And with the anniversary Friday of al-Megrahi's release, the case is once again the window through which Libya is viewed. ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil, The North African nation, for years a pariah state under U.N. and U.S. sanctions for sponsoring terrorism, now seems to have nowhere to go but up — and is quietly rebuilding after decades of isolation. ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil, The circumstances surrounding al-Megrahi's release have "reinforced an idea that Libya is still somehow a place that's problematic," said John Hamilton, a Libya expert and contributing editor to Africa Energy. ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil, "It's reminded everyone of that — if they really needed reminding. "While the U.S. and Scotland trade verbal blows and BP tries to defend itself, ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil, the nation Moammar Gadhafi has led for four decades is reintegrating into the international community — brimming with confidence that foreign firms are eager to tap into its oil and rebuild an infrastructure crumbling under the sanctions it endured for more than a decade. ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil, Maybe a little too eager, as BP has learned. Already under scrutiny because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP is the focus of a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee investigation into whether its $900 million offshore exploration deal with Libya was a factor in the release of the only person convicted in the bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. Of the 270 people killed, 179 were Americans. ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil, BP and British officials have repeatedly denied that the oil giant played any role in the decision to free al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds just eight years into a 27-year prison sentence. ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil,ffxiv gil