Outrage at Release of Lockerbie Bomber & Britain's "Shell Game"
The release of convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, was premature. By definition any release of this monster while still alive is premature--and just wrong. That the Scots Justice Secretary, with the Dickensian name of Mac Askill, is calling this a "compassionate release" is both hideously ironic and wrong on so many levels.
The rapid attempts of English officials to distance themselves from this miscarriage of justice are deeply unconvincing and desperate. One English government spokesman claimed to be offended by any implication that trade with Libya played any part. He called it a "slur." Well, I won't slur. I'll speak clearly with really good diction: This stinks on every level.
Trade is involved. Oil is involved and whether there was an explicit quid pro quo or not, is not the issue. There was clearly an understanding, if not a contract. Both Muammar Qaddafi and his son have confessed it--hell bragged about it. The English and Scotts look not simply like corrupt liars who sold their dignity for some barrels of oil, but they are also incompetent liars.
While I am normally against the death penalty, this early release is a strong argument death as an option. Juries told that someone will be put away for life, cannot take such assurances with great confidence. If blowing up 270 human beings is not enough to keep someone locked up, what would it take?
Compassionate release may at times be warranted for those who have served some greater portion of their time and have exhibited a sense of remorse and contrition. Al-Megrahi has done neither. From a life sentence, he has served eight years. He still maintains his innocence. Thus he has never expressed contrition or responsibility.
Some of his supporters are claiming that he is factually innocent. They may believe this. But this is why we have trials and juries here, while in the Netherlands, where al-Megrahi's trial took place, there was a tribunal of Scottish Justices who found him factually guilty. Without a court reversing the conviction, there is the responsibility to act as if he were guilty--and absent contrition, this release is a mockery of law, justice and the pain of the families' of the 270 victims for whom al-Megrahi has shown no compassion.
This is about neither compassion nor justice. This is about Shell Oil's British division and British Petroleum. This shames Scotland, England, Tony Blair and Prime minister Brown--and, of course, their Scottish puppet Justice (sic.) Secretary MacAskill.
©2009 Jonathan Dobrer
www.Dobrer.com
I couldn't agree more, Jonathan. It's like they are giving carte blanche for terrorists to do whatever they want.
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I am a English resident of Scotland and I am ashamed of the Scottish government and its actions to release Magrahi.
Please all note this was a Scottish National Party decission and not English
There are many good people in Scotland who are patriots and not Nationalist.
I can understand the outrage of many and I fully agree with them.
The Scottish National Party have a website take a look at the self gratification in this matter.
They are a disgrace to the whole world and to there own people.
They did this in the name of compassion but no compassion shown for victims and it may not surprise you to know they are like this with all criminals.Victims are never considered at all by all left wing parties,even Tony Blair and his lot .
Gordon Brown should have done something but he was on vacation..
I wonder if American people realise how much these left wing parties hate the free world .
The Scottish National Party as a big chip on its shoulders and only one agenda to make Scotland independent and turn it into a third world country.
Years ago I was reading the book about what happened to that flight. At "...bodies started to rain on the rooftops..." I stopped, put the book down and pictured in my mind that moment.
Months later i finished reading the book.