Blair set to clinch job as Intern'l. envoy in Middle East

[katty]

more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1985830.ece

From The TimesJune 26, 2007

Blair set to clinch job as world’s man in the Middle East

Tom Baldwin in Washington, Greg Hurst and Philip Webster

Tony Blair’s nomination for the post of international envoy in the Middle East is likely to be confirmed as early as today despite grumbles from Europe and last-minute wrangles over his job description.

Sources in London and Washington indicated yesterday that the announcement will be made if agreement is reached between the so-called “Quartet” of powers – America, Europe, Russia and the United Nations – which oversee the Middle East peace process.

Mr Blair’s nomination has been pushed by Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, and – to a lesser extent – the White House, in behind-the-scenes negotiations over recent months.

[rurallib]

1. Georgie gets his poodle back! Condi brings Georgie's lost pet home!

Blair help start a war that degenerates into a fucking quagmire that may end up in bring super right wing fundies to power in the ME and for this he gets the job of trying to pacify the forces he unleashed. Sounds like a good choice to me.

[katty]

3. that's the plan-tony is simply expanding the mess of his 'old' job

[rurallib]

7. Makes you wonder why we didn't let Tojo and Hitler help tidy up

after WWII don't it?

[peace13]

2. History will not forgive us for this incest gone global! n/t

[Fresh_Start]

4. Once again Bush appoints a failure

like Blair has credibility as envoy to ME after all the Iraq lies.

[Demeter]

5. Created Just for Tony--Ain't that Sweet?

In the Massachusetts public university system, we call that patronage--political payoff for failed hacks. 24 layers of bureacracy writing each other useless, pointless memos, while the profs and students do their thing without money or supplies.

[katty]

9. yes, and tomorrow 6/27 was his last day @#10

[partylessinOhio]

6. Completely disgusting!

:thumbsdown:

[Manix]

8. .....from poodle to lapdog!!!!!

[Joanne98]

10. He's got to clean up that BAE scandal, then off to the Carlyle Group!