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Why the Lockerbie Bomber Was Freed

There's no proof yet that the British government made a deal with Saif Gaddafi, but with schmoozing from Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, Andrew Neil says all signs point to a Bond-like deal.

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Saif Gaddafi listens to freed Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi in Tripoli, August 20, 2009. (AFP / Getty Images)
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Scotland’s devolved government is now reeling from the vehemence of the opposition—from the White House to its own backyard—which has greeted its decision to free the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi.

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