Friday, August 20, 2010

Lockerbie Bomber - Prime case for Rendition?


The convicted and unrepentant Lockerbie Bomber Ali Al Megrahi who was mistakenly released from his 'life' sentence by Gordon Brown could now live another 7 years it has emerged.

Megrahi, 58, got out of jail free by claiming that he would die within a few weeks. Now in Tripoli undergoing treatment for Prostate cancer his life expectancy has been estimated at another 7 years.

The anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing which occurred on 21 December 1988 is coming around soon and the Foreign Office is asking Libya not to host any more celebrations like the heroic welcome given to Megrahi when he arrived home (below).

One wonders quite what the F.O. would do about it? Ask the CIA to snatch him back in one of their famous rendition raids? Or get the Russians to sprinkle some  radioactive polonium-210 in his sugar. One thing I am willing to bet - and that is our reaction will be pure Milquetoast.