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	<title>Politicker &#187; Schumer Asks Libya (Again) for Lockerbie Bomber [Updated]</title>
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		<title>Schumer Asks Libya (Again) for Lockerbie Bomber [Updated]</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:45:50 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>With Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi's government suddenly in jeopardy in Libya, Senator Charles Schumer is once again calling for the return of Abdul Al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber who was granted compassionate release from a Scottish prison in 2009.</p>
<p>"Two years after an incorrect medical prognosis prompted his release  from prison, the Lockerbie bomber is not only alive and well, but seems  to have even outlived the Qaddafi regime," Schumer said in the  statement. "As a transitional government takes hold in Libya, it should  seek to undo the injustice of al-Megrahi's release by returning him to  the jail cell where he belongs. A new Libya can send a strong statement  to the world by declaring it will no longer be a haven for this  convicted terrorist."</p>
<p>When the rebel opposition first emerged in March, Schumer called on the group to prove its goodwill by agreeing to expedite al-Megrahi -- following <a href="http://www.observer.com/2010/politics/schumer-concerned-british-might-have-bartered-lockerbie-bomber">a similar call he made last September</a>, with New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, when he suggested the convicted terrorist might have been bartered by the British government in return for favorable oil deals.</p>
<p>Schumer's call comes amid a chaotic scene in Tripoli, where rebels are <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/world/africa/23libya.html?_r=1&amp;hp">believed </a>to be in control of most of the capital, but have yet to overtake the area around Qaddafi's compound.</p>
<p>Update: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand just released her own statement:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“The release of  al-Megrahi was a total miscarriage of justice. Seeing him participate in good  health at a pro-Qaddafi rally recently was another slap in the face not just for  the families of the Lockerbie victims, but for all Americans and all nations of  the world who are committed to bringing terrorists to justice. The transitional  government should immediately seek justice and hold this terrorist accountable  by sending him back to prison. <em>If we’re ever going to win the fight against  international terrorism, the rule of law must hold  strong.”</em></em><em></em></p></blockquote>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi's government suddenly in jeopardy in Libya, Senator Charles Schumer is once again calling for the return of Abdul Al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber who was granted compassionate release from a Scottish prison in 2009.</p>
<p>"Two years after an incorrect medical prognosis prompted his release  from prison, the Lockerbie bomber is not only alive and well, but seems  to have even outlived the Qaddafi regime," Schumer said in the  statement. "As a transitional government takes hold in Libya, it should  seek to undo the injustice of al-Megrahi's release by returning him to  the jail cell where he belongs. A new Libya can send a strong statement  to the world by declaring it will no longer be a haven for this  convicted terrorist."</p>
<p>When the rebel opposition first emerged in March, Schumer called on the group to prove its goodwill by agreeing to expedite al-Megrahi -- following <a href="http://www.observer.com/2010/politics/schumer-concerned-british-might-have-bartered-lockerbie-bomber">a similar call he made last September</a>, with New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, when he suggested the convicted terrorist might have been bartered by the British government in return for favorable oil deals.</p>
<p>Schumer's call comes amid a chaotic scene in Tripoli, where rebels are <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/world/africa/23libya.html?_r=1&amp;hp">believed </a>to be in control of most of the capital, but have yet to overtake the area around Qaddafi's compound.</p>
<p>Update: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand just released her own statement:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“The release of  al-Megrahi was a total miscarriage of justice. Seeing him participate in good  health at a pro-Qaddafi rally recently was another slap in the face not just for  the families of the Lockerbie victims, but for all Americans and all nations of  the world who are committed to bringing terrorists to justice. The transitional  government should immediately seek justice and hold this terrorist accountable  by sending him back to prison. <em>If we’re ever going to win the fight against  international terrorism, the rule of law must hold  strong.”</em></em><em></em></p></blockquote>
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