A dictator/terrorist who excites the West

"A key driving force behind this steady rapprochement is growing British business interest in Libya. BP has invested roughly $1bn in oil and gas exploration there while other oil majors and EU governments, notably France, are also in on the act. Britain is already supplying missiles and air defence systems to Tripoli under a 2007 agreement. Some relatives of the Lockerbie victims, especially in the US, believe these growing business and commercial links have overly influenced the government's response to Gaddafi's request for Megrahi's release. Leading a business delegation to Libya last year, Lord Digby Jones, Britain's then trade and investment minister, described the country as an exciting emerging market.""