Ok, where does it say Obama was behind his release? Read again. The Obama administration was against the release of the prisoner at all, but if he was going to be released anyway they would rather seen it done for a compassionate reason.
I want to see those who criticize Obama for expressing an opinion on what type of release it should be, even though he was dead set against it, rationalize their support of BP trying to grease the wheels of his release.
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Days after Britain and Libya concluded the transfer agreement, Libya and BP signed a deal the company called "the single biggest exploration financial commitment an international energy company has ever made to Libya." But Britain and BP have denied that Megrahi's release had any part of the negotiations.
"It is a matter of public record that in late 2007 BP discussed with the UK government our concern at the slow progress in concluding a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya," BP spokesman Toby Odone said Monday. "Like many others we were aware that a delay might have negative consequences for UK commercial interests, including ratification of BP's exploration agreement.
"However, we did not express a view about the specific form of the agreement, which was a matter for the UK and Libyan governments, or make representations over the al Megrahi case, which was solely a matter for the Scottish Executive and not for the UK government."