Original Home Page Current Latest Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition here. “He’s not a war criminal. He’s not evil. He didn’t lie. He didn’t sell out Britain or commit treason. He wasn’t Bush’s poodle. He hasn’t got blood on his hands. The anti-war nutters must not be allowed to damage Blair’s reputation further. He was a great PM, a great statesman and a great leader.” Comment at end Ban Blair-Baiting 3rd March 2010 UPDATE – He would, wouldn’t he? I just posted this a few minutes ago, and now on the BBC Radio4 10:00pm news, TONY BLAIR HAS PAID TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL FOOT, praising him as “an inspiration for many many people.” What kept him? (So, I suppose I...

Original Home Page Current Latest Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition here. “He’s not a war criminal. He’s not evil. He didn’t lie. He didn’t sell out Britain or commit treason. He wasn’t Bush’s poodle. He hasn’t got blood on his hands. The anti-war nutters must not be allowed to damage Blair’s reputation further. He was a great PM, a great statesman and a great leader.” Comment at end Ban Blair-Baiting 26th February, 2010 During a trip to Sierra Leone, Tony Blair takes time out to visit Rokupa Government Hospital to see firsthand the opportunities and challenges that the Government of Sierra Leone’s free healthcare initiative will pose. More from Tony Blair Office YouTube...

New Andrew Rawnsley revelations detail the extent to which Brown manoeuvred to oust Blair as PMGordon Brown repeatedly shouted at Tony Blair "You ruined my life" in the final confrontation that forced Blair to agree to announce a date by which he would stand down as prime minister, according to Andrew Rawnsley's new book.The revelations in the Observer journalist's book, The End of the Party, raised fresh questions this week about Brown's character and prompted him to deny at prime minister's questions yesterday that he had ever sanctioned briefings against his chancellor, Alistair Darling.The latest disclosures detail the extent to which Brown manoeuvred to oust Blair. Rawnsley describes how in a two-hour morning meeting in early September 2006 Brown insisted not only that Blair step...

Original Home Page Current Latest Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition here. “He’s not a war criminal. He’s not evil. He didn’t lie. He didn’t sell out Britain or commit treason. He wasn’t Bush’s poodle. He hasn’t got blood on his hands. The anti-war nutters must not be allowed to damage Blair’s reputation further. He was a great PM, a great statesman and a great leader.” Comment at end Ban Blair-Baiting 25th February, 2010 In the middle of the coup, the former welfare minister Frank Field went to No 10 to plead with Blair not to give way to Brown. “You can’t go yet. You can’t let Mrs Rochester out of the attic,” he said. Rawnsley writes: “Blair roared...

Brown shouted in final confrontation that accelerated Blair's resignation as prime minister, according to Andrew Rawnsley's new bookGordon Brown repeatedly shouted at Tony Blair "you ruined my life" in the final confrontation that forced Blair to agree to announce a date by which he would stand down as prime minister, according to Andrew Rawnsley's new book.The revelations in the Observer journalist's book, The End of the Party, raised fresh questions this week about the Brown's character and prompted him to deny at prime minister's questions today he had ever sanctioned briefings against his chancellor, Alistair Darling.The latest disclosures detail the extent to which Brown manoeuvred to oust Blair. Rawnsley describes how in a two-hour morning meeting in early September 2006 Brown...

Original Home Page Current Latest Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition here. “He’s not a war criminal. He’s not evil. He didn’t lie. He didn’t sell out Britain or commit treason. He wasn’t Bush’s poodle. He hasn’t got blood on his hands. The anti-war nutters must not be allowed to damage Blair’s reputation further. He was a great PM, a great statesman and a great leader.” Comment at end Ban Blair-Baiting 24th February, 2010 President Johnson Sirleaf and Tony Blair launch Africa Governance Initiative in Liberia Subscribe here to the Tony Blair Office YouTube Channel Transcript to follow here soon. Further information - The Office of Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative Cimate...

