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At least some Scottish Nationalists got to boast about their wonderful compassion. That's the main thing.

Did Myra Hindley not die in prison of cancer?

Oh, the humanity.

I think that, if Megrahi had been placed under 'house arrest' or confined in hospital.... He could never win with the opposition parties, who have demeaned themselves in my eyes by playing their usual Party Politics over his decision. I think he made the correct decision.... I am glad that, for onc...

http://martinkelly.blogspot.com/2009/08/like-bird-on-wing.html "Yet the fact that he was paid does not of itself compromise the value of his evidence in any way. If it did, every conviction obtained for which 'Crimestoppers' has offered a reward should be considered unsafe. Anyone suggesting th...

If some eedjit decides to to cancel their bus tour of the lochs over this, then that is easily a price worth paying for a justice system that does not bow before the whimsy of Fox News. The Justice Secretary is in charge of justice, that's correct. He is not charge of the nation's compassion. If we...

potatojunkie wrote:Well, I didn't have you down as being particularly bright.

Ouch. That might have hurt if i) I knew who you were and ii) cared what you thought!

potatojunkie wrote:Yeah, it's disgusting, especially when you consider that, had Megrahi died in prison, all the victims of the attack would have been magically resurrected and returned to their loved ones.

I don't even claim to understand what this point is about.

Lone Groover wrote:Let's hope the americans have arranged for him to fall out half way home.

Amen!

We could be doing him a favour. He could depart a saved martyr.

There is no 'ifs' here. The Scottish criminal system found Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi guilty of the Pan-Am Flight 103 terrorist attack. That is a fact. A politician has decided that the offence was not serious enough to warrant keeping Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi in prison in Scotland unt...

There is also the possibility of reoffending to consider. It is unlikely that Mr Al MaBawbag will ever get clearance to place bombs on a plane ever again, yet Robert Black (if released) would likely go hunting youngsters to abuse given he is a sexual deviant and has portrayed such throughout his li...

cheesemonster wrote:I think that's because everyone in the know, knows that he didn't do it. Conscience re-balanced.

I doubt anyone on this forum is that powerful or that much 'in the know'.

In any case, he has not been released because his verdict has been overturned on appeal. The verdict still stands.

I can't believe some people are getting off on some imaginary moral high ground. A guy convicted of killing 270 people is released and some wankers are walking around congratulating themselves on their moral brilliance. I can't wait until Robert Black starts taking a few dizzy turns and the campaign...

Megrahi will make a miraculous recovery when he gets home, no doubt. The Libyans will treat him as a returning hero and be utterly amazed at how stupid we really are.

Tam Dalyell is, and always be, an arsehole, in my view.

I'm sure Glasgow still holds the European attendance record for having hosted two European semi-finals on the same night. April 19, 1972 saw 80,000 at Ibrox to see Rangers play Bayern Munich and 75,000 at Celtic Park to watch Celtic against Inter Milan. This was a time when i) supporters could get b...

Inevitable. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8186701.stm News Corp is set to start charging online customers for news content across all its websites. The media giant is looking for additional revenue streams after announcing big losses. The company lost $3.4bn (£2bn) in the year to the end of Ju...