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Opponents of the Iraq war were convinced that his case for invasion was based on false evidence. We were pretty sure the story about Iraqi plans to attack the UK was a tissue of lies. Full Article at The Scotsman
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Britain considered a plan to topple Saddam Hussein two years before the 2003 invasion, the long-awaited public inquiry into the Iraq War was told yesterday. Full Article at Mirror.co.uk
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office, President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Fatah Central Committee on November 10, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank. View Photo »
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It's (Sierra Leone) got massive natural resources, wonderful possibilities commercially in agriculture, tourism, mining
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A long-awaited inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war began Tuesday and immediately homed in on the question that seems set to dominate its work: whether the former prime minister, Tony Blair, and his government were drawn into the conflict - over... Full Article at NDTV
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BLOOD ON HIS HANDS: A protester dressed as former prime minister Tony Blair, who took Britain to war in Iraq, demonstrates outside the inquiry in London British officials secretly discussed the prospects for “regime change” in Iraq in late 2001 more... Full Article at Press and Journal
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Why don't the anti-Iraq War protesters go to Tony Blair's mansion in W2?
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A Westminster source says: 'The anti-Iraq War protesters howling through megaphones outside the House of Commons don't seem to realise the inquiry's taking place in the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre on the other side of Parliament Square. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
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Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair tastes olive oil during visit to Canaan Fair Trade company in the village of Burqin near the West Bank city of Jenin on November 10, 2009. View Photo »
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It now seems Tony Blair misled Parliament about the Iraq war from the very start. These revelations that Blair ordered a secret preparation for war shows an appalling level of incompetence not previously known. As his orders were so secret too few people were able to begin to adequately prepare.
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| DATE: 2009-11-25 | PRINT | SHARE LONDON, Nov 24, 2009 (AFP) - The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with families of soldiers killed in combat desperate to hear Tony Blair justify the decision to join the... Full Article at Haveeru Daily Online
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On the first day of public hearings, senior officials told the Iraq war inquiry that Britain had no plans to oust Saddam Hussein in 2001, although there had been some support for regime change from influential quarters in Washington. Full Article at Deutsche Welle
About Tony Blair
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Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician, who served as Prime Minister from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 and the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. Full Article
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office, President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Fatah Central Committee on November 10, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank.
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair arrives at a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing,...
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair is surrounded by his bodyguards during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2...
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair arrives at a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing,...
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair is surrounded by his bodyguards during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2...
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair arrives at a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing,...
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair is surrounded by his bodyguards during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2...
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair talks during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair talks during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair talks during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair talks to local politicians during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 a...
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair takes part in a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossin...
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JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair looks on during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
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The convoy of Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair crosses the newly opened Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major attend the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg MP, Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP and Prime Minister Gordon Brown attend the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cen...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: (L) Lord Peter Mandelson watches, Conservative Party leader David Cameron (C) prepare to lay a wreath along with Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg (2R)and former PM Tony Blair (R) during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on No...
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Middle East envoy Tony Blair (C) visits a dairy factory in the West Bank city of Hebron October 20, 2009. Bodyguards subdued a Palestinian man on Tuesday as he approached Blair, shouting "You are a terrorist."
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READING, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Mike Blair (L) of Edinburgh holds the trophy with Butch James during the Heineken Cup UK Launch at the Madejski Stadium on September 29, 2009 in Reading, England.
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READING, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Players of British teams that will take part in the Heineken Cup (L-R) Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers) Mike Blair, (Edinburgh), Will Skinner (Harlequins), Tom Willis (Newport Gwent Dragons), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), Bob...
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READING, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Players of British teams that will take part in the Heineken Cup (L-R) Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers) Mike Blair, (Edinburgh), Will Skinner (Harlequins), Tom Willis (Newport Gwent Dragons), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), Bob...
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READING, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Captains of British teams that will take part in the Heineken Cup (L-R) Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers) Mike Blair, (Edinburgh), Will Skinner (Harlequins), Tom Willis (Newport Gwent Dragons), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), Bob...
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READING, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Captains of British teams that will take part in the Heineken Cup (L-R) Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers) Mike Blair, (Edinburgh), Will Skinner (Harlequins), Tom Willis (Newport Gwent Dragons), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), Bob...
