http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/scotland/ en-us Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:41:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408895/posts Lockerbie bomber, Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi has been misplaced. The terrorist was released by Scottish authorities back in April in a show of great compassion for the barbarian who slaughtered 270 innocent citizens in 1988. Based on the assertion that Megrahi was suffering from prostate cancer and had one foot in the land of seventy-two virgins, the savage was exempted from doing any more prison time contingent upon his pinky swear that he would behave himself and die forthwith. Even Barack Obama took a non-nurturing posture regarding this particular terrorist. Miraculously, the terrorist is still getting around months later. He’s... joytiz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408895/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:41:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408389/posts It was the worst terrorist attack in Britain's history, the deadliest assault on U.S. civilians until 9/11 and a political powder keg that roiled governments around the world. On Dec. 21, 1988, a bomb exploded in the forward cargo hold of Pan Am Flight 103, a jetliner flying from London to New York. Within less than a minute, the Boeing 747 splintered into thousands of pieces and fell 31,000 feet, smashing down in the village of Lockerbie, Scotland. The impact killed 11 villagers and destroyed 21 homes. None of the 259 people on board the aircraft survived. On August 21,... Times of London/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408389/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:18:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404737/posts Its pale, amber hue evokes a classic Scotch whisky, distilled in the wind-swept Highlands of Northern Scotland. But there's something rather unusual about this single malt: it was produced in England. For the first time in 100 years, a whisky made south of the border is going on sale. Produced at St. George's Distillery by the River Thet, nestled among the farms of Norfolk, the English Whisky Co's single malt has been rated as 'brilliant' by experts. Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404737/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:27:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2395530/posts The first Pictish throne to be built for a millennium has been unveiled by researchers investigating the lives of Scotland's most mysterious tribal people. The team spent a year crafting the oak of five Scottish trees into a design modelled on ancient carvings in a project that cost around £10,000. Raised thrones were important symbols of Pictish power for church leaders and kings, but none survive. The project at the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) is part of a three-year research programme, sponsored by the Glenmorangie whisky company, and aims to improve understanding of Scottish history from 300AD to 900AD...... The Scotsman (sleeping, strong and handsome built) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2395530/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:03:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2155799/posts Professor Ferenc Szasz argued that so-called rap battles, where two or more performers trade elaborate insults, derive from the ancient Caledonian art of "flyting". According to the theory, Scottish slave owners took the tradition with them to the United States, where it was adopted and developed by slaves, emerging many years later as rap. Professor Szasz is convinced there is a clear link between this tradition for settling scores in Scotland and rap battles, which were famously portrayed in Eminem's 2002 movie 8 Mile. He said: "The Scots have a lengthy tradition of flyting - intense verbal jousting, often laced... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2155799/posts#comment Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:18:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391796/posts Scotland already has more identified Roman camps than any other European country -- reflecting Rome's repeated attempts to stamp its rule on the troublesome north. Now the number is set to increase. The first comprehensive survey of Roman remains for 30 years will boost the total of officially recognised sites and give them greater legal protection, officials said yesterday. Traces of at least 225 Roman military camps dot the Scottish countryside from the Borders to Aberdeenshire... They can be spotted today mostly from the air, where the distinctive bank and ditch defences thrown up by the legionaries still mark the... The Scotsman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391796/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385376/posts AN ANIMAL charity is stumping up an award to find the culprits of a sickening firework attack on a cat. PETA are offering £1000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the vile attack. The terrified cat suffered horrific burns and had to be put down. Thugs held the female tabby down while they tied an explosive to her back. She was in agony for up to a week before she was discovered near Dalduff Farm Shop at Crosshill. Suzanne Barnard, from PETA, said: "We are urging residents to keep a watchful eye on their... Ayrshire Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385376/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:50:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383394/posts Glasgow, United Kingdom, Nov 9, 2009 / 09:54 pm (CNA).- The Archbishop of Glasgow has denounced a publicly funded play which portrays Jesus as a transsexual, saying it is a “provocative and offensive abuse” of Christian beliefs. He suggested the event is part of an agenda to “mock Christianity.”The play “Queen of Heaven” is being staged in the Tron Theatre as part of the publicly funded “Glasgay!” arts festival, which describes itself as “Scotland’s Annual celebration of queer culture,” the BBC reports. Some 300 people held a candlelight protest of the play outside the theatre.Festival producer Steven Thomson described... