![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
A few quick ones.
Aug. 24th, 2009 11:46 amReleased or not?
My opinion, for what it's worth, is that if Al Megrahi was innocent (as it appears he may possibly be) the justice process should have been fast enough to allow his appeal to be heard before he dies of cancer, rather than dragged on like it has been. If the Iranians did bomb the Pan_Am_Flight_103 through Palestinian proxies (it is believed to be Fatah) in revenge for the bombing of Iran Air Flight 655, and Al Megrahi was the fall guy, he should have been given a chance to prove it before a court of law. If he was guilty, he should have been left in prison, dying or not.
However, the very fact Al Megrahi had to drop his appeal in order to be released on 'compassionate' grounds gives rise to suspicion that there was some sort of cover-up or secret deal.
Not only should justice be done, it should be seen to be done. Al Megrahi's appeal needs to go ahead now, no matter what, no matter who, or which nation it upsets. Even if it puts the Palestinians and Iranians in the frame, and reopens the debate about Iran Air Flight 655.
Then there's this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/23/west-bank-israeli-settlements
Which is, I suppose the sort of thing that gives the Palestinian extremists the motive to bomb, maim, torture, and kill the folk who support the building of new settlements on what had been within living memory their land. And also why they may have been prepared to accept outside contracts to spread their mayhem even further.
My opinion, for what it's worth, is that if Al Megrahi was innocent (as it appears he may possibly be) the justice process should have been fast enough to allow his appeal to be heard before he dies of cancer, rather than dragged on like it has been. If the Iranians did bomb the Pan_Am_Flight_103 through Palestinian proxies (it is believed to be Fatah) in revenge for the bombing of Iran Air Flight 655, and Al Megrahi was the fall guy, he should have been given a chance to prove it before a court of law. If he was guilty, he should have been left in prison, dying or not.
However, the very fact Al Megrahi had to drop his appeal in order to be released on 'compassionate' grounds gives rise to suspicion that there was some sort of cover-up or secret deal.
Not only should justice be done, it should be seen to be done. Al Megrahi's appeal needs to go ahead now, no matter what, no matter who, or which nation it upsets. Even if it puts the Palestinians and Iranians in the frame, and reopens the debate about Iran Air Flight 655.
Then there's this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/23/west-bank-israeli-settlements
Which is, I suppose the sort of thing that gives the Palestinian extremists the motive to bomb, maim, torture, and kill the folk who support the building of new settlements on what had been within living memory their land. And also why they may have been prepared to accept outside contracts to spread their mayhem even further.
