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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“You also assume Assange is pro-American,,,”
I know it’s happy hour for you, but i never assumed that. I only noted that England has no right to keep secret what they did. They are using secrecy to hide their anti american treachery.
You seem more worried about governments being able to keep their evil BS hidden, than the fact that the UK and their vaunted royals lied to us, gave us the finger, and released the islamic murderer of hundreds of Americans.
Maybe knowing that their secrets are going to sometimes come to light, will make them think twice before pulling this kind of crap in the future.
Nice trolling, next time tell your handlers to teach you about capitol letters and stringing two sentences together without sounding like a crank head......
With allies lie that,,
the terrorists have won.
like=lie
Seen a few too many spy movies, huh? They diplomats are soooooo amazing and smart, that *everything* that happens is part of their grand plan?
Anyway,,i heard the day this happened, there were 6 C-17s full of paratroopers supposedly in “training” near Fort Benning. And two unmarked blackhawks flew low over a ranch in Idaho too!
Spooooooky!
Yea, that's basically it stupid.....try your trolling BS elsewhere.
This is very personal to me and I have been really angry about it since the release. This confirms my suspicions. Despite the rule of law, our leaders place themselves first and spit in our faces.
I am not quick to embrace conspiracy theories but anyone who followed this story knew it was more about the money than anything. Despicable corrupt bastards!!!!!!!
I was scheduled to be on that flight a week later after visiting my folks (military) for Christmas. I flew home on Pan Am with a different flight number... same flight.
I would love to know what our government knew and what inquiries it made prior to this deal.
And WikiLeaks!...from a couple of fag leftists, is gonna bring down the world government! If only the one fag can get out of jail! Damn......I'm so happy we have asshats like you to tell us these things!
You jumped in calling me names from the start. Maybe you can tell me where you think i’m wrong to be offended that England diligently helped him get released.
What’s your position troll? That England did right? That secrecy must be sacrosanct no matter HOW badly they worked against our interests? That secrets are secrets no matter how badly they are working to harm America? Enlighten us.
Are you also angry we now know that the US govt was strong-arming nations into passing “Copenhagen”?
No need for name calling,,Prick. Maybe you are troll,, government types like to post to direct the company line too, que no?
New ambassador is being assigned on short notice to a major allied nation in a global hotspot. Outgoing ambassador needs to send new ambassador a top secret cable about the Prime Minister of that country and how they absolutely know he's a drunk who has hookers coming and going all the time and he's always boasting about how much he knows. He tells things to the hookers and his other pals. New ambassador needs to be told to pretend to share secret stuff with him but really don't tell him anything of value. ..... You want that released?
Here's another clue, moral crusader, wikileaks is a tool. They could have been burned off the web instantly......duh. Your arrogance is only surpassed by your ignorance......crusade elsewhere.....troll.
Sorry troll,, it’s called sarcasm. I was making fun of your post that every single thing we see is what they want us to see. You give them way too much credit and sound like the Alex Jones crowd.
They truth is that they released him in a deeply treacherous manner to appease muslims in the UK, and for oil deals,,,and they got found out by someone distasteful low life. The fact that Assange IS a low life doesn’t make what England did righteous, or worthy of government secrecy.
It apparently offends you for citizens to think the government should not be doing such things simply because the have a rubber stamp that says “secret”. Do you think you can the argue facts, or advance a position without the childish name calling??
Careful,, you’ll get called a troll!
“They could have been burned off the web instantly......duh”
LOL,,, sure it could have! Thats why we don’t have hackers, or spam, or viruses! Of course, you probably think the government controls all of those too. :)
Asange is pro truth.He is a hero to conservatives!! No one here disbelieves this huge headline story of the complicity of the British attempt to placate these moslem killers with this PARDON. That sucks so bad I want to puke.
? WTF are you babbling about? I've dealt with many a loon on FR before, but you can't be for and against in one session.....normally. Put down the crack pipe and step away from the keyboard.
Nope, Assange is not a hero, not even. But has england denied this? Have the emails been disavowed or proven untrue, as in the “Rather and Bush” memo fraud?
If the leak is true,, then England sucks and is no friend of freedom loving people. (the same as Assange)
Assange will not be a “hero” until he releases something negative about Obama. I feel pretty sure the rest of the world is laughing at his weakness. So far, im unaware of a single negative word about “the one”.
Asange is a fag that no conservative would touch with a 10 foot poll......try your BS elsewhere noob.....
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