AFF's Doublethink

Lawrence Greenberg — August 21, 2009 at 10:44 am

“I don’t really think that the death penalty serves as a deterrent (and I certainly don’t in cases of international terrorism). But I do think it keeps travesties like this from happening.”

I could not agree more. Murderers should be executed. It is not revenge – it is justice.

jon fisher — August 21, 2009 at 11:35 am

Here’s how they should have returned him to Libya ….strapped to an unmanned predator
(drone) and blew it up over Libya

Erik — August 21, 2009 at 11:39 am

Just wanted to point out that now all those terrorists that may have hesitated before due to the death penalty or life in prison, now have a renewed hope for being able to kill so many more innocent people. Way to go UK. Hope its’s not the US, it should be you for the hundreds now that will take the advise of this man.Should have killed him.

Lequisha Holmes — August 21, 2009 at 11:49 am

The United States government could have stopped this release if Obama really did not want the release. However, I believe that in his heart of hearts our president thinks we “deserved” the bombing and therefore would not have stopped the release. A continuance of the “Apologizing President”. Oh, and as far as Obama asking Libya to keep him under house arrest – “Please don’t throw me in the briar patch”. This is not a naive president – this was intentional.

JFC — August 21, 2009 at 1:50 pm

This is total BS- did this guy have any compassion for the people he helped kill? I say let him rot from cancer in jail. Sends a bad message. If this guy miraculously gets cured, what would we do then? This person had zero compassion for his victims- why show him any compassion at all?

JJ — August 21, 2009 at 2:24 pm

There are two sides to this coin. The first is yes, he should have been left to die in prison, and not with his family. The innocents he murdered didn’t have the opportunity to do the same. The other side of the coin, is that by showing compassion to this man, and letting him die in his home shows that the Western World is good and caring. We understand that life is not to be wasted. That we, are better than the terrorists. Their little “hero’s welcome” proves that we are better than the trash that cheers for trash.

Katie — August 21, 2009 at 3:12 pm

Lequisha Holmes- What an ignorant thing to say!
I really think that 3 months is plenty of time for this “man” to plot and carry out another bombing. Congradulations Scotland you just set a terrorist free to kill again. How stupid could you be MacAskill?

Proletariat — August 21, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Is not any different than what Americans do in this country. When they “support the troops” and welcomed them as heroes after terrozing & killing hundreds of children & civilians in the middle east. Is no different than what the German people did in World War 2 when they supported the Nazi soldiers & waved their flags & were patriotic.

Mike G — August 21, 2009 at 4:54 pm

McAskill should be arrested for letting a convicted terrorist free. He must be a terrorist himself for taking sides with one. I hope he experiences the grief those families experienced…he deserves every bad thing that comes to him from this. He should be fired, arrested and sent to jail. Compassion? the Scottish people should be embarassed and should call for his resignation. Scotland should never be trusted with terrorists. They are weak and not even a worthy country to handle such a responsibility. Drop Dead.

butlergallief — August 21, 2009 at 5:41 pm

Come on America get real! You’re a fading Imperial power and this was none of your business. We British know how it feels to lose an Empire but you’ve just gotta get used to it! Try and mature a little in your attitudes and learn, like we have learned, to be compassionate. The right decision was made in The UK, I doubt it would have been made in ‘the land of the free’.

Jim — August 21, 2009 at 5:42 pm

Why is Obama complaining? He is in favor of early release of prisoners in the U.S. to save money. He advocates killing innocent babies as they are born by shoving a pair of surgical scissors into their brain. What a piece or work! It would seem appropriate for Obama to kill the people that elected him with his eugenic healthcare plan.

Richard Hansen — August 21, 2009 at 8:44 pm

This is all about Libya, please sell us your oil and be friends ok? Gee i feel warm all over. So much for principles.

APV San Jose, CA — August 21, 2009 at 8:52 pm

They welcome their veterans the same we do ours. What’s the problem?

Militarymale — August 24, 2009 at 12:38 pm

Simply amazing i thought life in prison meant till you die guess the scottish government dont think so and they should pay for the lack of justice for the people killed. Sentence was life in prison without possibility of parol and the government failed to carry it out. Who cares if he has terminal cancer the ones he killed were healthy and deserved a chance to live. Sympathy for a killer shows weekness and lack of ability to carry out the standards you have established in your justice system.

Militarymale — August 24, 2009 at 12:41 pm

JJ apparently you didnt lose anyone in the bombing. Sad you would state such a thing for those that went through it and waited for justice to be served and for this man to serve his sentance till his last breath.