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James Traficant: “An Iranian defector said Iran was responsible for the bombing of Pan Am 103, not Libya. No kidding, Sherlock. The whole…”

On the recordJune 6, 2000
An Iranian defector said Iran was responsible for the bombing of Pan Am 103, not Libya. No kidding, Sherlock. The whole world was told that years ago, but the Justice Department turned their back. Reports said that Iran hired the Syrians and the Syrians recruited terrorists from all around the world. Beam me up. Those two Libyans may have been mules in general, but they are scapegoats specifically. I yield back the fact that from Waco to Ruby Ridge to now Pan Am 103, the Justice Department just cannot handle the truth. I also yield back the fact, my colleagues, that if these two Libyans masterminded the bombing of Pan Am 103, they would have choked on a chicken bone years ago in Kadafi's cell.

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Addressing the Justice Department's handling of the Pan Am 103 bombing investigation.

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