Scottish minister defends Lockerbie bomber release | Reuters

Reuters by Ian Mackenzie | Aug. 24, 2009 (News Report)

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scotland's justice secretary on Monday defended his decision to free the Lockerbie bomber on humanitarian grounds in the face of severe criticism from the United States government and relatives of U.S. victims. Addressing an Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug 24, 2009 - 10:59 AM PDT
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Notice that England has been very quite on the whole matter, and I feel the outrage, regardless of Scotland's law, is totally justified. Adding to ... More »

But MacAskill, who freed Abdel Basset al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds because he is dying of cancer, criticized Libya for the celebrations that greeted his return to ... More »

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  • FBI director outraged by Lockerbie bomber release

    Washington Post, Associated Press by Devlin Barrett | Aug. 22, 2009 (News Report)
    WASHINGTON -- FBI Director Robert Mueller sharply criticized Scotland's justice minister for releasing the Lockerbie bomber, an act that "gives comfort to terrorists" all over ...
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