As rebels advanced on Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold in Tripoli, Susan Cohen was watching on TV and hoping Libya's dictator would finally be removed. Cohen's daughter, Theodora, was killed when Pan Am flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland. Many people, including Libya's former justice minister, say Gadhafi ordered the bombing and families of Pan Am 103 victims have waited a long time to see him held responsible.
"It's amazing. I feel like the only justice I'm getting is a gift from the Libyan people. So it shows great courage on their part to do this," said Cohen on Thursday afternoon.
Cohen says the events of the past few days have happened so quickly and it's hard to keep track of every development. She is hopeful that Gadhafi's control over the North African country has finally been broken.
"It's a thrilling moment, it's what I have always wanted to see and never dreamed could have ever happened. Who could have dreamed this? I didn't dream of this two weeks ago - nobody did," said Cohen.
Many countries, including the U.S. and Britain, have cultivated relationships with Gadhafi in recent years. The U.S. Has sold Libya weapons and explosives but Cohen hopes the U.S. will finally assist in his removal.
"We must hope that they really can get rid of him and we must hope the U.S. does the right thing if it comes to that and provides support for the Libyan people - they deserve it."
Cohen hopes the leaders other countries accused of sponsoring terrorism learn from the upheaval in Libya and see that change can happen very quickly.
