What Happened to Abdul Ali al-Megrahi?
The Lockerbie bomber, Abdul Ali al-Megrahi, was released from prison in Scotland on the humanitarian ground that he was dying of prostate cancer and would be gone in three months. That was four months ago. Now, the families of victims and Scots in general are wondering what’s happened to him. The London [...]
Obamic Record-Setting Achievement
In the early days of the presidency of George W. Bush, shortly after 9/11 and the invasion of Afghanistan a month later, Friend Lee and I speculated how many vile “thugocracies” Bush would manage to overthrow, by hook or by crook — or at least leash — during his presidency.
The final count was six, as [...]
Brits: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton knew about decision to release Lockerbie bomber
If this Daily Mail piece is true, then Barack Obama lied about not signing off on the release of the Muslim terrorist who took down Pan Am flight 103, killing 270 people.
From the Daily Mail article:
British officials claim Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton were kept informed at all stages of discussions [...]
Lockerbie Bomber Release: What Did Obama Approve, and When Did He Approve It?
Blogger DRJ on powerhouse blogsite Patterico’s Pontifications links to an important article; but I think she missed one of its major implications.
She linked to an article in the UK Daily Mail, “No.10 turns on Obama and Clinton for criticising decision to release Lockerbie bomber,” focusing on the damage this contretemps is doing to our special [...]
Blood For Oil
The real thing, this time: leaked British diplomatic correspondence published in the London Times appears to make it clear that Great Britain let Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi go in order to finalize an oil deal with Libya:
The British government decided it was “in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom” to make Abdelbaset [...]
Family Man
“I am a family man: first and foremost I am a son, husband, father and grandfather.” Thus said Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi in his appeal to the Scottish authorities for compassionate release. And thus Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill on Scotland’s decision to comply: “Our justice system demands that judgment be imposed but [...]
