[OldDeckHand]

"Or it could have to do with the Lockerbie bomber deal. "

That's true. He doesn't say it has to do with the BP oil disaster, just that it has to do with BP.

Actually, that could end up being worse for Obama. If those cables indicate that we knew through diplomatic channels the reason the Lockerbie bomber was being released (to sate BP's business needs in Libya), then Obama has some 'splaining to do to.

[mewzilla]

FWIW, from what I read in the Scottish Parliament's docs, it looks as though we were hand in glove with the Brits. If Assange's docs do have anything to do with the Lockerbie deal, my suspicion is they'd relate to the deal's price tag since we clearly knew what was going on all along.