Furor has mounted in the U.S. and U.K. over the hero's welcome given by Libya to Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, who is dying of cancer, with politicians on both sides of the Atlantic calling for an investigation into whether al-Megrahi's release was a condition of oil exploration contracts signed by Britain's BP in 2007.

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Of course, it is possible Governor Romney simply forgot his most recent position on Libya given the number of times he changed his stance on that conflict.

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But given the upheavals in Libya, it seems possible that Megrahi's secrets, if he had any, went with him to the grave.

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However, given the very difficult situation in Libya and Egypt we have temporarily restricted access in both countries.

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Google, which owns YouTube, said in a statement that the video was "clearly within our guidelines and so will stay on YouTube", but added that "given the very difficult situation in Libya and Egypt" it had restricted access to the video in both countries.

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In Libya, European action was given full support by NATO and by the United States.

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However, for investors in Europe and the US, looking beyond next year is still a little difficult, especially given political uncertainties in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.

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