Blair Snubbed for Having 'Blood on His Hands'

[Hissyspit]

Source: AFP

Blair snubbed for having ‘blood on his hands’

By Agence France-Presse
Friday, October 9th, 2009 -- 12:15 p.m.

LONDON — Former British prime minister Tony Blair was told he had "blood on his hands" by the father of a dead soldier Friday, after a memorial for the fallen of the Iraq war in London.

The ex-premier joined Queen Elizabeth II, Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, current Prime Minister Gordon Brown as well as soldiers and families at a service paying tribute to the 179 troops who died as a result of the 2003 war.

The snub came at a reception held after the memorial in St. Paul's Cathedral, where the archbishop of Canterbury criticised policymakers for failing to properly consider the human cost of the Iraq war.

Peter Brierley, whose 28-year-old son Shaun died in March 2003, refused to shake Blair's hand when he offered it, telling the ex premier: "I'm not shaking your hand, you've got blood on it."

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[Ken Burch]

1. Blair deserved it

His transformation of the Labour Party from a party of peace to a party of slaughter will live on in infamy. All who died in Iraq died for nothing, and their families have every right to feel rage about their pointless deaths.

[madrchsod]

4. and his transformation of england into orwell`s nightmare.....

[Deep13]

2. "Bush told me to," won't cut it in England. nt

[EFerrari]

3. Good. All the Bush co-conspirators should be treated the same way.

[LiberalLovinLug]

5. He'll always be regarded as Bush's poodle

[samsingh]

6. blair is soaking in blood

i'm suddenly feeling very sad about the poor father.

[Vidar]

7. Good for Brierley.

[bemildred]

8. Word. nt

[Cha]

9. So sorry for the Brit's fallen son but

I'm glad he could see this.

This brings back those awful tony the poodle days.

[Rapier09]

10. Well screw him

He should be prosecuted for War crimes.

[New Dawn]

11. K&R - Bush and Blair to The Hague!

[Solly Mack]

12. K&R

[bvar22]

13. Ever more reason....

...for the Democratic Party to STOP the useless bloodbath.