As with so many things, the event occurs, collusion between ‘them’ and media colors our perception of events in the immediate, stall tactics push out the time period for any real investigation, and when it all does come out - “we” have moved on - never fully understanding what happened. More importantly, never understanding that we were lied to.
This is great read and it may even set up some of the reasons why the current administration shived Gaddafi…
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1992/07/12/sea-of-lies.html
In 1996 we paid out $131.8 million as a settlement to the suit before the International Court of Justice brought by Iran.
Good luck