Memo From Libya: Thanks, Gordon

Regardless of what you think of the safety of his conviction, this is still mightily embarrassing for our Prime Minister:

The Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has thanked Gordon Brown for the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi.

Col Gadaffi said the UK prime minister had "encouraged" the Scottish government to take what he called a "courageous" decision.

Gadaffi - terrible cunt that he is - is given a resounding rendition of that age-old political trick. He is turning a thank you into a fuck you. Because Gordon Brown is now being thanked by the leader of a former member of the Axis of Evil for his part in releasing a man convicted of murdering 270 people. Even for a man as used to dropping the ball as much as Gordon Brown, this is embarrassing.