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Lester Coleman
Lester Knox Coleman III is an American who was the co-author of the 1993 book ''Trail of the Octopus: From Beirut to Lockerbie – Inside the DIA'', in which he claimed that a secret drug sting enabled terrorists to evade airport security in the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan American World Airways Flight 103.〔 Coleman claimed he was at one point employed by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Coleman further alleged that a compromised American covert drug-operation allowed Iranian-backed terrorists – the PFLP-GC, led by Ahmed Jibril – to slip a Semtex bomb aboard the plane. 〔 On September 11, 1997, Coleman stated to a New York Federal court that "...he lied when he claimed that a secret drug sting enabled terrorists to evade airport security in the bombing..." In a plea agreement, Coleman was sentenced to ''time served'', which was five months, and six months' home confinement under electronic monitoring. Conspiracy theories alleging that the federal convictions of Lester Coleman were an effort to silence him and to hide the truth about Pan Am Flight 103 circulated around the internet.〔Martz, Ron. "(CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Outlandish claims can hit close to home )." ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. April 30, 2000. C5. Retrieved on September 26, 2010. "Coleman, an American, seemed a good candidate. He had a Lebanese wife and had traveled widely in that country and in other parts of the Middle East." and "byline "Collin Knox," a pseudonym frequently used by Coleman." and "Coleman has since been convicted of federal charges of perjury and state charges of forgery. But the conspiracy theory lives on on the Web --- the convictions just another part of the government's effort to keep him quiet and hide the real truth about Pan Am 103." and "Coleman's primary target in the book, the head of the DEA office in Cyprus, successfully sued the British publisher and Coleman for libel in a London court. The publisher had to offer a public apology and destroy all remaining copies of the book."〕
==Background==
Coleman's hometown was Panama City, Florida.〔Taylor, Louise. "(COLEMAN TO FINISH SENTENCE FOR FRAUD, FORMER U.S. AGENT FLED KENTUCKY WHILE ON PROBATION )." ''Lexington Herald-Leader''. May 24, 2003. B1 City&Region. Retrieved on October 25, 2010.〕 According to one source, Coleman once served as a news director for WSGN radio in Birmingham.〔"(James helps arrange return of fugitive from Europe )." ''Associated Press'' at the ''Times Daily''. Friday October 25, 1996. 9 of 16. Retrieved on September 28, 2010.〕 In 1985 he worked as a correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network in the Middle East.〔Byron, Christopher. "Conning the Media." ''New York Magazine''. August 31, 1992. (32 ). Retrieved on September 28, 2010.〕 CBN later closed its Beirut bureau, and Coleman was no longer employed by CBN.〔Byron, Christopher. "Conning the Media." ''New York Magazine''. August 31, 1992. (35 ). Retrieved on September 28, 2010.〕 He also worked as a public relations employee of the Boy Scouts of America in Chicago.〔
According to ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' journalist Ron Martz, in the 1980s, Lester Coleman frequently traveled through Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East and worked as a journalist, primarily in television. Coleman had a Lebanese wife. According to Martz, Coleman frequently used the pseudonym "Collin Knox" while publishing some works.〔 Tom Silewski, the managing editor of ''Soldier of Fortune'' magazine, said that Coleman used the alias ''Colin Knox'' when writing two stories for the magazine.〔Byron, Christopher. "Conning the Media." ''New York Magazine''. August 31, 1992. (Page 34 ). Retrieved on September 28, 2010.〕 Michael Hurley, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) operations in Nicosia, Cyprus, said that Coleman worked as an overseas informant for the DEA. Joe Boohaker, a Birmingham, Alabama man who served as Coleman's defense attorney, said that Coleman worked for Defense Intelligence Agency and checked on the DEA's operations.〔
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