David Frum: The mass murderer and the oil deal

National Post ^ | 8-31-09 | David Frum

[icwhatudo]

A story in the Independent on Sunday suggests that while the Obama administration was opposed to the release of the convicted mass murderer, it made clear that it was open to compromise - such as house arrest in Scotland - rather than implacably opposed, period.

"US officials had “very reluctantly” backed a proposal to move Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi from Greenock Prison into some kind of high-security accommodation elsewhere in Scotland, senior government sources on both sides of the Atlantic confirmed."

[icwhatudo]

"Most of the disgrace in this matter should fall on Britain. Still, the yielding attitude of the Obama administration seems to have contributed to persuading the U.K. and Scottish governments that they had wiggle room to proceed as they wished, without too many consequences to themselves."

[GeronL]

You know its bad when liberal “RINO” David Frum is upset about it

[mapmaker77]

If you need any more evidence that the UK has been islamisd.

[Jonny foreigner]

If you need any more evidence that the UK has been islamisd.

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well i don´t think that this special case has something to do with muslims living in the UK. i guess the simple truth is he was just traded for oil. end of story. (not that i think this was a good idea). btw. not “really” a big deal because most of europe would have no problem to trade the security of the whole state of israel for some extra oil from iran. so you really think the same politicians would have sleepless nights because of one man?

[SolidWood]

I’m surprised Frum wrote a piece without trying to pin the blame on Palin.

[rbg81]

Wanna bet this POS lives 10+ years instead of 3 months?

[mewzilla]

Update...

Official Lockerbie Letters To Be Released

[GeronL]

I have no doubt the “unnamed” doctor was lying and the prison never considered a second opinion... it was all a backroom political deal.

[mewzilla]

The only question left is whether or not we were in on it.

[mewzilla]

Megrahi release papers published

Gee, no mention of any paperwork from discusssions with the US. Go figger.

[Jonny foreigner]

The only question left is whether or not we were in on it.

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well at the moment it looks like only BP had this “incredible luck and won” an oil contract in libya. so
it´s possible that the US (Obama) has really nothing to do with this. but then again you never know for shure.

[mewzilla]

If we were caught flat-footed by this, that's bad.

If we aided and abetted this atrocity, that's infinitely worse.

And think we'll find out which it is. Call it a hunch :)

[Jonny foreigner]

i guess the main problem is (and this is really a problem) that politicians of the so called “western” world have allready sold out most of our “principles” to the ME east and others to gain their oil long ago. US has saudi Arabia, the EU has Iran... Of course we all kowtow to china and ignore something like human rights because of trade.... the list is endless. even my country (the tiny little Austria has sold Iran cal. 50 sniper rifles (capable to penetrate humvees but of course not for this, it´s for the Iranian police to hunt down drug dealers :-) some years ago while politicians have been pretending that they just could not stop the deal “but they strongly disagree” because no law has been broken when the “private arms manufacturer” steyr arms sold to Iran. Unfortunately it turned out month later that Austrian Oil company OMV just recived the rights to drill in Iran (worth hundrets of million euros). Of course this had nothing to do with the fact “we” sold them arms. i guess it was pure luck that they got the contract ;-)
welcome to the nice world of international politics where everything is for sale :-(