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Vol 50 No 19

Published 25th September 2009


Libya

Britain's demanding ally in Tripoli

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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