elder brother David was killed on 21 December 1988 when [[Pan Am Flight 103]] exploded over Lockerbie in Scotland. In 2006, he wrote a book about the Lockerbie bombing entitled [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Fell_Out_of_the_Sky "The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky"]<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/books/19grim.html "A Brother's Journey for the Truth About Lockerbie"]</ref> and in September 2015 produced the PBS ''Frontline'' film "My Brother's Bomber".<ref>[http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/28/the-avenger "The Avenger"]</ref> | ||
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:Now it ([[Lockerbie Bombing/Official Narrative|the prosecution’s Lockerbie narrative]]) has been breathed new life into by a three-part documentary for the US Public Broadcasting Service’s ''Frontline'' series. Trailed by a lengthy article in the ''New Yorker'', the film suggests that [[Abdelbaset al-Megrahi|Megrahi]] was, after all, involved in the bombing as an accomplice to a man called [[Abu Agila Mas’ud]]. I was a paid consultant during the early stages of the film’s production, but I disagree with its conclusions. | :Now it ([[Lockerbie Bombing/Official Narrative|the prosecution’s Lockerbie narrative]]) has been breathed new life into by a three-part documentary for the US Public Broadcasting Service’s ''Frontline'' series. Trailed by a lengthy article in the ''New Yorker'', the film suggests that [[Abdelbaset al-Megrahi|Megrahi]] was, after all, involved in the bombing as an accomplice to a man called [[Abu Agila Mas’ud]]. I was a paid consultant during the early stages of the film’s production, but I disagree with its conclusions. | ||
:The fear is that the ''Frontline'' film’s claims will provide the [[Crown Office]] with a smokescreen, from behind which it can brief that Megrahi was guilty all along and that its failures were therefore immaterial. They were anything but and, until it is held to account for them, they will remain a terrible stain on Scottish justice.<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13802164._Linking_Megrahi_to_a_new_Lockerbie_bombing_suspect_won_t_work_____he_was_innocent_and_his_conviction_is_a_stain_on_Scottish_justice_/ "Linking Megrahi to a new Lockerbie bombing suspect won't work ... he was innocent and his conviction is a stain on Scottish justice"]</ref><ref>[http://www.megrahiyouaremyjury.net/?tag=abu-agila-masud "Response to PBS Frontline ‘My Brother’s Bomber’"]</ref> | :The fear is that the ''Frontline'' film’s claims will provide the [[Crown Office]] with a smokescreen, from behind which it can brief that Megrahi was guilty all along and that its failures were therefore immaterial. They were anything but and, until it is held to account for them, they will remain a terrible stain on Scottish justice.<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13802164._Linking_Megrahi_to_a_new_Lockerbie_bombing_suspect_won_t_work_____he_was_innocent_and_his_conviction_is_a_stain_on_Scottish_justice_/ "Linking Megrahi to a new Lockerbie bombing suspect won't work ... he was innocent and his conviction is a stain on Scottish justice"]</ref><ref>[http://www.megrahiyouaremyjury.net/?tag=abu-agila-masud "Response to PBS Frontline ‘My Brother’s Bomber’"]</ref> | ||
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Ken Dornstein is a television editor, television producer and an author. He lives with wife and two children near Boston, Massachusetts where he works for PBS television.[1]
Ken Dornstein's elder brother David was killed on 21 December 1988 when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie in Scotland. In 2006, he wrote a book about the Lockerbie bombing entitled "The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky"[2] and in September 2015 produced the PBS Frontline film "My Brother's Bomber".[3]
On 4 October 2015, in a review of Dornstein's film in the Sunday Herald, John Ashton wrote:
- Now it (the prosecution’s Lockerbie narrative) has been breathed new life into by a three-part documentary for the US Public Broadcasting Service’s Frontline series. Trailed by a lengthy article in the New Yorker, the film suggests that Megrahi was, after all, involved in the bombing as an accomplice to a man called Abu Agila Mas’ud. I was a paid consultant during the early stages of the film’s production, but I disagree with its conclusions.
- The fear is that the Frontline film’s claims will provide the Crown Office with a smokescreen, from behind which it can brief that Megrahi was guilty all along and that its failures were therefore immaterial. They were anything but and, until it is held to account for them, they will remain a terrible stain on Scottish justice.[4][5]
Related Document
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:Call for US to give update on fourth Lockerbie suspect | Article | 18 December 2022 | Kathleen Nutt | Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill: "Britain and America know everything. I want the UK and US to be more open. Libya have offered up Abu Agila Masud. But Masud is smaller beer. The Lord Advocate should find out what progress is being made on bringing Abdullah Senussi to court." |
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