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Britain's release of convicted terrorist Abdelbaset al Megrahi has prompted widespread criticism (especially from Washington), but Whitehall officials judged it worth the price of closer security ties with Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi's regime and commercial gains....

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Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al Megrahi, Moammar el Gadaffi, French, United States, Yvonne Fletcher, Irish, Russia, Italy, Khamis Abu Minyar el Gadaffi, Mark Allen, Jacob, Rothschild, Howard Davies, Tony Blair, Seif el Islam, Peter Mandelson, Al Qaida

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