Posted on 08/15/2010 3:44:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The son of Libyan dictator Colonel Gadaffi is to celebrate the first anniversary of the Lockerbie bomber's release by giving a party for him.
Saif Gadaffi, whose friends include Tony Blair and Lord Mandelson, will attend the revelry for Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi in his two-storey house in Tripoli. He will foot the bill for food and drink, following a day's fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. When Megrahi, 58, was released on August 20 last year, Scottish authorities said he had only three months to live and was 'going home to die'.
Frank Duggan, a lawyer and spokesman for the families of the 270 victims of the Lockerbie bombing, said: 'Megrahi is obviously still deemed a hero in Libya. 'Saif Gadaffi was instrumental in pulling off a public relations masterstroke to get him released on the 40th anniversary of the Libyan revolution. 'We understand the celebrations are meant to be more low key this time.' Mr Duggan added that the victims' relatives did not want to focus on Megrahi on August 20 and were instead looking forward to a wedding between two of them the next day. Megrahi's arrival in Tripoli from Scotland last year was met by scenes of jubilation.
He was showered with rose petals by supporters who waved the Scottish flag.
Libyan authorities have insisted they want to avoid a repeat of the international revulsion sparked by Megrahi being treated to a hero's homecoming.
Instead, they will 'pray' to 'give thanks' for those who freed Megrahi, the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.
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If we had a president with gonads, the F111s would pay a return visit during that party.
Ghaddafi is a POS, just like OHB is.
Should we return?
What’s Libyan Arabic for “douchebag”?
A goat is my best girl?
Maybe we can build a mosque for him in Lockerbie.
Corporal Gadaffi?
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