Blair as Middle East envoy

[Tommy-K]

Quite ironic how a man hated by most of the Middle East is now going to work there as a 'peace envoy'.

Apparently, Blair's task is to prepare Palestinian officials for negotiations with Israel. Good luck with that, when they've been at war over 50 years.

He also said that he would try to unite warring Palestinian factions. Again, good luck with that, after Hamas have just siezed control of Gaza.

He has also expressed plans to become more involved in climate change and making poverty history.

However, there are a lot of sceptics (including myself) who believe that this is probably just a surefire way of making lots of money without telling anyone (now he is not an MP, he does not have to declare his earnings).

What are your views? How will St. Tony fare in the Middle East?

[Intifada]

Making Tony Blair the Middle East envoy is like making Osama bin Laden the Mayor of New York.

The man (and I use the term loosely) is a war criminal.

It is yet another insult to the people of the Middle East.

[Sir Aunty Christ]

It smells like a divide and rule ploy by the US, the EU, the UN and Russia.

[Andy Bowden]

I saw all the Fatah old guard saying he'll do a great job etc. When you stick that in with them overthrowing the Hamas govt, getting their prisoners released, and talking to Israel but not Hamas you wonder how much of their support is sticking with them.

[che_diwas]

Tony Blair can do nothing... I think its just a plot to deviate the world's minds from his war crimes of the past...

The middle east conflict will only resolve if Israel recognizes an Independent Palestine state (without interfering its internal matters).. and Hamas also has to identify Israel... Israel has a opressive regime.. but the israeli people shouldn't be targeted......

[Revolution Until Victory]

Che_diwas

the only solution is the TOTAL end of colonialism.

the only solution in Zimbabwe was the total end of colonialism and the settler-colony Rhodesia, and the etsablishment of a secular democratic state for all of its people.

the only solution is South Africa was the total defeat of colonialism and the settler-colony Apartheid South Africa, and the establishment of a secular democratic state for all of its people.

you can't say the only solution for Zimbabwe was if Rhodesia recognize an Independent "state' (more like Bantustans) for the Zimbabwen natives.

there could be NO "peace" between colonizer and colonized, opresser and opressed, dominator and dominated, master and slave.

not Hamas not anyone should give any legitamacy for the colonization of their lands.

the ONLY solution is the total defeat of zionist colonialism and the establishment of a secular democratic state for ALL of its people.

[che_diwas]

Originally posted by Revolution Until [email protected] 30, 2007 06:32 pm
Che_diwas

the only solution is the TOTAL end of colonialism.

the only solution in Zimbabwe was the total end of colonialism and the settler-colony Rhodesia, and the etsablishment of a secular democratic state for all of its people.

the only solution is South Africa was the total defeat of colonialism and the settler-colony Apartheid South Africa, and the establishment of a secular democratic state for all of its people.

you can't say the only solution for Zimbabwe was if Rhodesia recognize an Independent "state' (more like Bantustans) for the Zimbabwen natives.

there could be NO "peace" between colonizer and colonized, opresser and opressed, dominator and dominated, master and slave.

not Hamas not anyone should give any legitamacy for the colonization of their lands.

the ONLY solution is the total defeat of zionist colonialism and the establishment of a secular democratic state for ALL of its people.

Yeah I understand your point.... but still the major issue in this regard is religional beliefs... they are against eachother like they cannot both survive in the same region... I know that Israel has opressed palestine for so many years... but if israel has change in policy..say may be a socialist government comes to power and re shuffles its policy towards palestine... Will the palestines also change their policy?.. Communists dont support religious extremist, but I think that the Islamic countries have to be looked upon differently, as religion (as the islamist say) plays a vital role in every aspect of their life..

[Revolution Until Victory]

yes, I get your point. muslims throughout the Islamic world view Palestine from a relegious point of view(although Palestinians view it as thier land colonized by the zionists, nothing to do with relegion), and so does many jews around the world. and you are right, many muslims and jews can't stand each other. and that's among the difficulties which should be dealt with. but similarly, many whites in Rhodesia couldn't stand the natives and many natives also couldn't stand thier former colonizers. As somone on this site said before, when will people understand the thier could be no compromise with colonialism? you can't compromise with colonialism and imperialism. the stolution is its total eradiction. I don't think it would be a "solution" if the European colonizers would keep their settler-colony Rhodesia and the zimbabwen will remain confined in thier Bantustans, except that Rhodesia will have a "socialist" government. NO the solution is the total end of colonialism, the total end of the settler-colony Rhodesia.

[Leftyman]

[B]BLIAR is a war monger not a peacemaker. For him to accept such a role shows how completely out of touch he is.

[Tower of Bebel]

The offer of key positions in politics and economics just after quiting the parliamentary carreer is quite typical for social-democrats.

[Noah]

He'll do about aswell as he's done in Iraq!