So, Tony Blair will once again come under the world spotlight that he craved so much when he was Prime Minister in the UK. However, this time it will not be to tell us how wonderful his new plans and strategies are, but to be called to account for actions that MAY have taken place under his watch.

The release of the only man convicted for his part in the Lockerbie bombing, Abdulbasset al Magrahi, by the Scottish courts a year ago on compassionate grounds has come into sharp focus again. A Senate Committee has called for an enquiry into the possible involvement of BP oil in using financially persuasive arguments to speed up the prisoner release scheme in exchange for Libyan offshore drilling contracts.

The possible involvement of the British Government in these arrangements has, as one can imagine, caused a furore amongst the families of those who died in the tragedy and the politicians who represent them. As Prime Minister at the time of the suspected deal Tony Blair has been 'invited' to testify before a US Senate Committee. Jack Straw, Home Secretary at the time, has also been invited.

There is no denying that both these men would have been aware of the deal - Blair's attendance at the signing of the Libyan contracts between BP and Ghadaffi is well documented. The question that remains is, was there complicity, and if so, how do they reconcile the gains for big business with the functioning of a Government?

One thing that's for sure is that Tony Blair must be getting used to having his feet held to the fire for his actions as PM - surely he's still reeling from his 'interview' at the Chilcote Enquiry into the Iraq war. Let's hope he does a better job at this hearing than he did there, for his sake! Maybe he is now pondering on the maxim: Be sure your sins will find you out. However, with his ego I would think it more likely that he is most likely thinking: No good deed goes unpunished!

This whole issue arose at the time when David Cameron, UK Prime Minister, was visit President Obama. The demands for him to call an official enquiry were answered by him saying that a rigorous examination of the said deals would be conducted.