Teflon Tony
The Tony Blair Legacy Project
“I lost my son and he was only 18, and I blame Tony Blair.”
Oct 25th
So said Anne Donnachie yesterday while addressing an Iraq inquiry committee at a regional meeting in Bristol.
Anne’s son Rifleman Paul Donnachie was killed in Basra in April 2007. He was just 18 years old.
Anne adds her voice to a growing number of bereaved families who want justice for the loved ones they have lost in an illegal war.
Paul’s uncle Brynley Pritchard also spoke on behalf of his family and made the following damning statement:
“We believe the war on Iraq was wrong and unlawful. The UK and US could not justify getting it past the UN because of vetoes by other member countries.
“So we believe a conspiracy was formed by Tony Blair and President Bush to invade Iraq under the pretence that Saddam Hussein had an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and was preparing to use them against other countries of the world.
“We believe the true reason for the war was to protect the oil-producing countries of the Middle East, and was therefore motivated by greed. The protection of the oil fields could have been done by the UN and this could have saved 179 British personnel, numerous United States personnel and countless Iraqi civilians.
“Mr Blair should be taken to task by the UK judicial system for lying in parliament.”
We can only hope that the upcoming inquiry is not yet another whitewash and that Blair may yet be held accountable.
As Blair chases Presidents job Baghdad is still burning
Oct 25th
Another day in Baghdad – at least another 90 innocent people die. Over six years since Operation Enduring Freedom was launched against a background of lies and falsehoods and the only thing Iraq is enduring is misery.
Despite the complete and abject failure of this illegal war Blair shows no shame or regret as he continues his attempts to become the first unelected President of the EU. This attempt needs to be stopped – the only place Blair should be appearing in the EU in the Hague facing criminal charges.
A petition started to display objection to the incredible idea that this man can stay in politics has already attracted 40,000 signatures. While is unlikely to prevent the inevitable happening it will send a strong signal that for many people this is an unacceptable idea.
Sign the petition now at stop blair.eu.
Palestinian calls Blair a Terrorist
Oct 22nd
Blair was confronted with a Palestinian today who was incredulous at the failed peace envoy’s nerve at showing up at a mosque in Hebron.
He screamed “you are a terrorist” at the permanently bewildered Blair before being attacked by security guards and rushed away from the scene still shouting “He is not welcome in the land of Palestine”.
It seems Blair garners little respect amongst the Arab population of the Middle East, which is unsurprising since he is responsible for so many of their deaths.
In a typical Blair dismissal of anyone who dares to protest him he said “You know, he made his protest and that’s fair enough”. He then attempted to direct the media; “I think it’s important for you guys as well to not always mistake the protest for the general view of the whole population”.
I would guess that the protesters views are those of the general Palestinian population Tony – after all your track record on Gaza is not so great.
Sarkozy: Blair faces strong opposition as EU President
Oct 16th
The diminutive French President Nicholas Sarkozy last night admitted that Blair faces strong opposition from some member states opposed to the election of the failed UK Prime Minister as first President of the EU.
Sarkozy, who has long enjoyed a close relationship with Blair, had previously said that he favoured a “strong and charismatic†figure to head the 27-nation bloc.
However last night he added “Personally I believe in a Europe that is politically strong and embodied by a person. But the fact that Great Britain is not in the single currency remains a problemâ€.
French commentators said that the remarks made by Sarkozy to Le Figaro appeared to be dumping Mr Blair as a liability. This is something Blair must be getting used to by now.
It might also be plausible that Sarkozy does not fancy the idea of the first EU President being embroiled in the upcoming Iraq inquiry.
