Blair Lobbies Gaddafi for Shell

Tony Blair has solicited for support of the Libyan leader on behalf of the Shell oil company to secure a lucrative oil deal, The Times has disclosed.

According to documents obtained under a Freedom of Information request, there is a striking similarity between a letter former British Prime Minister Tony Blair sent to Colonel Gaddafi and a briefing note which was sent by the Anglo-Dutch oil producer Royal Dutch Shell to Blair a couple of weeks earlier sponsoring a £325 million deal.

Shell eventually clinched a £325 million deal to build a liquid natural gas terminal on the Libyan coast.'

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Libyan Whose 'Confession' Facilitated Iraq War Found Dead

The United States says it is probing into the suspected suicide of a former Guantanamo detainee and alleged al-Qaeda operative in a Libyan prison.

Ali Mohammed al-Fakheri, alias Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi, 46, who was jailed for life in Libya after his transfer from US custody in 2006, is said to have committed suicide, but there has been no mention of when he is supposed to have taken his own life.

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Saudi, France Close to Civil Nuclear Deal

France says it will soon sign a civilian nuclear accord with Saudi Arabia, emphasizing that 'good progress' has been made in talks with the kingdom.

French Economy Minister, Christine Lagarde, said on Sunday that both sides are finalizing a civilian nuclear energy cooperation agreement and a deal could soon be signed.

"The negotiations have progressed well and I hope that our two heads of state - King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and President Nicolas Sarkozy - will be able to sign an agreement soon."

"It's a cooperative agreement that has not yet been completely finalized but which will clearly reinforce cooperation in the civilian nuclear field and of course incorporating the highest security conditions," Lagarde told reporters after talks with King Abdullah, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi, Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf and other Saudi officials.

France has also signed civilian nuclear deals with Algeria and Libya.

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Such total hypocracy when they are looking to invade Iran, a country that ha never invaded anyone in over 200 years and yet they are actively seeking nuclear deals with Saudi( One of the worst terrorist states with a awful record on human rights and also LIBYA for gods ake!!