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* [http://www.heraldscotland.com/families-brand-release-sickening-and-call-for-boycott-of-scotland-1.917092# ''Herald Scotland''] |
* [http://www.heraldscotland.com/families-brand-release-sickening-and-call-for-boycott-of-scotland-1.917092# ''Herald Scotland''] |
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*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/scotland/6077369/Lockerbie-bombers-release-damaged-Scotlands-standing.html ''Telegraph UK''] |
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/scotland/6077369/Lockerbie-bombers-release-damaged-Scotlands-standing.html ''Telegraph UK''] |
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*[[http://english.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=50247&cid=219&p=24.08.2009 ''RUVR The Voice of Russia''] |
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Revision as of 09:43, 29 September 2009
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| The Boycott Scotland main page The Boycott Scotland main page | |
Type of site | Protest website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| URL | http://www.boycottscotland.com |
| Commercial | No |
Boycott Scotland is an ongoing anonymous[1] Internet campaign protesting the release of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill on compassionate grounds on August 20, 2009 and encouraging a boycott of Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. The campaign is led by "a group representing friends and family" of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing victims.[2]
The website was launched on August 20, 2009 following the decision.[3][4] Afterwards, the Scottish tourism agency stated that it had received emails from Americans saying they would no longer visit Scotland, while the head of the Scottish Tourism Forum stated, "This certainly means that we are going to have to work much harder than normal to attract Americans over here."[5] Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland, responded on August 23: "Many, many things appear in the blogosphere, but what we're talking about is the real world. And in the real world the relationship between Scotland and the United States is strong and enduring."[6] Scots Labour leader Iain Gray stated, "These boycott campaigns hurt Scotland and our international reputation."[7]
On August 27, Andrew Lanza, the Senator for Staten Island in New York, announced his "tacit support" for the boycott.[1] The Senator, who lost three constituents in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103,[8] urged Americans to "exert economic pressure on Scotland to express dissatisfaction with this dangerous decision".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Browne, David (27 August 2009). "ETOA monitoring Scotland boycott threat". eTurboNews.com. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ Dinwoodie, Robbie (22 August 2009). "Families brand release 'sickening' and call for boycott of Scotland". The Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ James Kirkup; Auslan Cramb; Alex Spillius (20 August 2009). "Barack Obama leads condemnation of Scotland for freeing Lockerbie bomber". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ "Whois record of boycottscotland.com". SamSpade.org. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ Peterkin, Tom (22 August 2009). "'Boycott Scotland' bid to brand nation a global pariah". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ Ritchie, Alice (26 August 2009). "Scotland fears Lockerbie row fallout". AFP. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ Smith, Mark (24 August 2009). "Scottish Parliament set for debate today over Lockerbie bomber release 'shambles'". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ "Senator wants bank bailout cash returned in bomber release row". The Scotsman. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.