In this pathetic world we live in, only the Jews are to be despised, and Muslims are to be exalted.  Shame on Scotland and the reprehensible brown-noser Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill for releasing a mass murderer.  Yet another example of how the UK has lost its moral will.  Via AP:

The Scottish government says it will release Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds to allow him to return to Libya to die.

Justice secretary Kenny MacAskill said Thursday that there had been a significant deterioration in the health of al-Megrahi, who is suffering from terminal prostate cancer.

MacAskill says he is conscious that there “were deeply held feelings and that many may disagree.”

Al-Megrahi was convicted in 2001 of taking part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on Dec. 21, 1988. He was sentenced to life in prison.

The airliner — which was carrying mostly American passengers to New York — blew up as it flew over Scotland. All 259 people aboard and 11 on the ground died when the aircraft crashed into the town of Lockerbie.

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi is a former Libyan intelligence officer, head of security for Libyan Arab Airlines, and director of the Centre for Strategic Studies in Tripoli, Libya. On 31 January 2001, he was convicted, by a panel of Scottish Judges sitting in a special court at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands, of 270 counts of murder for his part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on 21 December 1988.

Megrahi was sentenced to life imprisonment. Suffering from terminal prostate cancer, with less than three months to live, he was freed on compassionate grounds by the Scottish Government on 20 August 2009.

His release was met with controversy. His co-accused, Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah was found not guilty and was acquitted.

Statement of Director Robert S. Mueller, III, Federal Bureau of Investigatio:

We are deeply disappointed over the decision to release Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi from prison. Mr. Megrahi’s guilt was firmly established by the court. His conviction resulted in a life sentence for his part in the loss of 270 innocent lives, including 189 Americans. He never admitted to his role in this act of terrorism, nor did he or the government of Libya disclose the names or roles of others who were responsible.

In a case of mass murder over Lockerbie, Mr. Megrahi served less than 14 days per victim. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those victims today, for the ongoing pain and loss caused by this horrific attack.

This is hilarious!  Read how Muslims continue to dictate public policy: Libya, which does not accurately recognize Israel as a legitimate and sovereign nation, attempted to access a closed sea port at Gaza.  Israel righteously intercepted the ship knowing that the Libyan ship could potentially be a launching pad against Israeli civilians.  Libya did not use the internationally acknowledged waterways to get to Gaza, so, the Libyan crybabies whined to the UN Security Council and then accused Israel of piracy!  ROFL!  I guess the Libyans confused the Israeli naval vessels with Muslim Somalians who are in premeditative phases attacking luxury cruise liners in tribute, I suppose, to their ancestor’s primitive Barbary pirate days where Arabs mercilessly attacked British and American ships as far back as 1785. Read more about the Barbary pirates here, here and here.   Via AFP:

Libya protested in vain Wednesday before the UN Security Council over Israel’s interception of a Libyan ship attempting to reach Gaza. The Libyan complaint failed to elicit a formal condemnation of Israel. Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gabriela Shalev said that since Libya does not recognize Israel, the interception was justified on grounds of national security. “No member state of this Council, nor any other member of the UN, would allow a shipment originating from a hostile state towards a territory that serves as a launching pad for terrorist attacks against its civilians,” Shalev said.

U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative Alejandro Wolff also rejected Libya’s arguments and deemed it “absurd to assert Israel committed an act of piracy” since not a single shot was fired nor was the Libyan ship boarded. He said Libya’s attempt to access a closed sea port instead of following the usual channels for international aid was “dangerous and irresponsible.”