Original Home Page Current Latest Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition here. “He’s not a war criminal. He’s not evil. He didn’t lie. He didn’t sell out Britain or commit treason. He wasn’t Bush’s poodle. He hasn’t got blood on his hands. The anti-war nutters must not be allowed to damage Blair’s reputation further. He was a great PM, a great statesman and a great leader.” See this recent signature comment Comment at end Ban Blair-Baiting 18th February, 2010 A new website – Ban Blair-Baiting – has just been launched. It has links to other sites and blogs which support The Man, including mine. SUPPORTIVE WEB SITES John Rentoul’s Blog Our facebook page ‘Not the...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition here. “He’s not a war criminal. He’s not evil. He didn’t lie. He didn’t sell out Britain or commit treason. He wasn’t Bush’s poodle. He hasn’t got blood on his hands. The anti-war nutters must not be allowed to damage Blair’s reputation further. He was a great PM, a great statesman and a great leader.” See this recent signature comment Comment at end Ban Blair-Baiting 16th February, 2010 BBC apologises for its anti-Blair bias (and sexing up). Is this a first? BBC Complaints Dept: ‘We have spoken to the editor on duty that day who accepts that the opening headline could have been clearer in reflecting that Tony Blair had said...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition here. A recent sig comment: “Blair was an outstanding prime minister doing his job very well. One of his jobs was to take decisions like going to war.” Comment at end 3rd February, 2010 BBC report by Nicholas Witchell, 9 mins 26 secs Chilcot Iraq Inquiry- Tony Blair Says No Regrets Of Removing Saddam Hussein From the YouTube site: ‘Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was questioned by the Chilcot Iraq War Inquiry panel today 29 Jan 2010. Blair stated that he was proud of his decisions, and had no regrets for removing Saddam Hussein. He also made no apology for the deaths of tens of thousands of people and stated that he believed any...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition here. A recent sig comment: “Tony Blair is the greatest leader the world has seen in a long time. he took a difficult stand and did, not what was popular but what was right.” Comment at end 1st February, 2010 Following the Ban Blair-Baiting petition update on 27th January, two days before Mr Blair’s appearance at the Chilcot Inquiry, and this earlier update on 23rd January, there are now many more supportive comments at the Ban Blair-Baiting petition site. The New Statesman advertisement (right), paid for personally by a dedicated Tony Blair supporter (with no knowledge of or input from Mr Blair or his Office) has undoubtedly aided in...

Former prime minister expected to strongly assert that he acted in good faith when taking the decision to send British troops to join the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003Tony Blair will give evidence to the Iraq inquiry today in a long-awaited appearance that is expected to shed some light on the most controversial decision of his premiership.Sir John Chilcot and the four other members of the inquiry will question the former prime minister for six hours at the QE2 centre in London, where police have mounted a large security operation ahead of the protests being planned by anti-war campaigners.Blair has always defended his decision to send British troops to join the American-led invasion in 2003 and today he is expected to strongly assert that he acted in good faith and that the war brought...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition here. A recent sig comment: “… The level and wickedness of getting at Tony Blair in the press tells us what a good man he really is.” Comment at end 27th January, 2010 Online petition – Ban Blair-Baiting See list of signatures — Go to sign petition page SAMPLES OF RECENT COMMENTS OF SIGNATORIES AT THE BAN BLAIR-BAITING PETITION 322, Metro Manila, Philippines – Let us follow the rule of law: the person is INNOCENT otherwise proven guilty. 323, Longdon Green, Rugeley, UK - Blair was the best PM this country has had! 329, Oberstenfeld, Germany – An honourable man who did what he believed to be right thing. His detractors seem...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-baiting petition here. A recent sig comment: “… The level and wickedness of getting at Tony Blair in the press tells us what a good man he really is.” Comment at end 26th January, 2010 “TONY BLAIR SUPPORTED THE USA; NOW IT IS TIME TO SUPPORT TONY BLAIR” Erik Vane at his blog – No Pasaran – says - “Tony Blair Supported the United States; Now It Is Time to Support Tony Blair” [no pasarán - meaning: They shall not pass through] Thank you for this post, Erik. As Blair Supporters in Britain, where Mr Blair is under relentless attack by the mainstream press (see previous post) we DO appreciate your work, and would like to thank you...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-baiting petition here. A recent sig comment: “the level and wickedness of getting at Tony Blair in the press tells us what a good man he really is.” Comment at end 24th January, 2010 IF YOU’RE STILL UP, HOW ARE YOU FEELING TONIGHT, MR BLAIR? Yes,  I asked him how he was feeling. I know it goes against everything that many assume – that he feels anything about anything or anyone. But assuming he IS human, Tony Blair must be feeling low right now.  Not just because of his upcoming Iraq Inquiry appearance – and yes, if you’re interested, I AM going to use my ticket after all next Friday afternoon, if only to face down the Stop-The-War...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-baiting petition here. A recent sig comment: “Media combine with anti-war: see how biased coverage of Campbell testimony was.” Comment at end 21st January 2010 POLL: 77% DO NOT WANT BLAIR TO BE TRIED FOR WAR CRIMES Just as I said right here. So, I was right, guys (Lee, cantbearsed, and nn)! Your heartfelt apologies are graciously accepted. Next time you try to get Tony Blair into court over the press’s (mis)interpretation of the facts, make sure you understand the FACTS first. Other readers will be relieved to know, I’m sure, that with the aid of John Rentoul I have located the ‘missing’ poll on Blair/Iraq/war crimes etc.  Many thanks, John....

