Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Could Add 18 Months To His Life
For a man who is supposed to die within 3 months from terminal prostate cancer, convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi is still living one year after that prognosis by leading cancer specialists. Now Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi is said to be undergoing treatment with a new “miracle cure” drug that potentially could extend his life by another 18 months. This news adds further embarrassment to the cancer specialist who gave the original prognosis of death within 3 months, and who later confidently predicted that Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi would be dead within a month.
About The Case
On December 21, 1998 Pan Am Flight 103 exploded into a ball of fire over Lockberbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people, including 11 on the ground. Former Libyan secret agent Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi was charged with setting off the explosive device onboard Pan Am Flight 103. He was convicted of mass murder and jailed for life in Scotland.
On May 29, 2002 Libya offerred $10 million to each of the family of the 270 people who died as a result of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Subject to certain conditions, that settlement offer cost Libya $2.7 billion.
On August 20, 2009 Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi was released by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill on compassionate grounds. Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, given less than 3 months to live by a panel of cancer specialists paid for by the Libyan government. Thereupon, Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi returned home to Libya to a hero’s welcome.
Since the release of Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, Libya has invested substantially in the UK while British companies secured massive lucrative contracts in Libya, including oil-related deals. This has raised suspicions of a oil-for-freedom deal, which Britain denied, but which Libya seems to admit.
The Man Who Refused To Die
Among the cancer specialists who examined Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi last year and concluded that he would die within 3 months of his release from Scottish jail was Professor Karol Sikora. In April this year, Professor Karol Sikora made a second prognosis, declaring that Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi would not last another 4 weeks. Professor Karol Sikora said then: “My understanding is that he is bed-bound, at home, not going to hospital, receiving palliative care and no active treatment at all.”
Last month, in an embarrassing admission Professor Karol Sikora said concerning Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi: ”There was always a chance he could live for ten years, 20 years. But it’s very unusual.”
The Miracle Cure Drug
Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi is in fact receiving active medical treatment. He is undergoing chemotherapy using a “miracle cure drug” called Taxotere. It seems that patients given Taxotere with a steroid every 3-4 weeks could expect to live, on average, a further 18.9 months from the start of treatment. This treatment is said to slow down the growth of the cancer by breaking up the cancer cells while controlling pain at the same time.
Someone said: ”He is living at home but visits the centre for chemotherapy and for other intensive treatment. All the latest treatments are available to him – it is the very best that money can buy.”
Think About It
As Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi approaches the first anniversary of his release from Scottish jail and still very much alive, the question remains as to how the cancer specialists could get it so embarrassingly wrong in their prognosis. And the wider question remains – did Britain do a oil-for-freedom deal with Libya that resulted in Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi being released from Scottish jail on compassionate grounds?
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