Sunday, September 6, 2009

No.10 turns on Obama and Clinton for criticising decision to release Lockerbie bomber | Mail Online

No.10 turns on Obama and Clinton for criticising decision to release Lockerbie bomber | Mail Online: "Downing Street has hit back at Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for attacking the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber.

President Obama and the US Secretary of State fuelled a fierce American backlash against Britain, claiming Abdelbaset Al Megrahi should have been forced to serve out his jail sentence in Scotland – but a senior Whitehall aide said their reaction was ‘disingenuous’.

British officials claim Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton were kept informed at all stages of discussions concerning Megrahi’s return."

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