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index All Links to ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ posts Sign the Ban Blair-baiting petition here. Most recent sig comment: “The Best PM this Country had. Shame on the media.” Comment at end 14th January, 2010 Tony Blair? Still there. Mr Blair has been a busy boy recently. Not that you’d know it if you only read the British press. Their Blair airbrushing artistry is only equalled by their Blair traducement talents. Tony Blair, the Quartet's special envoy, in Jenin, West Bank, November 2009 [Picture above from New York Times article] In the aid of balance I thought I’d fill in a few of the blanks. Much of Mr Blair’s time recently has been taken up with his Quartet envoy duties.  The hands-on man still seems to draw in the...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign The Iraqi government’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, says he supports Blair on removing Saddam (video clip of Blair interview.) Comment at end 14th December, 2009 BAN BLAIR-BAITING PETITION Tony Blair with Tom Harris MP, the only MP thus far to sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition (re Iraq Inquiry.) Worked out who your friends are yet, Tony? POINT OF CLARIFICATION - TOM HARRIS MP IS A SIGNATURE AT THE PETITION FOR A FAIR TRIAL … IRAQ INQUIRY HEARING FOR TONY BLAIR.   MR LETTS ISN’T. Got that? Good. Wouldn’t want you to confuse Mr Letts with anyone who supports the concept of justice for all, including Labour politicians, now would we? Perish the thought. Still,...

