Cure for Cancer
The sight of the convicted Libyan bomber - Abdelbaset al-Megrahi - at a pro-Gaddafi rally in Tripoli yesterday means just one thing.
The decision to free him was based on duff advice - because unless the Libyans have found a cure for cancer and kept it all to themselves - al-Megrahi should have been dead and buried by now.
Now I don't blame the SNP justice minister - Kenny McAskill - for this embarrassing state of affairs.
No, I think he made a principled decision - even if many people disagreed with McAskill's decision to grant al-Megrahi early release on compassionate grounds
And we now know that the last Labour government - including the former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, of course - were fully in support of the Scottish government's decision.
The person - or people - in the spotlight should be those who gave the minister such poor medical advice.
Nothing would surprise me now - maybe al-Megrahi will be entered as a Libyan competitor in next year's London Olympic Games.
If so, he's sure to get good coverage on the BBC - but I digress.
The point is that the doctor/s said this chap had months to live - yet years later he's still going strong.
So if the Scottish government paid for this medical advice - they should ask for their (our) money back.
And take those responsible off the approved - 'letting prisoners out of jail early' advisory panel.
The decision to free him was based on duff advice - because unless the Libyans have found a cure for cancer and kept it all to themselves - al-Megrahi should have been dead and buried by now.
Now I don't blame the SNP justice minister - Kenny McAskill - for this embarrassing state of affairs.
No, I think he made a principled decision - even if many people disagreed with McAskill's decision to grant al-Megrahi early release on compassionate grounds
And we now know that the last Labour government - including the former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, of course - were fully in support of the Scottish government's decision.
The person - or people - in the spotlight should be those who gave the minister such poor medical advice.
Nothing would surprise me now - maybe al-Megrahi will be entered as a Libyan competitor in next year's London Olympic Games.
If so, he's sure to get good coverage on the BBC - but I digress.
The point is that the doctor/s said this chap had months to live - yet years later he's still going strong.
So if the Scottish government paid for this medical advice - they should ask for their (our) money back.
And take those responsible off the approved - 'letting prisoners out of jail early' advisory panel.
