Reply #20: Why mainstream media has a hard time covering this issue.

[JohnyCanuck]

and discussing the amount of evidence that has amassed indicating the Megrahi trial was a travesty of justice, and it's likely Megrahi was set up and framed.

Because if they admit that the authorities told a whole bunch of lies about the PA 103 bombing, covered up many relevant facts from the public and even went to the extent of framing a patsy, the next logical question people will ask is,"The evidence appears so damning that the trial was corrupt, how come the media never pursued this before", and even worse, "I wonder what other terrorist incidents might have occurred where the authorities lied about the event, attempted to manipulate the facts surrounding it, and maybe even framed patsies to deflect attention from the truly guilty."