Watching the breathtaking hypocrisy of the US government condemning the Scottish Exec for releasing al-Megrahi.
The hardest evidence that convicted this man was an eye witness shopkeeper in Malta who could quite clearly remember this guy coming into his shop and buying articles of clothing, two years after the fact, the fact that he was paid several Million US$ probably helped jog his memory. All other evidence was best described as circumstantial.
This would be the same US citizens who shed not one tear for the 290 dead passengers and crew of the Iranian airliner the US Navy shot down, the airliner was flying within Iranian airspace legally, the US Ship was however Illegally in territorial waters, to date the US have never apologised for what they did, in fact the then President Bush Snr stated he “would never apologise for the United States”.
Sadly too many people look for revenge from a justice system and when they don’t get it, they remain unhappy. There was too little strong evidence to safely convict al-Megrahi, and Too many questions left unanswered to see a man jailed for life.
All fair points Drew, however, whether or not folk agree/disagree about his guilt.. he was convicted in a fair manner using the available evidence.. put simply he IS guilty, and should be left rotting in Greenock prison. But the weak idiots that claim to run Scotland decide to make a laughing stock of our justice system/country and release him to ..surprise.surprise a hero’s welcome!! Which “first minister”:confused: Alex Salmond finds “insensitive”!! What about his “governments” insensitivity towards the families of the 270 innocent souls his pal (and others) murdered?
I could’nt give a flying fig for Megrahi or his family, he should have been left to rot instead of the paltry 27 day per victim sentence “holiday” he was given. Myra Hindley never got a sniff of “compassion” when she was dying, as is the same story for thousands of others who die in prison:mad:John Gotti,Ronnie Kray,Milosevic,Walter Breen etc..
A shame that 90% of the world will now see Scotland as a buzz word for weak fools. Wrong,wrong,wrong!
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