Tony Blair Stands by Bush, Iraq War

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2010 The former British prime minister's fall from boy wonder to lapdog caricature has a lot to do with George W. Bush and their shared Iraq adventure. In his new autobiography, normally the place for reflection and re-evaluation, Blair defends both his relationship with the American president and the mess in Mesopotamia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Good Luck With the Whole Gaza List Thing, Tony Blair

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2010 Hey, it's Tony Blair! Remember him? The former British PM now bears the somewhat unlikely title of special peace envoy to the Middle East, and he's getting down to business on a project having to do with lists, supplies and Israeli-Palestinian relations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gordon Brown Says He’ll Step Down

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2010 Who'll rule Britannia? That remains to be seen, exactly, as several unsolved variables are still in play after last week's election, but no matter how the power-sharing configuration takes shape, one thing's for sure: Prime Minister Gordon Brown won't be part of it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Inquiring Brits Want to Talk to Bush and Friends

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2010 That U.K. inquiry into the Iraq war has already spoken to two prime ministers, but Sir John Chilcot’s panel would like an American take on things. Senior officials from George W. Bush’s administration, and maybe even W himself, have been cordially invited to give evidence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Archbishop Chides Blair on Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2010 The archbishop of Canterbury has some choice words for Tony Blair. The public intellectual criticized Blair's lack of empathy and his defensive posturing regarding recent inquiries into the Iraq war, declaring the former prime minister to be "one of the most un-Dostoevskian characters in Britain." Ouch. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blair: ‘I’d Do It Again’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 Sticking with a position that appears based more on pride than empirical reasoning, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair waded through six hours of questioning at an inquiry in London with a resilient defense of the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blair Would Have Invaded Iraq Even Without WMD Issue

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2009 No longer in public office, Tony Blair has acknowledged in a BBC interview that he would have invaded Iraq and disposed of Saddam Hussein with or without evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tony Blair Ignored Iraq Warning, Top General Says

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2009 Add Maj. Gen. Tim Cross to that growing list of people who foresaw disaster in Iraq but were ignored. The senior British liaison to the U.S. reconstruction effort warned his prime minister before the invasion that insufficient postwar planning would lead to chaos. The rest is history. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blair Bows Out of EU Race

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2009 In a surprising last-minute move, Tony Blair has dropped out of the race for the European Council's presidency, a position for which he was an early favorite. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tony Blair Isn’t Conservative Enough to Be President of Europe

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2009 The former British prime minister took a hit after France’s Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany’s Angela Merkel agreed over dinner at the Élysée Palace (oh to be a fly on that wall) that the first president of the European Council ought to be more of a right-winger. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tony Blair, President of Europe?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2009 If all goes according to plan, the European Union will soon have a new honcho, and it looks as if the former British prime minister is the front-runner. But the bloom is definitely off the rose, Tony Blair having been such a Bush lappie during the Iraq war. Even in view of the former PM's pro-war stance, Europe's conservatives are the ones miffed at the idea of Blair possibly becoming the "president of Europe." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blair for EU President?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2009 Tony Blair has apparently set his sights across the English Channel, as he is a contender to become the first president of the European Union. While he has yet to officially announce his candidacy, the British government has already declared its support for Blair, and he is seen as a front-runner for the position. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )