So what's the Middle East Peace Envoy been doing this last eighteen months? Not very much to judge by the carnage in the
It now turns out that in his eighteen months as Peace Envoy he's never visited
When your Middle East Peace Envoy is as useful as a chocolate teapot, it's not surprising the
The word out of Washington is that the President-elect shares this view, and that the Peace Envoy will be getting his marching orders under the new administration.
Which means the Peace Envoy can go back to setting up schools like the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.
He wanted to set up the
But no one would question the appropriateness of one academy: The Tony Blair School For Being A Lying Little Shit.
Comments (8)
I subscribed to your blog for "Ruminations on the Electronics Industry". This "Rumination" does not belong here.
Posted by JP | January 15, 2009 9:36 AM
Posted on January 15, 2009 09:36
Yes, JP, but it's right, isn't it?
Posted by David Manners
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January 15, 2009 10:37 AM
Posted on January 15, 2009 10:37
blair was always an arriviste little shit
Posted by bill buxton | January 15, 2009 5:52 PM
Posted on January 15, 2009 17:52
Spot on, Bill, as Blair's great mucker, Lord Levy, said of him, Blair was only ever in it for himself
Posted by David Manners
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January 15, 2009 9:51 PM
Posted on January 15, 2009 21:51
Ummm - this column appears to be turning a bit Richard Littlejohn.
I dislike Blair as much as the next one but it's a bit crass
Posted by James Taylor | January 16, 2009 9:41 AM
Posted on January 16, 2009 09:41
Yes you're probably right, James, but that guy pisses me off so much.
Posted by David Manners
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January 16, 2009 10:24 AM
Posted on January 16, 2009 10:24
I believe many problems around us stem from the perceived unfairness of the world to the middle east crisis. To some extent even the attack in Mumbai had a link there. Blair was simply going along with whatever his friend across the atlantic was doing. Before he came along, UK was fair and had a balanced view of the world.
Posted by Guru Sardessai | March 11, 2009 3:47 AM
Posted on March 11, 2009 03:47
You're absolutely right, Guru, Bush and Blair hopelessly skewed the West's position as honest broker. You get the impression that Pres. Obama, Hillary Clinton and George Mitchell will restore the West's reputation.
Posted by David Manners
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March 11, 2009 11:25 AM
Posted on March 11, 2009 11:25