Wheres the document proving a BP-Libya deal?
Libya’s government ratified a $900-million oil-exploration contract with BP within weeks of Al-Megrahi’s release, after stalling on the sign-off for two years a fact at the crux of the U.S. furor. British officials say the timing was coincidental and that there was no deal to free Al-Megrahi in order to smooth the way for huge British contracts. But there are clues to the contrary, including Britain’s then-Foreign Minister David Miliband admitting to the BBC that “we did not want [Al-Megrahi] to die in prison” for fear that British interests would be “damaged.” Still missing, however, is written proof of a freedom-for-business deal. Those likely to know if any such document exists include former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; ousted BP chief executive Tony Hayward; and Sir Mark Allen, a former British intelligence officer who helped negotiate Blair’s agreements with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi before becoming BP’s go-to man for Libyan operations. But they aren’t talking. Did Scot
