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Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister (2005), joins the Carlyle Group. <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/index.pl?issue=20050824">DemocracyNow</a> (point in program = 8:56), on August 24, 2005, states: | Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister (2005), joins the Carlyle Group. <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/index.pl?issue=20050824">DemocracyNow</a> (point in program = 8:56), on August 24, 2005, states: | ||
<blockquote>"In news from Britain, the Sunday Mirror is reporting that PM Tony Blair is expected to join the U.S.-based investment giant after he leaves Downing Street. Nicknamed the ex-presidents club, the investment firm already has on staff former-president Bush, former-British PM John Major, and former-Secretary of State James Baker"</blockquote> | <blockquote>"In news from Britain, the Sunday Mirror is reporting that PM Tony Blair is expected to join the U.S.-based investment giant after he leaves Downing Street. Nicknamed the ex-presidents club, the investment firm already has on staff former-president Bush, former-British PM John Major, and former-Secretary of State James Baker"</blockquote> | ||
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Revision as of 16:37, 27 August 2005
Tony Blair is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Labour Party.
Blair has been widely criticised from within his own party for championing the policy on Iraq of U.S. President George W. Bush. There is a general perception in the UK that Blair repeatedly misled the UK parliament and public in echoing the U.S. claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and that invading and occupying Iraq was legal. As a result, some Members of Parliament have formed a group to call for impeachment hearings.
Further pressure was put on Blair in September 2004, during the UK Labour Party conference, when the London Evening Standard newspaper published details of a leaked Pentagon briefing paper, Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategic Lessons Learned. The document reveals that in October 2002, the Pentagon finalized its Full Operational Battle Plan 1003V for the Iraq war, at a time when Blair was insisting that no decisions had been made about whether to go to war.
Tony Blair is a member of the Fabian Society, the America APPG, and patron of the Foreign Policy Centre.
Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister (2005), joins the Carlyle Group. <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/index.pl?issue=20050824">DemocracyNow</a> (point in program = 8:56), on August 24, 2005, states:
"In news from Britain, the Sunday Mirror is reporting that PM Tony Blair is expected to join the U.S.-based investment giant after he leaves Downing Street. Nicknamed the ex-presidents club, the investment firm already has on staff former-president Bush, former-British PM John Major, and former-Secretary of State James Baker"
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External links
- 10 Downing Street official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics Ask Aristotle - Tony Blair voting record, profile, jobs and committees
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Tony Blair speeches and performance data
- Rob Evans, David Leigh and Kevin Maguire, "Tobacco firm gained secret access to Blair", Guardian (UK), October 27, 2004.
- Keep the Faith in Labour Campaign Campaign in support of Tony Blair and Labour
- ImpeachBlair.org official site of the group of MP's includes their report, legal opinion, list of supporters and news
- IWontVoteBlair.com campaign to remove Blair by voters telling their MPs "I Won't Vote for a party with Blair as leader"
