US Lockerbie bomber investigation

[IAN 2411]

US Lockerbie bomber investigation 'may visit UK'
An influential US Senate committee is ready to send members to the UK to question British witnesses on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi on compassionate grounds.
Senator Robert Menendez revealed the plan after British witnesses including former Justice Secretary Jack Straw, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and First Minister Alex Salmond turned down requests to attend a hearing of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington.
Mr Salmond said he was happy to offer a visiting US senator "the courtesy" of a meeting. But he said there was "no way on Earth" that Scottish ministers would formally give evidence to a committee hearing of a foreign legislature, even if it is held in the UK.
Mr Menendez has been one of the most vocal US politicians calling for an inquiry into the decision to free Megrahi, who returned to a hero's welcome in Libya last year.
Mr Menendez accused the British politicians who failed to attend this week's hearing of lacking "courage" and "stonewalling".
He said: "In addition to making a request for them to come to hearings, we will be... having someone travel to Great Britain and Scotland to interview the individuals and ask questions and get a better understanding of how they came to their decisions."
Mr Menendez said the committee also wanted to talk to outgoing BP chief executive Tony Hayward about what role the company played in lobbying for a prisoner transfer agreement at a time when it was negotiating a multi-million pound oil deal with Libya.
But Mr Salmond told Newsnight: "We are co-operating with the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. Its chairman John Kerry has described our response as thoughtful and thorough and we have answered all questions that Senator Menendez has sent to us."

Who the fuck does Senator Robert Menendez think he is, leading a US Senate committee over to UK to interrogate witnesses. This man has visions of grandeur and must really think he is the king of all committees. I would like to ask the question, do the Americans think that they are the law to the world, and they can walk into any country and ask questions and expect answers. Well, let him try it in the UK, and he will go home with an empty briefcase, he has a damn cheek to say the least. He wants to question our politicians on a matter that has fuck all to do with the American Senate or their Government. He is also questioning Scottish law, because it was Scottish law that released Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Meggrahi, and not BP executives lobbying for his release. The man is a complete idiot, he would be better employed trying to get re-elected, “Whoops” maybe this is what it is all about are the elections arriving soon?

Well I don’t know how true this is but the UK is sending the Iraq inquiry to the states. I think it is to interview a cowboy that was born New Haven Connecticut. They have a question or two for him, one being why did it take the British with him when decided his ego was not big enough, and he needed a war to show the world what a rooting tooting kick ass man he was. [Yea right]

I have something to say to the American Congress and Senate, stay in your own country and sort your own messes out before you have the cheek to come to the UK and tell us to sort our laws out

Please, I don’t want to hear any of that normal shit, [This is another dig at the American or its anti USA] because if the American President and now a crack pot Senator were not anti UK then I would not be writing this.

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