'' The New York Times '' opined that " for many Americans , his release rekindled the agony and anguish of loss and provoked questions about the notions of compassion and justice used by Scotland to justify its decision . " The '' Chicago Tribune '' said that " MacAskill 's self-praising paean to his own mercy ... mocked the victims " and was " feckless . " The '' Los Angeles Times '' said that " MacAskill 's blinkered interpretation of ' compassion ' took no account of the enormity of Megrahi 's crime or his refusal to acknowledge his guilt , " and showed " no compassion for relatives of the 270 people killed when the jet exploded over Lockerbie . " The bombing of Flight 103 was the worst act of terrorism waged against the United States until the attacks on 11 September 2001
attacks on 11 September 2001
September 11 attacks
Release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi