Discussion Questions

August 15, 2003

CNN's Wolf Blitzer explores a deal that could allow Libya to compensate victims' families for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in return for a lift of U.N. sanctions on the country.

1. Who is Moammar Gadhafi?

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2. What act of terrorism is his country accused of committing in 1988?

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3. Over what country did the bombing take place?

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4. What are sanctions?

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5. Why did the United Nations and the United States place sanctions on Libya in 1992?

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6. Who was eventually convicted of the bombing?

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7. How does Gadhafi plan to compensate the families of the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103?

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8. What does he want the U.S. and the U.N. to do in return for these payments?

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9. What conditions must he meet for this deal to happen?

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10. What arguments for and against accepting this deal are presented in the story?

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11. Do you agree or disagree with the terms of this deal? Explain your answer.

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KEYWORDS

• Lockerbie

• redemption

• Pan Am 103

• embargo

RELATED LINKS

U.S. official: France delaying Lockerbie settlement (http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/14/un.lockerbie/index.html)

Special Report: Lockerbie Bombing Trial (http://www.cnn.com/LAW/trials.and.cases/case.files/0010/lockerbie/)

United Nations (http://www.un.org)