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Sounds,29 Oct 2025,40 mins,

Colonel Gaddafi Part 6: The Lockerbie Bombing

Real Dictators
Contains some violent scenes.

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In 1988, Gaddafi takes his terror to the skies, bringing down a passenger flight over Lockerbie, Scotland. Staffers at the Pentagon team up with Hollywood executives to shore up public opinion against the tyrant. Meanwhile, the Colonel himself looks south - across the Sahara - and prepares to be crowned 'King of Kings'.

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