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Monday, February 01, 2010

Straw Faces Cover-up Claims Over Libya Oil Deal


British Justice Secretary Jack Straw is seeking to bypass Freedom of Information laws by refusing to publish details of his 2007 conversations with a BP lobbyist over Libya.

The calls in question were made weeks before Straw reversed a government move to block the release of a man charged with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people.

Reports on Sunday said Straw, a former defense minister, faces cover-up charges over his intransigence about calls he received from Sir Mark Allen, an ex-MI6 spy turned consultant to the British oil giant, BP.'

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  1. cheap nintendo dsi r41 February 2010 at 10:10

    There was no conspiracy no cover up, no double dealing and no deal on oil, no attempt to instruct Scottish ministers, no private assurance!

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