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383394/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:10:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2379378/posts Five days after he took delivery of a metal detector and seven steps into his first treasure hunt, a novice archaeologist has helped to rewrite Scottish history and may be a millionaire after he unearthed four 2,300-year-old torcs made of pure gold a few feet from his parked car. David Booth, a game warden at Blair Drummond Safari Park, in Stirlingshire, bought his £240 detector from a website that claimed “treasure need not be an idle dream”. What then seemed an absurd sales puff has proved strangely prophetic. The hoard he discovered at the edge of a field was described... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2379378/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377708/posts Tuesday November 3, 2009 Scottish Gay Rights Activists Found Guilty of Pedophilia Sentenced to Life Imprisonment By Thaddeus M. BaklinskiEDINBURGH, Scotland, November 3, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - An influential gay rights activist and youth group leader, and another homosexualist activist, have been jailed for life for their involvement in the largest pedophile ring ever uncovered in Scotland.James Rennie, one time co-coordinator of the homosexual rights group LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Youth Scotland and a former teacher, and Neil Strachan, the former secretary of a Celtic boys club and campaigner on homosexual issues, were convicted in May on charges including sex attacks... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377708/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:51:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375414/posts Scottish lawyer denies reports Lockerbie bomber deadThu, Oct 22, 2009 AFP LONDON, UK- A lawyer for Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi denied Wednesday a report that he had died, two months after being freed from a Scottish jail. Sky News television, quoting unidentified sources, said there were reports that Megrahi had died. He was freed from a Scottish prison and returned to Libya on August 20, on the grounds that he was dying of prostate cancer. "It's not true... he's alive and I know that for a fact," Scottish lawyer Tony Kelly told AFP, while declining to give details... Asia One http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375414/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:22:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373336/posts Shotgun and rifle crime has more than doubled in Scotland because police have been so effective in cracking down on handgun smugglers, it emerged yesterday. Gangs finding it harder to access the smaller weapons are instead arming themselves with shotguns and rifles stolen from licensed holders. The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency says that a recent rise in illegal handgun trade led officers to crack down on smugglers. In response, many criminals have been robbing legitimate shotgun owners, in particular focusing their attention on country estates. New figures show that shotgun and rifle offences are at a ten-year high.... .timesonline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373336/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:11:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1144043/posts Macbeth's castle unearthed in Inverness garden? LOCAL history enthusiasts believe they have unearthed positive evidence that a former King of Scotland maintained a castle in Inverness. Tradition has persisted that Macbeth had a stronghold at Auldcastle Road in the Crown area of the city - hence the name. Now an archaeological dig by members of the Inverness Local History Forum in the garden of the appropriately-named house Dun Macbeth has uncovered what could be the most important finds to date. Some artefacts, including pieces of medieval glass and what are thought to be whalebone and porpoise or dolphin bones have... Inverness Courier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1144043/posts#comment Fri, 28 May 2004 19:51:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364539/posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Microfiche-New York Times archives, McHenry Library, U.C. Santa Cruz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364539/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:24:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2348113/posts Michael hits the nail on the head . . . and then comes this: The Obama administration has notified Congress of the State Department's intention to contribute $400,000 to foundations run by Muammar Qaddafi's two children — $200,000 each for daughter Aisha and son Saif. Saif, you may recall, is the son who escorted the Lockerbie terrorist Abdel Baset al-Megrahi home to a hero's welcome in Libya after President Obama sternly "warned" Qaddafi that there was to be no hero's welcome. Illinois Republican congressman Mark Steven Kirk (House Appropriations Subcommittee on State/Foreign Operations) has sent Obama a letter asking him... The Corner at National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2348113/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348107/posts WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today urged President Obama to withdraw his Administration's request to provide $400,000 to Libya's Qaddafi Foundation, just weeks after they celebrated the release of a terrorist responsible for the murders of 189 Americans. Last month, when Scotland freed Abel Baset Megrahi, the only man convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi greeted him with a hero's welcome. Qaddafi's son, Saif, was involved in the negotiation for Megrahi's release and accompanied the terrorist back to Libya. Despite the U.S. Administration's strong condemnation of Megrahi's release, the State Department... Trading Markets http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348107/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:14:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346056/posts Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland' Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful. That was the verdict of a series of 13th century Viking travel guides that warned voyagers to visit at their peril. The Daily Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346056/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:10:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338497/posts A British army officer who, after running out of ammunition, used his bayonet to charge a Taliban fighter has been awarded the Military Cross. Lt James Adamson, who is 24 and serves with the Royal Regiment of Scotland, was given the medal for his "supreme physical courage". His actions while on tour in Afghanistan saved the lives of soldiers in his platoon. He said he ran out of ammunition after killing one man, so charged the second. Lt Adamson, who is from the Isle of Man, and part of the 5th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, said: "To be honest... