The only surprising thing about Britain's release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi is that certain big shots in the U.S. were surprised. FBI director Robert Mueller spoke of al-Megrahi's release as "inexplicable" and "detrimental to the cause of justice," while George W. Bush's former U.N. ambassador John Bolton said he was "appalled by the decision."
Can two such intelligent and well-briefed men truly not have expected modern Britain to behave in this way?
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