Its pretty obvious that its not about Brittian vs the USA when one reads that actual news story.

It sounds as if someone has some suspicions that someone else has been paid off in order to pull some political strings to release this known terrorist and got enough juice flowing that a senate committee was formed over here.

Senator Robert Menendez has confirmed that US Senate hearings on the release of the Lockerbie bomber have been postponed.

He criticised key witnesses for declining invitations and 'stonewalling' the US Senate's hearings - which were looking into claims that the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was linked to oil deals with Libya, becuase it is truely very suspicious how BP makes a deal with the Lybian government at one end and then a known terrorist is suddenly released at another end.

The Scotish Government is fully cooperating with the USA within so far as it is able considering how diplomatic channels bwteen our two countries function.

Menendez is part of the seneate comittee looking into BP and its shady dealings which would have most likely remained hidden if its wern't for the oil spill.

Its also pretty obvious that when one watches the broadcast where Menendez speaks that no one is "anti UK" over here.

But I am sure we will have to wait and see what happens...if we see anything else happen.

I predict the whole thing will just disapear in the political two step our respective governments have been doing ever since they became really super close allies during WW2.