Fallout From The Release Of The Lockerbie Bomber -- A Complete News Roundup

Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, center, is helped down the airplane steps on his arrival at an airport in Tripoli, Libya. AP

Was Oil Part of a Deal for the Lockerbie Bomber? -- Time Magazine

Was it an oil deal? Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi flew home from a Scottish prison on Thursday, freed by the Scottish government on compassionate grounds because doctors say Megrahi's cancer will kill him within three months. But was that the real reason? Could Britain have traded Megrahi in return for lucrative deals with the energy-rich North African nation?

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Scottish Minister of Justice Announces Al Megrahi Release

More News On The Release Of The Lockerbie Bomber

WAS THIS RELEASE DONE FOR OIL?

New Questions in Lockerbie Bomber’s Release -- New York Times
Trade 'Link' to Bomber's Release -- BBC
'Deal in the Desert' -- The Times
British Firms Hope Lockerbie Release will Boost Business -- The Guardian
Gaddafi's Son: Trade Link to Lockerbie Bomber's Release -- Daily Telegraph

U.S., BRITISH CRITICISM

U.S., Britain Criticize Celebrations for Lockerbie Plotter -- Washington Post
Barack Obama Calls Tripoli Welcome 'Highly Objectionable' -- Daily Telegraph
Anger as Americans Wake to Hear News -- The Scotsman
US Calls Libyan Welcome of Lockerbie Figure Outrageous, Disgusting -- Voice of America.

LIBYAN RESPONSE

Return party was scaled back by Libyan authorities -- Scotsman
Gaddafi Defies Criticism -- Jerusalem Post
Libya's Gadhafi Welcomes Lockerbie Bomber -- Associated Press
London Condemns Reception Bomber Received in Tripoli -- Voice of America

SCOTTISH/BRITISH GOV'T REACTION

Papers: Bomber's Release 'a Betrayal of Justice' -- CNN
Scots Law Now 'Laughing Stock of the World' -- The Scotsman
Lockerbie Release Casts Dark Shadow Over Britain's Ties With US -- The Times
Lockerbie Fallout Puts Scotland on the Spot -- Wall Street Journal
Scotland Official Talks of Lockerbie Release -- CNN
No 10 Facing Lockerbie Questions -- BBC
So Why is Brown Silent on Release of Megrahi? -- The Scotsman

COMMENTARIES/OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

Trade Lockerbie Bomber for Oil Contracts? -- Hot Air
Letting Terrorists Go -- Powerline
SNP's Libya Stunt Shamed My Nation -- Daily Telegraph opinion
Lockerbie Defendant and “Compassionate Release” -- Wall Street Journal opinion
Murderer Goes Scot-Free - Washington Post editorial
Terrorists Go Scot Free -- National Review opinion
Scottish Sympathy & Libyan Perfidy -- Blackfive
What a Wonderful World -- The Belmont Club
Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 -- Victims of Pan Am Flight 103

COMMENTARY: WNU EDITOR

The Scots (and Brits) have lost their way. Releasing a man who was convicted of mass murder so that he can live the rest of his life in luxury in Libya defies the imagination.

There is no compassion in this release, but contempt to those who follow the rule of law. The families who lost loved ones were not listened to by the Scottish minister who released this murderer, no compassion was directed their way .... and none has been to this day.

This political stunt is going to shame the Scottish Government (and its people) for years to come .... and justifiably so. The Scots .... whether at home or traveling abroad .... will carry the stigma of being the country that made the most absurd expression of compassion in the history of the world.