This is classic, from a fairly short letter from FBI director - Robert S. Mueller 111 - to Scottish Minister Kenny MacAskill, re the release of Lockerbie bomber, Mr. Megrahi, on compassionate grounds:
Over the years I have been a prosecutor, and recently as the Director of the FBI, I have made it a practice not to comment on the actions of other prosecutors, since only the prosecutor handling the case has all the facts and the law before him in reaching the appropriate decision.
Your decision to release Megrahi causes me to abandon that practice in this case. I do so because I am familiar with the facts, and the law, having been the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the investigation and indictment of Megrahi in 1991.
a bit later:
Your action gives comfort to terrorists around the world who now believe that regardless of the quality of the investigation, the conviction by jury after the defendant is given all due process, and sentence appropriate to the crime, the terrorist will be freed by one man's exercise of "compassion."
There was no jury in this exceptional case, only three judges.
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A case of protesting too much.
Perhaps they'd be honourable enough to hand over the pilot who bombed Gaddafi's child
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Cheers aferrismoon, I find it incredible that he state he is "familiar" with this particular case and then reference "a conviction by jury".
It sounds the right thing to say. So long asit sounds ok then its right.
If u mention there was no jury, whaddya doing - supporting terrorism.
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Foreign Affairs/Relations are NOT a devolved issue and Brown's reluctance to come out immediately and spout some rubbish shows that both Labour (UK gov'mnt) and the SNP are in bed together.
USA pi$$ed off because the appeal would've given them a good reason to 'go in' to Iran.
Hiya Anon, I agree with some of what you write.
The SNP and current UK govt are in bed together because there is a deeper significance to Scotland's independence in relation to the establishment of a New World Order.
I know you may think me mad but it is all to do with ritual and occult magick, in that if something has worked before, it will work again.
I don't believe that those who hold the real power in this world are pissed off with the way things have transpired, rather it was always their intention.
cheers though and thanks.
brian
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