Cure for Cancer

The sight of the convicted Libyan bomber - Abdelbaset al-Megrahi - at a pro-Gaddafi rally in Tripoli yesterday means just one thing.

The decision to free him was based on duff advice - because unless the Libyans have found a cure for cancer and kept it all to themselves - al-Megrahi should have been dead and buried by now.

Now I don't blame the SNP justice minister - Kenny McAskill - for this embarrassing state of affairs.

No, I think he made a principled decision - even if many people disagreed with McAskill's decision to grant al-Megrahi early release on compassionate grounds

And we now know that the last Labour government - including the former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, of course - were fully in support of the Scottish government's decision.

The person - or people - in the spotlight should be those who gave the minister such poor medical advice.

Nothing would surprise me now - maybe al-Megrahi will be entered as a Libyan competitor in next year's London Olympic Games.

If so, he's sure to get good coverage on the BBC - but I digress.

The point is that the doctor/s said this chap had months to live - yet years later he's still going strong.

So if the Scottish government paid for this medical advice - they should ask for their (our) money back.

And take those responsible off the approved - 'letting prisoners out of jail early' advisory panel.

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