'We are getting married in Libya'
Posted on 09/02/2009 3:48:58 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet
EDINBURGH, Scotland — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing accuations of "double-dealing" after confidential documents were released on Tuesday revealing that Libya was told Brown wanted the Lockerbie bomber to die a free man.
"We did not want him to die in prison, no, we weren't seeking his death in prison," Miliband said.
Al-Megrahi, 57, was the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people. Scotland freed him on compassionate grounds Aug. 20 after doctors said he had terminal cancer.
U.S. Justice Department spokesman Richard Kolko said Tuesday that his department had "received assurances in the 1990s that al-Megrahi's full sentence would be served in Scotland."
Britain has growing economic interests in Libya — from oil exploration to financial services. Last year, British imports from Libya topped some $1.6 billion.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
...in other news, lockerbie victims died in dirt.
Then they should have just taken him outside the prison gates and shot him. Like a dog. In the dirt.
Brown Didn’t Want Lockerbie Bomber to Die in Jail,
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Relatives Didn’t Want Lockerbie Bomber Victims to Die in Plane ...
Wait a minute. The man (and I use the term loosely) was sentneanced to life in prison. As such, it was expected that his sentence would not end until his life did. Hence, he was supposed to die in prison.
Damn politicians have no clue.
when the O-dude snubbed the queen, and britain repeatedly, they had every right to snub us back. I disagree with letting this guy go, but how can we continue to insult our allies, then extect them to stick their necks out for us?
'We are getting married in Libya'
>”Then they should have just taken him outside the prison gates and shot him. Like a dog. In the dirt.”
Agreed
Really??? It wasn’t just Americans that died on that Pan-Am flight. Brown was’t snubbing us, he was pissing on the memory of all those that died in that crash. As far as Ozero’s childish behaviour goes, does that justify letting a mass murderer go and then lying by calling it compassion when in reality it was an oil deal between two whores.
standing neck deep in a pork processing plant waste pit.
The Brits used to hang Jewish Irgun “terrorists” from trees after 30 min trials when they occupied Israel. Now they can’t even stomach letting a Muslim mass-murderer die in prison?
Scotland did not release the murderer without a ‘wink’ from Obama.I t will come out someday.
Heck, story is now that the bomber may not have cancer after all, let alone die in a few months.... And it seems that Eric Holder knew in June he’d be released.
Their objective is obviously “TERRORISTS FOR OIL”.
Still, that sounds so vindictive. I mean, kill a few hundred people and just because of that, they die in jail. It’s simply beastly, you know. That’s what I told mummy at tea yesterday. It sounded simply beastly, when there are so many billions to be made by freeing him. My dog told me to do it, and I agreed. So blame him. It wasn’t my idea.
Well, you see, he’s not Jewish, so that’s a different matter. Jews from trees and all that, why that’s understandable. They poison well waters, make pacts with Satan and all that. But a Muslim is a human being, after all.
I doubt he was let free just as a means of counter-snubbing the US, but no doubt it was a side benefit...
The tragedy of mankind is that we forget. “Yes I know this person murdered, but it was all a long time ago and he’s a changed man now. He’s reformed/dying/his father/mother/cat is ill (delete as applicable)” You hear it all the time. And when the families of the victims protest they are made out to be cruel and heartless and guilty of bearing grudges!
The same thing happened with Myra Hindley, the Moors murdereress (look it up if you haven’t heard of her). That had a different ending, but purely because some of the families made it clear they wouldn’t stand for it.
You don’t need to put quotes round the word...the irgun WERE a particularly nasty lot.
Then why did the Brits redact the references to the US in the papers just released...?
Inquiring minds want to know...
One of these things is not like the others....
“We did not want him to die in prison...”
Duh - isn’t that what a life sentence means - that the perp will “die in prison”?
I feel so bad for the Lockerbie victim families. This is the worst travesty of justice imaginable.
insult our allies? You mean the U.S. insult UK?? How exactly has this happened in regard to this incident.
And believe me, Gordon Brown doesn’t speak for all of the UK conservatives. Gordon Brown needs to go.
And remember, Obama was only supposedly upset on the celebration of the arrival of the murderer,...NOT the fact the murderer was set free.
And these people do not speak for me. Why is it that some people are held to one standard and others are not. How can anyone be upset with Brown, when obviously our Congress and Executive branch had NO problem with releasing a killer?
Neither did I......at the point of a gun yes, jail..no.
and the implication is that John McCain and Joe Lieberman efforts are part of the Lockerbie/megrahi”gate” affair?
Its a stretch,...but who knows. I’ve seen stranger things happen with two actors from “Predator” being elected governors.
“How can anyone be upset with Brown, when obviously our Congress and Executive branch had NO problem with releasing a killer?”
well, you have something there. Haven’t heard too much outrage other than from the FBI director.
Implication? What the .ellllll was this bunch doing in Libya mid-August 2009, talking 'trade' deals for US with Libya, right as a terrorist killer was being granted freedom. Isn't that the complaint against Brown he did it for trade deals?
Ollie would have had that flight to Libya intercepted. Lady T would have never allowed the release. What sad sacks pass for leaders these days.
‘What the .ellllll was this bunch doing in Libya mid-August 2009, talking ‘trade’ deals for US with Libya, right as a terrorist killer was being granted freedom. Isn’t that the complaint against Brown he did it for trade deals?’
you’re probably right. with that said,..what did you think about my comments on the Governors from the movie “Predator”...pretty funny, huh? Now all we need is Carl Weathers to make it a Trifecta.
I did. Followed by a burial in a pigskin lined pine box.
But that’s just me.
Check their bank accounts and stock deals. There’s a money angle in it somehow.
Scottish parliament criticizes bomber’s release
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/02/scottish-parliament-criticizes-bombers-release/
Where’d he get the embroidered ribbons?
If we don't do something about the flood of illegal immigrants quickly, we will soon follow in the UK's footsteps.
Do Moammar Gadhafi and Michael Jackson share the same fashion designer and hair dresser? sheesh
“Do Moammar Gadhafi and Michael Jackson share the same fashion designer and hair dresser? sheesh”
I was thinking more of a cross between Gene Simmons of Kiss and Phil Spector.
Actually, the Lockerbie victims died by having their bodies torn to pieces in a thousand degree fireball.
it seems that another tragedy happened in Sep 2001,..it all feels so long ago,..hmmm...(taps chin)
Oh well,...i’m glad our oil relationship with Saudis is intact,...man! we need that oil. And oh!,..that 10 year old girl found her senses (with some prodding from her father) to return to her 80 year old husband. some wives just need a little prodding. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1115624/Its-injustice-NOT-marry-girls-aged-10-says-Saudi-cleric.html
This is another example of one of the great contributions that muslim americans can make in the future to America,..that Obama speaks so much about.http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/01/obama-calls-islam-great-religion-ramadan-dinner/
I could say more,..but a ramble a bit.
It’s hard to believe that anyone could look worse than Richards, but we may have a winner.
There's some places in South Korea that does them. I got a few made there. Real classy looking. Of course, in my case I earned them, at least as well as any US Air Force zoomie could.
Qaddafi? He probably award each one to himself. But what the hell, it's good tobe the king!
These are his "bodyguards":
“Brown Didn’t Want Lockerbie Bomber to Die in Jail,
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Relatives Didn’t Want Lockerbie Bomber Victims to Die in Plane ...”
Yeah, how about that.
The UK has really lost its way.
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