No pity for terrorists

The liberal daily Mladá Fronta Dnes voices its disapproval at the release of Lockerbie attacker Abdelbaset al-Megrahi with a comparison: "Imagine if Osama Bin Laden were captured, condemned and put away behind bars for all eternity. Then after a few years he gets out because he's suffereing from cancer of the kidneys and only has a few months to live. Reason enough for pity. After all, we're only human. Absurd? Not at all, as of yesterday it's true to life. A Scottish court releases a terrorist who although not as famous as Osama still has a lot of blood on his hands. ... Yes, we must be able to forgive. People make mistakes and commit crimes. But at Lockerbie it was cold-blooded mass murder for which different standards must apply. There can be no pity for an act of terror, because it would belittle the death of the victims. ... The passengers of the airliner brought down over Lockerbie had no chance. It is only fair that the attacker should have none either."

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