FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, D.C. - A national campaign has been launched to expose a secret deal between U.N. boss Kofi Annan and Libyan terrorist leader Moammar Gadhafi. The deal -- a letter from Annan to Gadhafi -- lets Gadhafi off the hook for his role in ordering the 1988 bombing of Pan Am 103, an American civilian airliner. The bomb killed 270 people, including 189 Americans.

Journalist Cliff Kincaid, president of the public policy group America's Survival (www.usasurvival.org), has disclosed that the former associate deputy director of the FBI for investigations, Oliver "Buck" Revell, who supervised the investigation of Pan Am 103, says the letter could constitute obstruction of justice in the trial scheduled to take place next February of two Libyan agents charged in the bombing. It means, he said, "that we could not pursue evidence developed in the trial to wherever it led - even if it was to the head of a foreign government." He added, "As a former law enforcement officer, I would view that as an obstruction and an absolutely improper action on the part of any government and the United Nations. It's not enough to let these two [Libyans] pay the price. They were certainly not acting on their own behalf."

Kincaid has demanded a copy of the letter and related documents from the State Department under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Kincaid has also made a written request for the Annan letter to the U.N. Information Office in Washington, D.C. The U.N. has confirmed the existence of the letter but has told Kincaid that it is a "private" communication between Annan and Gadhafi. It reportedly promises Gadhafi that the trial will not "undermine" his regime and is widely viewed as an immunity deal for Gadhafi -- a vow not to hold him responsible for the terrorist act. The letter also reportedly outlines protective measures for the Libyans if they are convicted.

Senators Edward Kennedy, Robert Torricelli, and Frank Lautenberg -- and Rep. Benjamin Gilman, chairman of the House International Relations Committee -- have also been seeking a copy of the Annan letter from Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Several public policy leaders have joined Kincaid in signing a letter to Secretary Albright advocating the immediate release of the Annan document. They include Larry Klayman of Judicial Watch, Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy, Reed Irvine of Accuracy in Media, Paul Weyrich of the Free Congress Foundation, and Kevin Kearns of the U.S. Business and Industry Council.

 

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