This Reeks

palani · #1 07/04/10, 07:15 AM

The Lockerbie bomber released on compassionate grounds because of his incurable cancer now expected to live another 10 years.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...bqiuHERX3KkX-Q

Quote:

But the newspaper claimed that Sikora, the dean of medicine at Buckingham University in southern England, was the only expert the Libyan authorities could find who would agree to put the three-month estimate on Megrahi's life.

It reported that the advice of two other experts was ignored after they said Megrahi could live for 19 months.

Sikora said: "There was always a chance he could live for 10 years, 20 years... But it's very unusual."

The professor told The Sunday Times that the Libyan authorities made it clear to him that if he concluded Megrahi would die in a matter of months, it would greatly improve Megrahi's chances of being released from jail in Scotland.

"It was clear that three months was what they were aiming for. Three months was the critical point," Sikora said.

"On the balance of probabilities, I felt I could sort of justify (that)."

Randy Rooster · #2 07/04/10, 07:52 AM

Well khadaffi is walking around loose too and far as I know he was the one who ordered it.

Of course his country has a lot of oil, and there are a lot of US Corps making a lot of money there now so ..............

bjba · #3 07/04/10, 10:28 AM

The Golden Rule at work, them that has the gold makes the rules. And there are many who will trust their government. As PT Barnum said "There's a sucker born every minute."

scooter · #4 07/04/10, 10:38 AM

Maybe if they withhold cancer treatment they can get rid of him sooner.

gideonprime · #5 07/04/10, 10:47 AM

Not our problem. It was the UK's decision to let him go.

Guess they decided wrong.

Wolf mom · #6 07/04/10, 10:58 AM

Yuppers - "not our problem" - until something happens here and it's traced back to his collusion in it.

Let's think a little deeper here.

poppy · #7 07/04/10, 11:09 AM

Guys like this are the reason we need to let the CIA assassinate certain people.

gideonprime · #8 07/04/10, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolf mom

Yuppers - "not our problem" - until something happens here and it's traced back to his collusion in it.

Let's think a little deeper here.

Oh I didn't say it couldn't become problematic for us.

Just that it was never our place to tell another nation how to treat their criminals.

Wolf mom · #9 07/04/10, 04:26 PM

OK that makes your post clearer.

I agree it's not our place to tell another country how to treat their criminals.