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No.10 turns on Obama and Clinton for criticising decision to release Lockerbie bomber
Daily Mail Online ^ | 3:14 AM on 06th September 2009 | Simon Walters

Posted on 09/06/2009 10:10:38 AM PDT by fiodora

President Obama and the US Secretary of State fuelled a fierce American backlash against Britain, claiming Abdelbaset Al Megrahi should have been forced to serve out his jail sentence in Scotland – but a senior Whitehall aide said their reaction was ‘disingenuous’.

British officials claim Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton were kept informed at all stages of discussions concerning Megrahi’s return.

The officials say the Americans spoke out because they were taken aback by the row over Megrahi’s release, not because they did not know it was about to happen.

‘The US was kept fully in touch about everything that was going on with regard to Britain’s discussions with Libya in recent years and about Megrahi,’ said the Whitehall aide.

‘We would never do anything about Lockerbie without discussing it with the US. It is disingenuous of them to act as though Megrahi’s return was out of the blue.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: almegrahi; bho44; bhouk; brown; clinton; culturofcorruption; gordonbrown; lockerbie; lockerbiebomber; lyingliar; megrahi; obama; obamalies; obamascandals; pravadamedia; proterrorist; stalinisttactics; underthebus; whitehall
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To: FreeReign

..and I think BO has just lost the Syracuse University parents’ vote...


141 posted on 09/07/2009 5:32:38 AM PDT by Shady (The Fairness Doctrine is ANYTHING but fair!!!!)
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To: AFPhys

“It took MANY DAYS before the US administration peeped a word about this.”

Remember, O’s remarks dealt with the manner of the Libyan reception at the airport, NOT,..the release itself.

Someone needs to ask the question: What did he know, and when did he know it?


142 posted on 09/07/2009 5:34:23 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: RoseofTexas

Boycott Disney, GE, Viacom and Gannett, NOW. NYT and Zuckerman are already in the toilet.


143 posted on 09/07/2009 5:34:24 AM PDT by Shady (The Fairness Doctrine is ANYTHING but fair!!!!)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

When this scmbag of a murderer does not die in 3 months like we have been told, then the evidence will be infallible. Touche’ BO and HRC!


144 posted on 09/07/2009 5:38:13 AM PDT by Shady (The Fairness Doctrine is ANYTHING but fair!!!!)
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To: FreeReign
Ask that to the 53% who voted for the SOB.

Gordon Brown? I understand he IS a moonbat.

145 posted on 09/07/2009 5:45:28 AM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: fiodora

So much for restoring America’s street cred abroad.


146 posted on 09/07/2009 5:45:39 AM PDT by P.O.E. (What's up with THAT?)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

I don’t need to ask it. I already know.

I accept that the UK government is NOT lying about this, and that the US government IS LYING when they make any inference or statement that they didn’t know about this release.

DESPICABLE.


147 posted on 09/07/2009 6:06:54 AM PDT by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: Lisamei62
when the administration spoke out against this release....I wasn’t buying it for a minute...

Me either. Oboma has done everything in his power to support and free his Muslim brothers. It's almost as if he's trying to finish the job his Muslim brothers failed to do on 9/11. Everything he's done supports the enemies of the U.S. rather than the other way around.
In my opinion, it's more than obvious he's not on Americas side.

148 posted on 09/07/2009 6:16:32 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: fiodora

The snake bites it’s own tail after all.


149 posted on 09/07/2009 6:19:43 AM PDT by GWConservative (oil, energy)
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To: RoseofTexas

It is time to REALLY hit MSM. How can we REALLY hit them hard. Ratings don’t seem to bother them.


150 posted on 09/07/2009 7:19:30 AM PDT by jgophel
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To: machogirl

“diplomat-speak”


151 posted on 09/07/2009 8:11:26 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: mewzilla
SHOCK: UK Claims Obama Knew of Decision to Release Lockerbie Bomber
152 posted on 09/07/2009 8:13:27 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

There might be an element of revenge in this. London was pretty ticked off when Bambi’s boys dumped all those gitmo detainees in the Bahamas without telling HMG.


153 posted on 09/07/2009 8:14:45 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: holden

They might yet come up with a stronger case, IF the US administration continues to wring its hands and point fingers.


154 posted on 09/07/2009 8:16:56 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: fiodora
British officials claim Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton were kept informed at all stages of discussions concerning Megrahi’s return.

We already knew this from MacAskill himself. This has always been the big story that the MSM never focussed on. Obama was in on the deal. He made a weak protest the day of the release. The fix was in and Obama was part of it. The US could have gone public as soon as the plans were known and blown it out of the water. Instead Obama remained silent.

155 posted on 09/07/2009 8:17:13 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Cold Heat; FreedomPoster

Just as importantly, they wouldn’t have wanted to do something like this if Bush/Rice were in post.


156 posted on 09/07/2009 8:20:28 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: Fishtalk
If not...again...why this rather pathetic prisoner?

Because he was a Libyan government agent who was carrying out the government's orders. In order to get people to go on these dangerous missions in the future, you must make every effort to get those who get caught back. It is done all of the time. We have done it numerous times exchaning their spies for out spies. In this case, Libya had some economic benefits to offer in exchange for their agent.

157 posted on 09/07/2009 8:22:29 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Vanders9; Cold Heat

True that.

As an aside, I wish this same news would get reported from an attributed source. If it does, and you see it, I’d love a ping. TIA


158 posted on 09/07/2009 8:26:06 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (No Representation without Taxation!)
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To: fiodora
"British officials claim Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton were kept informed at all stages of discussions concerning Megrahi’s return."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!

159 posted on 09/07/2009 9:23:11 AM PDT by cake_crumb (86 44! (Impeach Obama!))
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To: RummyChick
The White House authorised this. No way would Number 10 have done this otherwise.

Most expensive DVDs ever.

160 posted on 09/07/2009 10:51:12 AM PDT by agere_contra (We do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the press.)
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