Lockerbie bomber freed, returns to cheers in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya – The only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing returned home Thursday to a cheering crowd after his release from a Scottish prison — an outrage to many relatives of the 270 people who perished when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded.

President Barack Obama said the Scottish decision to free terminally ill Abdel Baset al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds was a mistake and said he should be under house arrest. Obama warned Libya not to give him a hero's welcome.

Despite the warning, thousands of young men were on hand at a Tripoli airport where al-Megrahi's plane touched down. Some threw flower petals as he stepped from the plane. He wore a a dark suit and a burgundy tie and appeared visibly tired.

He was accompanied by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, who was dressed in a traditional white robe and golden embroidered vest. The son pledged last year to bring al-Megrahi home and raised his hand victoriously to the crowd as he exited the plane. They then sped off in a convoy of white sedans.

So what, the guy has cancer and two months to live. That means he deserves to be released from prison and return to the nest and a hero's welcome?

I do not think it ethical to release him, regardless of his health. We are playing into the hand of radical Islam---and for that, we'll lose a hand at the very least.

That's their way, their 'justice'. Celebrate murder, punish the infidel.

No, it was not ethical to release this man from prison.

This confusion about ethics is exactly what is killing our society. We'd better wake up.

And you think.......?