Sunday, August 30, 2009

It Was About The Oil

The Times of London reports:

The British government decided it was “in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom” to make Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber, eligible for return to Libya, leaked ministerial letters reveal.

Gordon Brown’s government made the decision after discussions between Libya and BP (British Petroleum) over a multi-million-pound oil exploration deal had hit difficulties. These were resolved soon afterwards.