Ruh-roh…
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,544362,00.html
The British government decided it was “in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom” to make Abdel Basset Ali 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 over a multi-million-pound oil exploration deal had hit difficulties. These were resolved soon afterwards.
The letters were sent two years ago by Jack Straw, the justice secretary, to Kenny MacAskill, his counterpart in Scotland, who has been widely critizised for taking the formal decision to permit Megrahi’s release.
This should prove entertaining. Or it will simply evaporate from the press.
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That’s corruption at it’s worst.
Not quite evaporated yet, Scott; it’s in today’s “Sunday Express”. Pressure is mounting, led by Conservative leader David Cameron, for Gordon Brown to say what he really thinks about Al-Megrahi’s release, but don’t hold your breath. Meanwhile, Al-Megrahi is doing fine, according to his family, and it seems that the Scots government had to hunt for a doctor who would say that he had only three months to live (the time limit for compassionate release). Sigh…
Grif
I just pray he doesn’t harm any more people.
Well, what do they want from us…sympathy? He caused so many people to die…well, we’ll give him our “sorries” but not for what he did.