Martin Jay
The truth, if it were ever to be unearthed, would be hugely embarrassing for both London and Washington.
The Lockerbie case has never been resolved but surely now with tensions with Iran at fever pitch, it could be properly investigated, given Tehran's role?
After nearly forty years of Britain's greatest aviation terrorist act and certainly its greatest cover-up, the victims of the Lockerbie tragedy of December 21st 1988 might be forgiven for thinking that it's high time for an independent investigation so as to establish who is responsible for Pan Am flight 103 exploding over the Scottish town just days before Christmas, killing all 259 on board, as well as 11 on the ground.