Lockerbie Victim's Mom Calls Obama Response 'Soft'

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[Sub-Driver]

Lockerbie Victim's Mom Calls Obama Response 'Soft' Susan Cohen 'Furious & Sick' Over Bomber's Release In Scotland CBS News Interactive: Pan Am Flight 103

The mother of a young woman killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 was blunt in her anger over seeing the mastermind of the attack return home to cheering crowds.

"I was furious and I was sick," Susan Cohen, whose daughter Theodora, then 20, died on the flight.

Cohen reserved some of her anger toward the Obama administration as well. Thursday, President Obama called the release of Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi after serving eight years of a minimum 27-year sentence in Scottish prison, a "mistake."

Cohen called Mr. Obama's remark "soft," during an interview with CBS' "The Early Show" Friday, adding that she has pushed the president to do more. There is "no one even in prison for the crime," she said.

[DDLL]

While I agree with everyone about Barry’s weak comment, it’s encouraging to see the lame stream media start chipping away at his credibility. Honey moon is over, eh? Like I’ve said before, “just keep talking Barry. The more you talk the harder it is for the media to ignore your foot stuck in your mouth.”

[Gay State Conservative]

The UK has rendered and submitted to Islam. Is anyone surprised?

I don't know how much say the central government in London had in this situation.I think that it might be the *Scots* who submitted here.The Scots have,in recent years,proven themselves to be particularly weak,cowardly and limp-wristed in numerous ways.Why else do you think that Mr Sphincter of Pennsylvania cited Scottish law when voting to save the Perjurer-In-Chief's bacon a few years back?

[tacnuke]

If Obama were a man, a leader, and a patriot, he would send a CIA team to find this guy and “compassionately” dispatch him with a .50 cal round from long range. Osama bin Laden has not killed a single American with his own hands and we’re gunning for him (rightfully so, as he leads Al Queda), but a guy who actually put a bomb on a plane and killed 100+ Americans is off limits? WTF people?!?!?!

[La Lydia]

Apparently the government in London is beginning to feel the heat. See:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321285/posts

[the scotsman]

I agree with her, even if I have little time for the Cohens.

For that matter, neither do any of the others US families nor the British end (Lockerbie/British victim families).

[70th Division]

May GOD bless you my friend. You are rare in deed. We fight the good fight. I am old and ready. I have no regrets.

[Gay State Conservative]

Apparently the government in London is beginning to feel the heat.

That could be true...but is that justified? Although I'm not certain of this (I don't know enough about British government policies/practices) I think the *Scots* had enough authority,without involvement from London,to release this psychopath.The same would hold true of Schwartzenagger pardoning Charles Manson.Assuming he has the authority to do it under California law I don't think there's much that the POTUS,the US Senate,the US House or the Federal courts could do to stop it.

[TNdandelion]

WWJCD? (What would Jimmy Carter Do?)

[carola]

Yes, and Greta mentioned some legal maneuvers the U.S. might have made to prevent it. I absolutely agree that this was done with a wink and a nod from Obama, but they still want to be able to come out and protest that they did everything they could to prevent it.