Things You Should Never Do

Release a convicted terrorist, for example. A Scottish court's decision to release convicted terrorist Abdel Basset al-Megrahi on "compassionate grounds" fuels the Islamofascist desire to rejoice not only in flaunting the law but over the victims' families who have had to suffer through this tragedy since 1988. Even letting Libya weasel their way out of moral culpability by paying "compensation" was beyond the pale. Now, al-Megrahi has gotten his hero's welcome and terrorists everywhere are emboldened by the moral weakness of the West.

In case we need to be reminded of the enormity of the tragedy and why al-Megrahi should have remained in prison, remember this:

Forensic pathologist Dr. William G. Eckert, who examined the autopsy
evidence, told Scottish police he believed the pilot and 147 other passengers
survived the bomb blast and may have been alive on impact. None of these
passengers showed signs of injury from the explosion itself, he said. Although
the victims would have lost consciousness because of the lack of oxygen at
31,000 feet (9.4 km), forensic examiners believe they may have regained
consciousness as they fell toward the oxygen-rich lower altitudes.

Similarly, South Korea should continue to raise the pressure against North Korea, despite Bill Clinton's slick deal to release two American journalists weeks ago. Kim Jong-Il hasn't apologised for Korean Air Flight 858, has he? One can set a watch to the next round of treachery and appeasement in the Korean Peninsula.