Oil deal finalized after bomber's name appeared on prisoner exchange list
(Newser) -
When talks over British exploration of Libyan oilfields stalled 2 years ago, Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi became a key bargaining chip, according to the Times of London, citing leaked letters. The letters, from London Justice officials to their Scotland counterparts, initially favored excluding Megrahi from the British-Libya prisoner exchange....