Boycott Scotland: US Tourist Protest Lockerbie Bomber Release

Whilst many people in the UK (including many in Scotland) may be angry, disappointed, etc at the Scottish Minister responsible for this man's release, given that the decision was not taken by the Scottish people, it is extremely unfair to even think of such a boycott.  It is not even the whole Scottish Government that made the decision - many of them are furious about it. Also - talk about a case of pot and kettle - the USA did not make any efforts to stop it's citizens funding the IRA etc, whose terrorist acts killed many many more people, so how hypocritical are they being now? I am happily going on my holidays later this year to Scotland, whoe citizens have done nothing to deserve this ridiculous boycott and indeed some of them suffered loss in the terrorist act committed - have people forgotten that?

So Matt Green, now the English want to disassociate themserved from Scotland. Go ahead. Now you've stolen our North Sea oil you've nothing to lose. Just reinstate the communities that the Thatcher bitch destroyed. Give us back your holiday homes that our people need to live in ALL year. Give us back the jobs that Westminster is allowing to be transferred to East Europe and China. Not mention the jobs that Diageo wants to destroy in the whisky industry. Oh, just thought I'd mention whisky since it seems to top of the list of your fellow Yankee boycotters.And as a gesture of goodwill send us back our traitorous politicians who are perpetuating the rape of Scotland in search of power and wealth. Pog mo thoin, piteas

This mess is purely a Scottish one and for once, they cant blame the English.Even if you blame the UK government - its run by a Scottish cabinet with an unelected prime minister, Mr G Brown.We English are enjoying the show.Popcorn anyone?

You simply cannot handle the fact that Scotland has its own judicial system and has made a decision you don't agree with. Tough. Megrahi's conviction is dubious to say the least. Those Americans upset at his release are bitter, vengeful and cruel. They believe whatever  their corrupt government tells them without question. The US is not the world's policeman and once again has used its booming voice and rhetoric in meddling with another country's laws in a vain attempt to get what it wants. Well done the Scottish Government for not capitulating . Stay at home, boycott whiskey... it's not going to get an innocent man thrown back in jail. I'm certain our ecenomy will survive. One last thing...Your comment contained TWELVE basic spelling errors and the grammar was all over the place. Poor show. 

Heres one to think about.  In July 2000 447 terrorist prisoners were released form the maze prison in Northern Ireland, of these 227 were  Irish Republican roughly the same amount that were killed in the Lockerbie terrorist attack. I remember having to watch, sick to the pit of my stomach, as murderers left the prison to be met by their cheering flag waving comrades in arms. Bill Clinton congratulated Tony Blair and the British government for their 'brave decision' in releasing the prisoners. How strange that releasing 447 convicted terrorists who murdered and maimed thousands of UK citizens is a brave decision and yet releasing one who was convicted of killing 210 is met with calls for a boycott. I have made reference to Irish Republican terrorists as this group was part funded by US citizens with their donations of a dollar to kill a British Soldier made in the Irish bars of New York and Boston.  The main funding for this group was the Middle East countries who provided arms and training.  A ship laden with arms and explosives was intercepted on its way from Libya to the IRA.  It is also known that IRA members attended training camps in the Middle East where they also trained other terrorist groups.  So in a round about way US citizens were funding global terrorism before the 9/11 attacks.  How ironic.  The Oxford English Dictionary defination of 'Terrorist' is 'Noun, Person who uses violence or intimidation in the persuit of political aims'. It is not 'Noun, person who kills US citizens'. I, along with 99% of UK citizens , were sickened by the release of Al Magrahi and the images of his arrival in Libya.  This was not the doing of Scottish or UK citizens, it was not done in our name. If you are going to boycott the UK please be good enough to apologise for the hurt and deaths caused by the terrorists supported for in the US for 30 years.

Man Save your $$$ and go buy spellcheck

The US economy certainly does need all the help it can get - I'll give you that.I'm sure that the Laphroaig distillery won't miss yet another loudmouth Yank.Please, even after they leave office, don't visit.

Absolutely right Joe Bloggs. British people were dying - not just the soldiers, but ordinary innocent adults and children, just like those on that Pan Am Clipper - while IRA terrorists were being feted by American citizens. Personally I think the decision by the Scottish Parliament (which is NOT rules from Westminster) was wrong. But I'm grown up enough not to hold the Scots people themselves responsible.

What a yellow livered, crawling, response.  You just can't wait to get back to kissing America's @rse, can you! I am a Scot living in France, where I feel more welcome than I ever did during my 31 years of living in England, on and off.  Have you ever thought that rather than hoping to drive a wedge between UK and US, Brown has found the perfect way to undermine the popularity of the SNP?  If Scotland is such an economic drag and embarrassment to England wy do you work so hard to hold on to us. Now hurry up, the big American bum awaits you, but don't forget that politically and geographically we are European and were before the 'new world' was even discovered.  The Americans have a profound history of shafting their so-called allies.

Go ahead and take your soldiers back to Scotland, maybe we can win the friggin war then. What has Scotland done in the war anyway? They won't be missed. It was Scotland decision to release a mass murderer and I strongly suspect that the reason Scots don't care is because most of the victims were American. So I have every intent of boycotting anything and everything Scotland has to offer including my yearly trip to Edinburgh for the tattoo and a pint at Deacon Brodies. Good riddance.  

Very true. How my people did Noraid kill with their contributions.

Glad you will still drink Scottish booze Tony. Tricky problem you will have, because Mr Macaskill's other claim to fame is to increase taxes on booze, set mimimal pricing and restrict sales. So should you drink Scottish drinks or not, if you do not you support the boycott but also help Mr Macaskill, if you do then you ignore the boycott but are putting your fingure up at him. Actually he's quite a nice sociable bloke really and used to frequent the Old Bell pub in Edinburgh (myabe he still does). On American compassion (is this a bit over your head in the sense that American's don't get irony either?) it was great when the US government welcomed the freeing of IRA convicted terrorist murderers from prison! This controversial decision (cheered on by the US) led in no small part to the current peace process in N. Ireland. Compassion and mercy can lead in unexpected and fruitful ways, and break cycles of violence. Oh is the USA going to boycott Libyan oil?