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Tony Blair, Special Envoy of the Middle East Quartet, takes questions at a press conference September 22, 2009 at the United Nations in New York.
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Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair tastes olive oil during visit to Canaan Fair Trade company in the village of Burqin near the West Bank city of Jenin on November 10, 2009.
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It's (Sierra Leone) got massive natural resources, wonderful possibilities commercially in agriculture, tourism, mining
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It now seems Tony Blair misled Parliament about the Iraq war from the very start. These revelations that Blair ordered a secret preparation for war shows an appalling level of incompetence not previously known. As his orders were so secret too few people were able to begin to adequately prepare.
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Progress (in Sierra Leone) is no longer measured by an absence of conflict
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Tony Blair consistently denied to Parliament and public that the U.K. government was preparing for war in Iraq, yet these documents show that planning began as far back as 2002
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and then here we are at a school which is getting new classrooms to get more children get education. There is a lot happening in Rwanda today and I am very proud and feel a very good sense of honour to be part of it
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When that happened, a lot of horse trading went on ... Britain, Spain and Italy wanted Blair because they wanted an international statesman capable to straddling the world stage. This seems to have frightened the Germans and, eventually, the French. They want President Obama to continue phoning them, no...
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The fact that there is a development board and it is here to help is a huge sign of Rwanda's potential but perhaps more important, Rwanda's determination to make the most of itself as shown by its recent ranking in the doing business report
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After all the ballyhoo about the treaty helping to make Europe a stronger voice in the world etc, the first appointments were really a bit disappointing The job description was definitely not someone to 'stop the traffic' like Tony Blair [former British prime minister], but more a person able to build a...
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In Europe, in particular, we should play a part in keeping the world trading system open and vibrant ... We need the financial sector to be independent and creative.
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I am bewildered that Hague would want to support Van Rompuy, who has a rather more federalist agenda than other prime ministers in Europe. Hague can’t see straight in the British interest, so obsessed is he [with stopping Tony Blair].
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The Palestinian economy on the West Bank is growing strongly ... obviously it's also important we find a way to re-launch the political negotiations.
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Having lost so much middle-class support over Iraq and alienation from Tony Blair, Labour now has to mobilise its core working-class base in order to win re-election next year.
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Wataniya Mobile's launch of commercial operations in the West Bank is an important milestone in the building of a prosperous and competitive Palestinian economy
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I have written at length over the years about my opposition to Tony Blair and New Labour, arguing against the Iraq war, top-up fees, trident nuclear defence, lack of house building, the behaviour of MPs and much more. Standing for Parliament in opposition to New Labour is therefore the logical thing to ...
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Queensland can be at the forefront of the green economic revolution, so I believe climate change is and will remain a defining issue for our generation
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Overall there is the sense that Afghanistan is becoming for (British Prime Minister) Gordon Brown what Iraq became for (his predecessor) Tony Blair
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He's not standing by the phone waiting for a call from Brussels. He's been around long enough to realise what happens at summits.
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Overall there is the sense that Afghanistan is becoming for Gordon Brown what Iraq became for Tony Blair: more than four in ten don't understand Britain's mission, support for the British presence there is ebbing away, and a majority have responded to the (Afghan) presidential election very negatively i...
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Britain to lead in Europe again
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In England, they are bringing up a case against (former British prime minister) Tony Blair.
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One of the things we've been trying to organise is a statement by the rabbinate and the Christian leaders and the Muslim leaders about Jerusalem and about Jerusalem being an open city or worship for people of all the Abrahamic faiths
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When considering your efforts to get Tony Blair this job, won't most people in Britain feel this: it is completely unacceptable to see an unelected Prime Minister pushing for an unelected president under a treaty that no one was allowed to vote for?
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This is more difficult that all the negotiations where I have been involved including the Middle East peace process and NATO ... However, there is a way — we must distinguish short term and long term targets. 2020 is a long way ahead. The enormous cost savings that can be achieved if countries act toget...
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I personally think the (incumbent) Labour Party in England, Tony Blair (Gordon Brown's predecessor as prime minister) and company, thought they owed so much to The Sun. They didn't. Blair would have been elected without (The Sun's) support.
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We the British government believe that Tony Blair would be an excellent candidate and an excellent person to hold the job of president of the (EU) council
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