From: Adam 

Phil Payne wrote:
> http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B6882864-E9E9-4FE1-915E-18C0706A6614.h
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>
> Lord Peter Goldsmith, the British attorney-general, said the decision had
> been made "in the wider public interest", which had to be
balanced against
> the rule of law.
>
> He told the House of Lords that Tony Blair, the British prime minister, had
> agreed that the continuation of the investigation would cause "serious
> damage" to British-Saudi relations.
>
> He said Blair and Des Browne, the British defence secretary,
"have expressed
> the clear view that continuation of the investigation would cause serious
> damage to UK/Saudi security, intelligence and diplomatic co-operation".
>
>
>
Same day as Blair makes a new record for being the first sitting PM to be
interviewed by the police for corruption.

Adam

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