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...Scotland in the Spotlight I think the release of al-Megrahi was unprincipled and shortsighted [Sept. 14]. But before getting steamed up about it, Americans should remember that for 30 years the U.S. gave a safe haven to scores of Irish terrorists implicated in the murder of innocent British civilians. Irish terrorists sincerely believed that their cause justified murder - so do Islamic terrorists. And it's natural for Americans to feel that the deaths of Americans matter more than the deaths of Britons, but they cannot expect Britons to agree with them. David Watkins, CARDIFF...
...Scotland, we were aware that the compassionate release of the Lockerbie bomber would be hard for some Americans. However, the decision was reached on firm ethical principles, and we are proud to have a government that can be relied on to adhere to its own laws. We clearly don't need to take lessons on morality from the U.S. The British Labour government may have questions to answer regarding its relations with Libya, but any question of collusion with the SNP administration in Scotland is, frankly, ludicrous. Malcolm Kerr, BRODICK, SCOTLAND...
...Scotland in the Spotlight I think the release of Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi was unprincipled and shortsighted [Sept. 14]. But Americans, before getting steamed up about it, should remember that for 30 years the U.S. gave a safe haven to scores of Irish terrorists implicated in the murder of innocent British civilians. Irish terrorists sincerely believed that their cause justified murder; so do Islamic terrorists. And it's natural for Americans to feel that the deaths of Americans matter more than the deaths of Britons - but they cannot expect Britons to agree with them. David Watkins, Cardiff...
...weighing up the likelihood of a successful prosecution against the costs to the taxpayer falls to Baroness Scotland, Britain's Attorney General. That process could itself take weeks, with any resulting case unlikely to come before a judge until next year. "Going the route of formal prosecution is certainly not an easy cut-and-dried process for the SFO," Howard Wheeldon, a senior strategist and aerospace expert at BGC Partners in London, wrote in a note to clients Thursday. Moreover, he suspects, "if BAE allows it to come to court they feel they have a pretty good chance of success...
...never ensure a vaccine is completely safe," says Hugh Pennington, an emeritus professor of virology at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. "Clinical trials are on the magnitude of thousands and can screen out common and mild reactions for the vaccine - fever and sore arms mostly. But if a vaccine causes a severe reaction in one in a million people, there's no way to test for that." (See pictures of swine flu hitting Mexico...