under concerning the release of convicted lockerbie bomber and terminally ill abdel basaet al-megrahi. you recall the accusations made at the time and in the past year really, that they forced the release of this individual to gain a lucrative oil deal, especially a big one with pwa p. these cables, in part the u.s. ambassador to libya a year before the 2009 release said u.k. faced enormous repercussions, dire consess if abdel basaet al-megrahi was not released. the u.k. ambassador says about the same thing. he says they will cut us off at our knees commercially from a money standpoint if abdel basaet al-megrahi is not released. even threats against both british and american citizens and the embassies in libya are in fear if the release didn t