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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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 Tripoli.
Scotish law maybe, better deal on oil you can bet was the key.
Many of the Lockerbie victims were Americans. Critics of the Scottish decision have set up a website urging Americans to “boycott Scotland.” U.S. tourists are the leading overseas visitors to Scotland by number and spend about 257 million pounds ($424 million) a year, more than any other nationality.
No one knows yet if there will be a boycott but I’d bet there will be some.
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 the fuel on this fire is the reception in Libya.