The Scots made a moral tradeoff in the wrong direction by releasing the Lockerbie bomber. Here are just a few of the flaws in the thinking behind this decision.
Eric Margolis | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
Rather than the "mad dog" he was called by Reagan, Muammar Qaddafi is far better described as a cross between a cat with nine lives and a sly fox.
Vicky Ward | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics
Megrahi's release and hero's welcome in Libya, along with the leak of two letters from Britain's justice minister, have prompted calls for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to stop evading the issue.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.28.2009 | World
Another media report from Scotland raises the question as to whether doctors who promoted release of the mass murderer may have been paid by the Libyans.
Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 09.25.2009 | World
As the 'Lockerbie bomber' suns himself amid cheers in Tripoli, an examination of the outcomes of other cases of terrorism against Americans over the last century yields its own pattern of disappointments.
The Daily Beast | Lloyd Grove | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics
Rep. Steve Rothman, Democrat of New Jersey, has a message for Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi: Stay the hell out of the 9th Congressional District. In f...
Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld | Posted 09.21.2009 | World
The pretext "compassion" for the allegedly terminally ill Libyan prisoner, barely disguised the real reason -- oil buried deep in the Libyan sand.
Nancy Snow | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York
I can't imagine what it must have been like for the families of the 35 Syracuse University students to get the news that Pan Am Flight 103 had exploded over the tiny Scottish town of Lockerbie.
Cynthia P. Schneider | Posted 09.21.2009 | World
The understandable outrage at the release of Megrahi should not overshadow the memory of the trial that brought him to justice.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.20.2009 | World
Today's release is devoid of any compassion for those blown out of the skies over Scotland -- or their families.
BBC NEWS | Posted 09.13.2009 | World
The quiet Scottish town of Lockerbie was brought suddenly and shockingly to the world's attention on a wintry evening 20 years ago....
Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media
Last week, the New York Times published an op-ed by Muammar el-Qaddafi, leader of Libya. Perhaps soon we will read Times op-eds penned by Blagojevich, Madoff, and Ahmadinejad.
Gloria Duffy | Posted 11.22.2009 | World