Blair's Secret Meetings With Gaddafi

Oliver Miles, a former British ambassador to Libya, said: "Mr Blair is clearly using his Downing Street contacts to further his business interests."The meetings took place at a time of intense negotiations with Gaddafi's regime over the release of Megrahi, convicted of murdering 270 people in the single biggest terrorist atrocity committed in Britain.The bomber, who has cancer, was finally released in August 2009 after doctors wrongly gave him just three months to live.Mr Blair has always denied involvement in Megrahi's release – saying it was a decision taken by the Scottish Executive alone. Last night a spokesman admitted Megrahi's release was raised by Gaddafi.Mr Blair has refused to make public the full extent of his meetings in Libya since leaving office in June 2007. Full Story.