Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Tony Blair, Gaddafi, Shell and a £325million oil deal...

Tony Blair used a letter written by Shell to lobby Colonel Gaddafi on its behalf to clinch an oil deal, documents reveal.

A letter he wrote to the Libyan leader bears a remarkable similarity to a briefing note Royal Dutch Shell sent him weeks earlier promoting a £325million deal.

The correspondence, obtained under a Freedom of Information request, reveals just how much Mr Blair was influenced by the oil company when he was Prime Minister.

It also puts into question the Government's motives for releasing Lockerbie bomber Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi. More...

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