I am shocked to hear that al Megrahi was just released and boarded an aircraft headed back to Libya, his home. He was responsible for 270 deaths in one of the largest terrorist attacks prior to 9/11. I usually do not comment on controversial issues but his one is unbelievable. Now he is allowed to go home and die with his family which none of the 270 people were able to do. He has advanced prostate cancer and is expected to live only a few months.
CMG Home Loans - Toms River, NJ
I saw this in the paper the other day and my initial reaction was WTF??? It bothered me as well.
Aug 20, 2009 02:39 AM
Anonymous
I have heard that there is an oil deal that Libya is offering up. However, doesn't Scotland have a large amount of oil? Eleven of their countrymen were killed on the ground. I hate to be cynical but I don't believe the compassion explanation in a minute. Somebody is being paid off big time, but who is it?
Aug 20, 2009 03:04 AM
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Sunstreet Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
Robert- good to hear from you.
Mary-Lynn- Next thing you know they will be treating this guy and he will be miraculously cured...
Aug 20, 2009 03:12 AM
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036
I was distressed to see this as well, as one of the people on the flight lived right near me. He should have been kept in prison ill or not.
Aug 20, 2009 06:34 AM
Sunstreet Mortgage LLC. Licensed Mortgage Professional - Tucson, AZ
I watched the coverage this morning on TV. I really don't get the whole thing. How can they let a guy out of prison for something like that? The problem is that we forget history and only remember the present. Those people are gone for 20 years now and he is alive and ill. He is what we see and thus his suffering somehow draws compassion from those who see him every day in prison. If they had simply executed him instead of giving him life in prison this would be a non-issue. If being the operative word. good post.
Aug 20, 2009 08:14 AM
Sunstreet Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
I think they should take him up on a plane, strap on a suitcase filled with explosives and let him die like the 250+ people on Pam Am 103 did.
Aug 20, 2009 08:21 AM
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