BP Admits Lockerbie Bomber Lobbying & Will Begin Drilling For Blood Oil In Libya Within Weeks

[kpete]

BP to drill for Libyan oil despite Lockerbie bomber furor
U.S. senators urge delays but BP says it will press ahead within weeks

LONDON — Oil giant BP said Thursday that it planned to start drilling off the coast of Libya within weeks despite calls from U.S. senators for a moratorium over the company's alleged links to the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., told NBC’s TODAY on Thursday that the U.K. government should investigate what role the company played in the decision to free Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in August 2009.

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BP signed a $900 million exploration agreement with Libya in May 2007, the same month that Britain and Libya signed an agreement that paved the way for al-Megrahi's release from a Scottish prison.

BP has admitted that it lobbied the British government over a prisoner transfer deal with Libya in late 2007, but denied playing any role in the actual decision to release al-Megrahi nearly two years later.

more:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38256677/ns/world_news-africa/

[burnsei sensei]

1. Anything for the next fucking drop.

nt

[NJmaverick]

2. In this case I think the bigger villain is the British government that let a killer go free

while lying about the killer's health status.

[WinkyDink]

6. Wouldn't be the first time the UK govt lied for oil.

[NightWatcher]

3. But they promise they'll clean up their oopsie here in the Gulf

And our government believes them....

[glitch]

4. Loathsome people. nt

[WinkyDink]

5. Giving aid to known terrorists! But it's not illegal, Ma; it's just business!

[Crowman1979]

7. So can we try certain US Congressional members as terrorists?

I mean the link is so damn obvious!

[ck4829]

8. K&R