A pride in Scotland's "national character" is one of the reasons – and, if we believe it, perhaps the most interesting – that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi is going to die at home in Libya. To quote Scotland's justice secretary, Kenny MacAskill: "In Scotland, we are a people who pride ourselves on our humanity. It is viewed as a defining characteristic of Scotland and the Scottish people. The perpetration of an atrocity and outrage cannot and should not be a basis for losing sight of who we are, the values we seek to uphold, and the faith and beliefs by which we seek to live."
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