Atty. Gen. Holder approved release of Lockerbie bomber?

(Associated Press) The Scottish government said it would release transcripts of talks between Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ....

Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, convicted of the 1988 airplane bombing that killed 270 people, was released from a Scottish prison last week on compassionate grounds because he is dying of cancer. He returned to his native country, where he was greeted by a crowd waving Libyan and Scottish flags and throwing flower petals.

The Scottish administration has faced angry criticism from U.S. officials and the families of some Lockerbie victims, most of whom were American. ....