Posted on 01/31/2011 3:16:23 PM PST by sunmars
Ministers secretly advised Muammar Gaddafi’s Libyan regime how to secure the successful early release of the Lockerbie bomber, documents obtained by The Daily Telegraph have disclosed.
A Foreign Office minister sent Libyan officials detailed legal advice on how to use Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s cancer diagnosis to ensure he was released from a Scottish prison on compassionate grounds.
The Duke of York is also said to have played a behind-the-scenes role in encouraging the terrorist’s release.
The Libyans closely followed the advice which led to the controversial release of Megrahi – who was convicted of the murder of 270 passengers on Pan Am Flight 103 – within months of the Foreign Office’s secret intervention.
The disclosure seriously undermines British Government claims that is was not complicit in the release of al-Megrahi, and that the decision to free the convicted terrorist was taken by the Scottish Executive alone.
It will also lead to renewed pressure from senior American politicians on David Cameron to release all internal documents detailing Britain’s role in the scandal. Last summer, the Prime Minister pledged to release the relevant information – but the publication has yet to occur sparking fears that a cover-up may have been ordered.
The Daily Telegraph today publishes more than 480 American documents detailing international relations with the Libyan regime over the past three years.
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Good diplomacy Obama.
Wow. I honestly don’t know what else to say.
So...are the Liberal Globalists still wanting to execute Julian Assange?
Kinda what many suspected, that the British Govt aided Libya in the release.
Britain is a state sponsor of Islamic Terrorism. While they ban Michael Savage....they aid an Islamic Terrorist state in releasing a terrorist that killed nearly 300 innocent people.
Prince Andrew has some explaining to do.
I want to hear from those who think getting this information out is bad. I think governments have no right to do this kind of garbage behind our backs. If they function in daylight,,, they might actually have to do that which we would approve of.
Those sons of female dogs ...
I want to hear from those who think getting this information out is bad. I think governments have no right to do this kind of garbage behind our backs. If they function in daylight,,, they might actually have to do that which we would approve of.
I want to hear from those who think getting this information out is bad. I think governments have no right to do this kind of garbage behind our backs. If they function in daylight,,, they might actually have to do that which we would approve of.
The old game still goes on.
sorry too many identical posts,,,, my droid had to vomit.
“The old game still goes on.”
With the same old players.
I have my flame proof undies on so here goes.
Thank God for the wikileaks.
“all will be revealed”
I believe it, and think the the brits are disgusting for doing it....that still does let sAusage boy off the hook for traitorous activity and would not feel bad if Ozzy black ops took him for a ride...or goosed him with an umbrella.
We’re both guilty of being too cozy with an Arab world that hates us.
Others here may disagree but in instances such as this I think WikiLeaks proves that it is a valuable source of information that would otherwise not see the light of day. Good on you, Mr. Assange.
Brits are very weird. They supported us in our wars against Al Queda but at the same time invited hundreds of thousands of Muslims into their country - to vote for New Labour. I was in Scotland when this creep was released. Both Scotland and England peaceniks were convinced this guy was INNOCENT. This has never been reported in the American media. What can I say? Great Britain is a very strange friend.
June 5, 1944. I've got some inside info on a little plan that may affect international relations. Do I post it?
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