What is the immediate reaction of the US family members after the release of Megrahi by Scotland on “compassionate grounds”?
We were surprised that the Scots would release the bomber, outraged that the decision seemed to be motivated by commercial interests, and befuddled with the numerous comments from Col. Gadhafi’s son, Saif. We knew there would be a hero’s welcome for this murderous, wicked little man, and that is exactly what happened when he returned to Libya. Many victims’ family members were in tears. Nineteen nations had achieved, after many years of investigation and prosecution, the conviction of only one man, Mr. Megrahi, for the largest crime in the history of the United Kingdom. We know there were more involved and this was an act of state sponsored terrorism, and now this one man was being sent home a hero. It was obscene.
