Posted on 08/21/2009 5:16:28 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif, claimed the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, was linked to trade deals between Britain and Libya.
Saif al Islam Gaddafi said that Megrahi’s return was a “victory” for all Libyans.
He made the claims in a television interview for Libyan television recorded as he accompanied Megrahi on the flight back from Scotland to Libya on Thursday.
The claims were vehemently denied by the UK government.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “There is no deal. All decisions relating to Megrahi’s case have been exclusively for Scottish ministers, the Crown Office in Scotland and the Scottish judicial authorities.
“No deal has been made between the UK government and Libya in relation to Megrahi and any commercial interests in the country.”
The claims came as Megrahi said he would produce evidence proving his innocence before he dies.
In an interview with The Times, Megrahi said: My message to the British and Scottish communities is that I will put out the evidence and ask them to be the jury.” He refused to elaborate, or speculate about who was responisble for the deaths.
The comments came after President Obama condemned the welcome Megrahi received in Libya as 'highly objectionable'.
Mr Obama's chief spokesman, Robert Gibbs, earlier denounced the scenes in the Libyan capital Tripoli when returned home as "outrageous and disgusting".
Speaking before he left the White House to spend the weekend at Camp David, Mr Obama led US condemnation of the bomber's return.
"It was highly objectionable," he said in reference to the release and arrival at Tripoli's airport of Megrahi, where he was greeted by hundreds of people on Thursday night.
Mr Gibbs said: "The images that we saw in Libya yesterday were outrageous and disgusting.
"We communicated with the Libyan goverment, we
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This is why terrorism is not handled like as a police action. As long as any terrorist is alive they are dangerous. They only cease to be a threat when they are dead!
I’m thinking that van Helsing should have let Dracula off with a stern warning.
I’ve got a suspicious feeling that this guy will still be alive a year from now. And probably the year after that. And probably the year...
My exact thoughts. I now even wonder if this whole thing is one big deception. I mean, the terminally ill crap and all that...
If this no-account brings about any more atrocities, those in the UK who released him should also be held personally responsible.
That was my first thought when I read this story earlier today. Great minds think alike huh...8-)
Release due to trade deal? I thought it was compassion......
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