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338497/posts#comment Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:32:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337728/posts Sir – As a long-term employee in the oil and gas industry, having worked in various locations around the world including Libya, I would like to pose a few points for all and sundry to ponder. When I worked in Libya several years ago many locals were, at that time, quite adamant that Mr al-Megrahi would someday return to Libya – they have been proved right. Some went as far as to say they were sorry for the death of non-Americans on the doomed flight, but not necessarily for the American fatalities. Within the oil and gas industry wherever you... Dumfries & Galloway Standard (Scotland) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337728/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336190/posts Back from summer recess, Congress faces continuing outrage over Scotland's release of Libyan terrorist Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi, convicted of destroying Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. How did this happen? How is it possible, at the supposed height of "Obamamania" worldwide, that Great Britain, our closest ally, would free a terrorist who killed 270 innocents, 189 of them Americans? What does this mean for our policy against terrorism? British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's own ministers now concede, despite earlier denials, that Megrahi's triumphal return to Tripoli was linked to British interest in greater trade and investment with Libya. In the... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336190/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:09:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333964/posts Exclusive: Lockerbie families could exploit legal loophole to raise conviction appeal after al-Megrahi's deathLockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's appeal could be back on, the Record can reveal. Family members of those killed have learned a legal loophole will allow a third party to have the case reopened on Megrahi's behalf after his death. The convicted terrorist - who is dying from cancer - sensationally dropped his case days before being freed on compassionate grounds. The move was viewed as a massive blow to the chances of the public ever getting to the truth of the Pan Am flight 103 explosion,... Daily Record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333964/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:01:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2332610/posts Many people around the world, not just the relatives of the victims of the 270 people killed when Abdel Baset al-Megrahi blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over a Scottish town, are still furious about his release from a Scottish prison and the warm greetings extended to him when he arrived in Libya. The TV cameras showed the gala reception, Qaddafi hugging Megrahi, and Megrahi kissing the Libyan despot. Libya's leader then praised his "friend" British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the British government on Thursday for what he called their "courage" in allowing Megrahi's release. "To my friends in... UK Telegraph/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2332610/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 01:56:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329372/posts Britain's release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi-- the Libyan terrorist whose bomb blew up a plane over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people-- is galling enough in itself. But it is even more profoundly troubling as a sign of a larger mood that has been growing in the Western democracies in our time. In ways large and small, domestically and internationally, the West is surrendering on the installment plan to Islamic extremists. The ostensible reason for releasing al-Megrahi was compassion for a man terminally ill. It is ironic that this was said in Scotland, for exactly 250 years ago another... rcp http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329372/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 14:05:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2328302/posts From the London Times: Gordon Brown was dragged into the centre of the row over the early release of the Lockerbie bomber last night after it emerged that a key decision that could have paved the way for the terrorist to serve his sentence in Libya was approved by Downing Street. A source close to Jack Straw told The Times that the move to include Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi in a prisoner transfer agreement in 2007 was a government decision and was not made at the sole discretion of the Justice Secretary. "It wasn't just Jack who decided this. It... South Dakota Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2328302/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:11:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328187/posts Gordon Brown was dragged into the centre of the row over the early release of the Lockerbie bomber last night after it emerged that a key decision that could have paved the way for the terrorist to serve his sentence in Libya was approved by Downing Street. A source close to Jack Straw told The Times that the move to include Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi in a prisoner transfer agreement in 2007 was a government decision and was not made at the sole discretion of the Justice Secretary. “It wasn’t just Jack who decided this. It was a Government decision.... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328187/posts#comment Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:11:52 GMT