Al-Megrahi's condition is said to have worsened.
Libya is at the center of several interesting stories this morning, starting with word from the BBC that "the Scottish Government is due to publish documents it says justify the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds."
Then there's the news from the Associated Press that "the health of the Lockerbie bomber, who has terminal prostate cancer, has swiftly deteriorated since his release from a Scottish prison less than two weeks ago, said a senior Libyan official Tuesday."
According to the AP:
The head of the Libyan State Information Agency, Majid al-Dursi, said Tuesday that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi is in the hospital and described him as "very sick."
In The Times of London, Conservative Party leader David Cameron goes after Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the Labor Party for not condemning al-Megrahi's release. "On a matter fraught with such emotion, and with the potential to damage Britain's reputation abroad, a decisive lead from the Prime Minister was required," Cameron writes.
Finally, on Morning Edition today, guest host Ari Shapiro talked with Martin Fletcher of The Times about the six days of celebrations that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is staging to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the military coup that brought him to power:
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