No? That's because he's not in the crowd. The terrorist is the reason the crowd showed up. He's the reason they're all so darned happy. This is a picture from the arrival of the Abdel Baset Al Megrahi, of Lockerbie infamy, in Tripoli after being released from a Scottish prison on humanitarian grounds (read here).
For a thoroughly disgusting take on the events, read this article from an English Language Lybian newpaper (here). Summary: "Thanks for giving him back after he killed 270 of your innocent citizens, but couldn't you have taken better care of him?"
Releasing him was a mistake. I hope we learned our lesson.
The first thing that comes to mind after having this picture put into context is that those welcoming the bomber back as a hero do not have a modern sense of morality.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I heard about this on the radio and was baffled. Apparently there was also some possibility of him not actually being guilty?
ReplyDeleteI don't know. I really hope that he was innocent, and that the real killer is brought to justice. Maybe O.J. can help.
HA! Good one Chuck.
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