The media, how they do keep us all informed. Speaking to the BBC, Tony Blair was asked whether he would have gone ahead and joined the invasion of Iraq had he known there were no WMD. He replied:I would still have thought it right to remove him. I mean obviously you would have had to use and deploy different arguments, about the nature of the threat.Here is how the Guardian reports that on its front page and under the headline 'Tony Blair admits: I would have invaded Iraq anyway':Tony Blair has said he would have invaded Iraq even without evidence of weapons of mass destruction and would have found a way to justify the war to parliament and the public. The former prime minister made the confession during an interview with Fern Britton, to be broadcast on Sunday on BBC1, in which he said...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign IRAQ Inquiry Reports at Julie’s Think Tank – Day 9, Chaplin, Cross, Bowen, and  Day 10, Chakrabarti, Chilcott, Scarlett, Burridge and Brims, and Day 12, Sawers Comment at end 12th December, 2009 Blair ‘would have gone to war without Iraqi WMD’ We won’t see Fern Britton’s interview with Tony Blair until Sunday, but … Asked by Britton if he would still have gone on had he known there were no weapons of mass destruction, he said: “I would still have thought it right to remove him.” So, already the commenters at The Times – the WE ALL KNOWERS – are coming up with this tripe: jayil london wrote: “Blair ‘would have gone to war without Iraqi...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Comment at end 9th December, 2009 Hat tip to Julie here for this. Oliver Kamm on “war criminal” Tony Blair (1/2) [youube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMXDqXdPvJo] Oliver Kamm on “War Criminal” Tony Blair (2/2) This YouTube channel links to Oliver Kamm’s relevent article here An interesting and sadly true quote from another prime minister who knew a bit about politics: “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter” - Winston Churchill Also at Julie’s, see Kamm’s video reports on why Tony Blair should … would have been the right choice as President of the EU Council. A president of...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Comment at end 26th November, 2009 IRAQ INQUIRY – BAN BLAIR-BAITING The PETITION TO Ban Blair-Baiting at the Iraq Inquiry has been online for a few months. NOW is its moment. It hasn’t attracted the number of signatories of the STOP for EU/INDICT etc petitions. That is hardly surprising given the fact that people mostly vote AGAINST things, rather than FOR.  It’s a well-known electoral fact and the reason most elections are won (i.e. because we want to keep a certain party out, rather than get a certain party in.) It seems to be human nature to be motivated to action by something/someone we don’t like rather than something/someone we DO like. For proof of that visit...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why the Iraq war is NO reason to reject President Blair Why the Iraq Inquiry is NO reason to reject President Blair NO STITCH-UP BY THE FRENCH/GERMANS/BILDERBERGERS? OF COURSE NOT! WHATEVER NEXT? Comment at end 19th November, 2009 Cranmer is invariably fun to read , even if His Grace can be a little OTT and rather full of himself. But here, harking back to a story from February 2008 at EU Politix, Cranmer thoughtfully if unintentionally puts Blair in the Good Guys category. He reminds us that Tony Blair was denounced as illegitimate – or rather NOT legitimate – by the BELGIAN Chairman of the Bilderberg Group! Isn’t that the...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why the Iraq war is NO reason to reject President Blair Why the Iraq Inquiry is NO reason to reject President Blair Comment at end 16th November, 2009 Watch three videos on Tony Blair and religion from this page at The Tony Blair Office website Tony Blair talks to The Washington Post’s Sally Quinn about his Faith Foundation and religion in today’s world Video 1: Tony Blair, founder of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, talks to On Faith’s Sally Quinn about how to combat extremism within and among religions. Video 2: Tony Blair talks with Sally Quinn about growing up the son of a Protestant and an atheist, and how he found...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why Iraq is NO reason to reject President Blair Why the Iraq Inquiry is not a reason to reject President Blair Comment at end 13th November, 2009 Newsy is an online video website which brings together information from multiple sources.  It has one right now on Tony Blair’s prospects for the EU presidency job, and asks for your thoughts on this – Tony Blair: Right Man for EU President Job? It can also be seen here on YouTube - Tony Blair Seeks EU Presidency From the Newsy site: Former British premier Tony Blair was an early front-runner for the position of EU President created in the Lisbon Treaty. International sources are...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why Iraq is NO reason to reject President Blair Comment at end 12th November, 2009 In the Spotlight: Tony Blair An informational piece about Tony Blair: His rise in politics, career as Prime Minister, and recent position as Middle East envoy. Want to know more about Blair? Check this Index with hundreds of posts and pages or see some of the posts below. Tony Blair Biography MEET THE OTHER CANDIDATES   EU President? Meet the Candidates … Jan Balkenende EU President? Meet the Candidates … Van Rompuy EU President? Meet the Candidates … Jean-Claude Juncker OTHER POSTS ON THE EU RACE & EU MATTERS – Blair, Cameron etc...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why Iraq is NO reason to reject President Blair Comment at end 11th November, 2009 Israeli deputy prime minister Silvan Shalom told Sky News he had mixed feelings about the possibility of Mr Blair leaving his job as envoy and going to Europe. “We don’t want to lose him here, but we need him there,” he said.  “I don’t want to intervene in European politics. I just would like to wish him all the best.” Read that again, please. The Israeli Deputy PM doesn’t want to lose Blair as Quartet envoy, BUT they feel they need him in Europe! A cry for international coordinated help? I think so, but then I have always...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why Iraq is NO reason to reject President Blair Comment at end 11th November, 2009 TWO newsworthy items: BLAIR IS BACK – BROWN BLOCKS ROMPUY 1. According to this site, in German, but you can translate, The British have “blocked” Van Rompuy as  EU presidency candidate.  You can read the Babel translation here 2. And also tonight Tony Blair was interviewed on Amanpour at CNN, here. No denial, no confirmation over EU job. Excerpt from Amanpour: AMANPOUR: And in terms of your future, are you or anybody around you taking steps to make it possible for you to assume a new E.U. presidency, to be the president of the E.U.? BLAIR:...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why Iraq is NO reason to reject President Blair The FT: A central European diplomat says that Tony Blair, although not presently favourite for EU president, ‘may come back’ as ‘nothing is excluded.’ Comment at end 8th November, 2009 In case readers get the impression that this is the only blog out there in support of Tony Blair, it’s time to mention a few others. And just as a reminder, there follows just some of the reasons WHY his supporters remain loyal. I don’t purport to speak for all the opinions on Tony Blair of all the below-mentioned, of course. But it seems fair to suggest that at least some of...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why Iraq is NO reason to reject President Blair Comment at end 3rd November, 2009 Blair cites pivotal moment for leadership to Madison audience Peace envoy, former prime minister points to global change in talk at Drew University By SALLY CAPONE Staff Writer Published: Nov 3rd, 8:11 AM MADISON – In an ever-changing world where challenges and problems spread more quickly and affect more populations, there is still optimism for the future, said former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the second Drew Forum lecture of the season. “The world will be so much better for my 9-year-old son than it was for my father,” Blair told a packed house...

Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why Iraq is NO reason to reject President Blair Comment at end 3rd November, 2009 An article follows by Stan Rosenthal at The Labour Party’s ‘Progressive’ site.  I will be interested to see just how much support it raises for Tony Blair. As the Iraq inquiry warms up, and it will, will those whose party he led for 13 years still hide away unsure if supporting Mr Blair should carry a health warning? Personally I find the absence of Labour party voices in support of Mr Blair not only worrying but frankly disgraceful.  Hardly surprising.  Many of his weak and cowardly party members were equally subdued when he needed their help...