By Douglas Murray Director, Centre for Social Cohesion
International outrage at the Scottish Executive’s decision to release the Lockerbie terrorist Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi has been neither fierce nor specific.
The outrage has not been nearly precise enough, first because of the problem we have in Britain, and indeed in any country under the ever-expanding umbrella of the EU, of locating where power - and therefore blame - actually lies.
Britain in 2009 is such a mess of bureaucracy that it is hard for anyone in power, let alone voters, to know who is in charge of what. It was not until the last few weeks that many people knew that the over-promoted solicitor who now rejoices in the term ‘Scottish Justice Minister’ even existed. Certainly we were unaware that this man, called Kenny MacAskill, had the ability to carry out an act of terrorist-encouraging idiocy by freeing the murderer of 270 British and American citizens. And we were certainly unaware - until hearing his special pleading on the apparently uniquely forgiving character of the Scottish people - that he also claims the right to distribute forgiveness and compassion on behalf of the families of the hundreds of people whom Megrahi killed. Read more ...
International outrage at the Scottish Executive’s decision to release the Lockerbie terrorist Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi has been neither fierce nor specific.
The outrage has not been nearly precise enough, first because of the problem we have in Britain, and indeed in any country under the ever-expanding umbrella of the EU, of locating where power - and therefore blame - actually lies.
Britain in 2009 is such a mess of bureaucracy that it is hard for anyone in power, let alone voters, to know who is in charge of what. It was not until the last few weeks that many people knew that the over-promoted solicitor who now rejoices in the term ‘Scottish Justice Minister’ even existed. Certainly we were unaware that this man, called Kenny MacAskill, had the ability to carry out an act of terrorist-encouraging idiocy by freeing the murderer of 270 British and American citizens. And we were certainly unaware - until hearing his special pleading on the apparently uniquely forgiving character of the Scottish people - that he also claims the right to distribute forgiveness and compassion on behalf of the families of the hundreds of people whom Megrahi killed. Read more ...
Source: Hudson NY
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