tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post1319820417007824630..comments2024-03-15T06:02:30.623+00:00Comments on The Lockerbie Case: Tactics to reduce chances of being asked difficult questionsRobert Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606456028430261555noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073021351804532798.post-54562246345466541522014-12-30T14:44:40.265+00:002014-12-30T14:44:40.265+00:00Under pressure from the US government, the US/UK g...Under pressure from the US government, the US/UK government wanted the Scottish government to send Magrahi back to Libya to avoid his appeal being heard! [In practice this meant they wanted the Scottish government to take the wrap for granting a mass-murderer his freedom]<br /><br />Thus to avoid being a patsy and retain some dignity MacAskill did a neat side step and made a virtue of a vice by granting Megrahi compassionate release. [Rightly or wrongly, defying US was not considered to be in the national interest]<br /><br />And the SNP never really suffered from doing so because most people recognised the Scottish government were acting under duress and that compassionate release was an implicit admission that Megrahi was innocent!<br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213240619989073000noreply@blogger.com