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Opinion: Deceptive Leaders

by Samir Atallah | Aug 27, 2016 | Opinion

In the west disgrace afflicts those who deceive their own people, not those who are defeated. The Chilcot report on the Iraq war does not condemn Tony Blair because he lost the war, but rather because he, along with George W. Bush, was involved in one of the worst...

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In Defense of Tony Blair

by Amir Taheri | Jul 9, 2016 | World

In the past few days the bulk of the British media and a good part of the political-intellectual elite have been indulging in a new favorite sport: lynching Tony Blair. Headlines and streamers in newspapers from all parts of the political spectrum have used such words...

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Leader of the UK Labor Party Jeremy Corbyn addressing the audience at London School of Economics

Labor Leader Pledges Defeating Conservative Party in 2020 Elections

by Mina Al-Droubi | May 20, 2016 | World

London- Former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s lies about weapons of mass destruction, and his secret war pact with former U.S. President George W. Bush will be exposed by the Chilcot Inquiry, Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said. His remarks were given on Tuesday in a...

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Former British prime minister Tony Blair meets with troops in Basra, Iraq, on May 29, 2003. (AFP Photo/Pool/Stefan Rousseau)

Outcry in Britain over delayed Iraq war report

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 21, 2015 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The delay of a long-awaited official report on the British government’s decision to join the US-led war with Iraq in 2003 sparked outcry among legislators and political activists on Wednesday. In a letter addressed to the British Prime Minister...

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks at the 2014 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 28, 2014. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

UK Iraq war inquiry “unblocked” after deal on Blair/Bush letters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2014 | World

London, Reuters—The long-delayed results of Britain’s inquiry into the Iraq War came a step closer to publication on Thursday after a deal was reached on how to use notes and phone call records between then prime minister Tony Blair and US president George W....