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Lockerbie Bomber Was Released For Oil
Flopping Aces ^ | 08-29-09 | Curt

Posted on 08/29/2009 5:53:21 PM PDT by Starman417

Imagine how the families of those 240 dead feel now?

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 over a multi-million-pound oil exploration deal had hit difficulties. These were resolved soon afterwards.

(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: almegrahi; libya; lockerbie; oil; scotland; uk
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1 posted on 08/29/2009 5:53:21 PM PDT by Starman417
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To: Starman417

Bastards.


2 posted on 08/29/2009 5:55:26 PM PDT by spyone (ridiculum)
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To: Starman417

$$$ seems to win every time, there seems to be a horrible lack of honor and integrity... it is Biblical: wrong is right, bad is good.


3 posted on 08/29/2009 5:58:53 PM PDT by elpinta (Change: check. Hope: not so much.)
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To: Starman417

No wonder the left was always accusing Bush of trading blood for oil. The Looney Left was actually doing it. Bastards! Makes you want to go out and by BP!


4 posted on 08/29/2009 5:59:25 PM PDT by Steamburg ( Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
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To: Starman417

Gordon Brown’s government should fall for this.


5 posted on 08/29/2009 5:59:39 PM PDT by saganite (What would Sully do?)
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To: Starman417

I doubt whether they would have done this while Bush was in office. But Obama has shown from the start that he feels nothing but scorn for Gordon Brown and England anyway, and also that he is more sympathetic to Muslim terrorists than their American victims.

Lockerbie victims? 9/11 victims? They probably deserved it, anyway, in Obama’s view.

So, what do Brown and his colleagues have to lose? The only problem would be an internal political storm, but Brown seems to be weathering that handily. And he could hardly be more unpopular with the British voters than he already was.


6 posted on 08/29/2009 6:00:37 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Starman417

The British people are seeing their country being given over to the muslims. Until they stand up again, it will continue.


7 posted on 08/29/2009 6:02:09 PM PDT by RC2
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To: Starman417

That’s the last Straw.


8 posted on 08/29/2009 6:02:54 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("The President has borrowed more money to spend to less effect than anybody on the planet. " Steyn)
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Obama knew about the release in advance and never publicly condemned it before the release. The fix was in from the very beginning.


9 posted on 08/29/2009 6:03:41 PM PDT by kabar
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To: NonValueAdded

Shameful, but considering BP is involved, not surprising.


10 posted on 08/29/2009 6:04:30 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Steamburg

To think that BP used to be the old Amoco (American Oil Co.)


11 posted on 08/29/2009 6:08:01 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Barack Obama is a political suicide bomber and the Rats are political arsonists.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

If anyone deserves to be wearing a coat of tar and feathers, it’s these scoundrels. Too bad people won’t rise up and do it.


12 posted on 08/29/2009 6:08:41 PM PDT by coydog (Time to feed the pigs!)
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To: kabar

I thought I heard something like that — thanks for confirming.


13 posted on 08/29/2009 6:09:31 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
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To: Starman417

He was released by those lacking honor and integrity.


14 posted on 08/29/2009 6:10:21 PM PDT by True Grit
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To: HiTech RedNeck

What stations are under BP or is that the only one — we don’t have BP in Oklahoma?


15 posted on 08/29/2009 6:10:41 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

BP purchased AMOCO (Standard Oil of Indiana) several years ago. They took over their holdings and run the show from
GB. The company has been at best strange ever since.


16 posted on 08/29/2009 6:12:19 PM PDT by Steamburg ( Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
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To: elpinta

The terrorist will no doubt live a long and healthy life. Betting big money that he does not have cancer, afterall. Was a a big fix !!!!!!


17 posted on 08/29/2009 6:14:23 PM PDT by jmax
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Claiming assurances were given by Libya that a return would be dealt with sensitively, he said: "Advance notice of my decision was given to the UK and US Governments so that they could seek similar assurances.
18 posted on 08/29/2009 6:17:40 PM PDT by kabar
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To: Starman417

I thought he was going to die in a week or two.

Time to make that prophecy come true...


19 posted on 08/29/2009 6:20:38 PM PDT by CurlyDave
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To: Steamburg
No wonder the left was always accusing Bush of trading blood for oil. The Looney Left was actually doing it.

The left's accusations are often confessions.

20 posted on 08/29/2009 6:21:19 PM PDT by TChad
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