Thank you both very much for your testimony.

Thank you, Senator Gillibrand, for your statement, as well as for your leadership and your consistent effort in this regard.

So, do you believe that al-Megrahi's release on compassionate grounds breached the verbal commitments by the United Kingdom and the political understanding set forth in the 1998 Lockerbie justice agreement, that the suspects, if convicted…

And why do you believe that none of the specialists who were consulted would offer a 3-month prognosis, based on the information you have?

Thank you for your continuing commitment to helping us get to the truth.

It is the view of this administration that the decision by Scottish authorities to release Megrahi and permit his return to Libya was profoundly wrong.

I worked hard, here in the Senate, to secure funding so that the victims' families could attend the trial that took place in The Hague.

And finally, does the State Department believe that the desire for an independent inquiry conducted by the British Government, as Prime Minister Cameron suggested when he was the opposition leader, is something that would be desirable?

to shed some light on the troubling circumstances surrounding the early release of Abdelbasset al-Megrahi, the convicted Pan Am 103 Lockerbie bomber.

the images at the end, at his reception in Libya, paint an image that is incredibly upsetting, to say the least, to have a hero's welcome, flag-waving admirers shouting his name, praising him, celebrating his return; a man who is…

We have to know how an oil company was able to reap actual profits from the course of these events.

We emphasized that we did not endorse any release of Megrahi, in light of the seriousness of his crimes.