A Dark Day For Scotland...

So, Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi is released on compassionate grounds, suffering from terminal prostate cancer, and returns home (in a jet belonging to leader Colonel Gaddafi, no less) to Libya to a "hero's welcome" - crowds at the airport waving Libyan and Scottish flags...

Gaddafi's son proclaimed this as a "courageous" move on Scotland's part.

Anger At Lockerbie Bomber Welcome
Homecoming For Lockerbie Bomber
Audio Slideshow: Remembering Lockerbie
Wikipedia: Pan-Am Flight 103
Wikipedia: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi

In my view, this is a huge mistake. The man is a convicted murderer, found guilty of the killing of 270 people. He should have been left to rot in jail... The MOST he should have been given was a prison transfer to a jail in Libya. As it is, he's not even under house arrest. Sure, his conviction hasn't been overturned, so he's still guilty in the eyes of the law - but he's still at home, with his family... which is more than can be said for those whose lives he ended in such a callous and cowardly manner.

And Scotland scores some brownie points with a country with a history of terrorism... Great(!)

Shame on you, Kenny MacAskill... You have made me ashamed of my nationality for the first time in my life...

Happy St Andrew's Day!

Best wishes to you if you're Scottish, know someone Scottish, have Scottish ancestors, have passed through Scotland, flown over Scotland, eat Scotch Eggs, drink whiskey / Scotch, whatever... however tenuous your connection, Happy St Andrew's Day to you anyway!

Just A Quick Post...

... before I go and put my pizza in the oven, pour my glass of wine, watch "Casualty" and then my DVD for tonight - "Premonition", just to fill you in on my day... which mainly involved work, first at the office, then this afternoon in the shop (neither place being that exciting, really).

And there's not really that much else to say... Bad Luck to Scotland for losing the football (sorry if I've spoiled it for you if you've been avoiding seeing the score). Hey, it was pretty inevitable we weren't going to beat Italy, but we did bloody well to get back to 1 - 1, only to lose a goal at the last minute, so we Scots should be proud.

Right, I'll bugger off now and fight with the cat for the warm spot (my hot water bottle)... as soon as I got up this morning, the damn thing was right on top of where it was under the blankets - honestly, she's like a heat-seeking furry missile!

Maybe catch you tomorrow...