Release needed for better trade deal?

The welcome for the Lockerbie bomber released for "compassionate" reasons is difficult to watch. My link says he should have arrived in a box. Watching our college professor president saying the release was inappropriate wasn't helpful, either.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082103326.html

Mel Maki said:

The welcome for the Lockerbie bomber released for "compassionate" reasons is difficult to watch. My link says he should have arrived in a box. Watching our college professor president saying the release was inappropriate wasn't helpful, either.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082103326.html

The release was crazy to do and it was disgusting to watch the hero's welcome in Libya, just as the White House said it was. The news reports indicated many of those who hailed his release in Libia were too young to know of him personally so they turned out to hail his "achievement".

Pretty much leaves you speachless. 8 years for mass murder, hard to believe.

Andreas

Definitely a window into the Middle Eastern soul... :S

I work with a 26 year old and have an 20 year old intern who seam to think it was the "compassionate" thing to do since he only has 3 months to live reportedly. Being near Syracuse University, who lost so many students, and having seen numerous stories of local families anguish, I'm afraid releasing him in no way even registers on my compassion scale.