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White House backed release of Lockerbie bomber
The Australian ^ | July 26, 2010 | Jason Allardyce and Tony Allen

Posted on 07/25/2010 12:02:37 PM PDT by cycle of discernment

Edited on 07/25/2010 12:31:24 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

THE US government secretly advised Scottish ministers it would be "far preferable" to free the Lockerbie bomber than jail him in Libya.

Correspondence obtained by The Sunday Times reveals the Obama administration considered compassionate release more palatable than locking up Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in a Libyan prison.


(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.com.au ...


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To: mewzilla
Blair in secret talks with Gaddafi: Lockerbie families' fury as ex-Premier is treated like a 'brother' by dictator just days aft

Some nice pics of Blair with Gaddafi.

161 posted on 07/25/2010 2:57:13 PM PDT by mewzilla (Still voteless in NY-29. Over 250 roll call votes missed and counting...)
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To: mewzilla
From 2008. And I'd hate to think it's related to the 2009 deal in any way...

US transfers Libyan money to Lockerbie families

162 posted on 07/25/2010 3:01:38 PM PDT by mewzilla (Still voteless in NY-29. Over 250 roll call votes missed and counting...)
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To: IceAge

NO !!! The R needs to join the Tea Party/Conservative Party. Half those with Rs next to their names aren’t worth sh*t either.


163 posted on 07/25/2010 3:04:11 PM PDT by sonic109
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To: IceAge

We’re partisans only for America’s founding principles. If Republicans choose to align themselves with those principles they’ll have no problem with me. If they won’t, they’re on their own.


164 posted on 07/25/2010 3:04:27 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Free the First!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Get a load of this....

Megrahi’s gold

...For one leading energy consultant in London, who has commercial ties to oil and gas companies operating in the Middle East, showboating would be the preferred option.

“If Capitol Hill really wants the full, dark picture, they’ll need to do more than call in BP to answer a few ­questions,” he says....

And it gets better. Sounds like a threat to me....

165 posted on 07/25/2010 3:05:47 PM PDT by mewzilla (Still voteless in NY-29. Over 250 roll call votes missed and counting...)
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To: mewzilla
...they’ll need to do more than call in BP to answer a few ­questions,” he says....

Works for me.

166 posted on 07/25/2010 3:07:39 PM PDT by mewzilla (Still voteless in NY-29. Over 250 roll call votes missed and counting...)
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To: mewzilla

Scotland Asks U.S. to Declassify Lockerbie Documents

Excerpt:

“The decision to release Megrahi was made by Scottish authorities against the clear wishes of the U.S.,” Mr. Crowley said. “The burden is on Scottish authorities to explain why they made the decision that they made. The U.S. consistently objected to any decision by Scottish authorities that would result in Megrahi’s return to Libya. ...In all correspondence and in all conversations, we opposed Megrahi’s return to Libya.”

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704719104575389263211881820.html#articleTabs%3Darticle


167 posted on 07/25/2010 3:08:33 PM PDT by aphid (Only dead fish go with the flow)
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To: DontTreadOnMe2009

unless Obama is an Islamic sympathizer ? Well he is . He is an enemy of the state and needs to be arrested and put on tril for traeson. I say this is an act of treason.
Amn American president is siding with those who have vowed to kill us . Am I nuts or is that BLATANT TREASON ! Anyone agree with me ? Well what are we going to do about it ?


168 posted on 07/25/2010 3:10:25 PM PDT by sonic109
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To: cycle of discernment

The same White House through bungling and Muslim sympathies will also get KSM released.


169 posted on 07/25/2010 3:12:26 PM PDT by The Great RJ (The Bill of Rights: Another bill members of Congress haven't read.)
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To: kabar

The gop won’t say boo about this. Obama is what he is a communist sleeper cell traitorous pofs I loathe w every waking second, howerver, like obamacare, finreg, Berwick, kagan, etc they will roll over and play dead.


170 posted on 07/25/2010 3:12:42 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote
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To: aphid
In all correspondence and in all conversations, we opposed Megrahi’s return to Libya.”

Then why the redactions relating to the WH's role?

Inquiring minds want to know...

171 posted on 07/25/2010 3:13:57 PM PDT by mewzilla (Still voteless in NY-29. Over 250 roll call votes missed and counting...)
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To: All

AGAIN , instead of just posting to each other we MUST wrote to every news organization out there , every reported whose email address is known and challenge them to report this , dare them to report this! DO IT DAMN IT DO IT !


172 posted on 07/25/2010 3:14:43 PM PDT by sonic109
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To: GlockThe Vote
The gop won’t say boo about this.

And I'm really wondering just why that is...

173 posted on 07/25/2010 3:15:18 PM PDT by mewzilla (Still voteless in NY-29. Over 250 roll call votes missed and counting...)
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To: clintonh8r

It was definitely the Stone Eelephant during 1967-68 that was the O-Club. I spent some time there. I lived in Camp Tien Sha at the base of Monkey Mountain. The White Elephant compound was NSA’s HDQTRS.


174 posted on 07/25/2010 3:18:34 PM PDT by kabar
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To: mewzilla
From earlier this month....

Could Libya buy BP? Top oil chief calls under-fire company 'a bargain' as cost of spill goes past $3bn mark

175 posted on 07/25/2010 3:19:55 PM PDT by mewzilla (Still voteless in NY-29. Over 250 roll call votes missed and counting...)
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To: RVN Airplane Driver

Stone Elephant vice White Elephant when I was there. I used to go to China Beach frequently for lunch. I went to the PX at Danang AB. Facilities expanded tremendously when I was there. I lived in Camp Tien Sha in some old French barracks with dirt streets. The placed improved dramatically by the time I left, July 4, 1968.


176 posted on 07/25/2010 3:22:54 PM PDT by kabar
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To: mewzilla

Because 99 percent of the gop agree with the obama agenda. They play the role on tv for the base voters for donations and campaign moneyan but secretely are just as bad as the dems.

Anyone buying into this two party madoff scheme and farce are deluded beyond reason.

There are some good ones on our side like bachmann, sarah, brewer, and a few others, but most are big govt hacks the same as obama and mccain.

As for this issue, nothing will happen.


177 posted on 07/25/2010 3:24:04 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote
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To: sonic109

I’m sure the. Journolistas will be right on this.


178 posted on 07/25/2010 3:26:51 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote
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To: GlockThe Vote

I think you are very wrong. This will be the lead story in talk radio and the GOP leadership in Congress will be calling for a full investigation. The GOP has just been handed a big gift. Even the Stupid Party understands that. The Menendez hearings on Thursday should be a real circus.


179 posted on 07/25/2010 3:27:21 PM PDT by kabar
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To: sonic109

I agree with you


180 posted on 07/25/2010 3:27:21 PM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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