http://blair.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Blair en Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:11:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037128 unknown@Netscape.com The story of possible corruption between BAE and the Saudi government, and how the British government ignored it, is shocking. But we should not regard this episode as an aberration. Instead, it should force us to question the way foreign policy is thought about and practised in government today. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:11:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037128britainsaudiarabiaBAEBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033154 unknown@Netscape.com A few months before America and Britain invaded Iraq, my colleague Aditya Sinha had an idea. In those days, Aditya was editor of the Sunday HT ââ;¬" he has since moved up in the world and become Editor-in-chief of the New Indian Express ââ;¬" and he was keen to commission an opinion Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:25:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033154indiairaqBlairbushopinionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011637 unknown@Netscape.com Adults in Britain are particularly critical of their prime minister and the American president over their Iraq policies, according to a poll by Ipsos-MORI. Only 17 per cent of respondents approve of the way Tony Blair is handling the current situation with Iraq, and just nine per cent feel the same way about George W. Bush. Sun, 27 May 2007 17:32:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011637TonyBlairGeorgebushiraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007664 unknown@Netscape.com Here are some of the key quotes from Tony Blair during his 10 years as Labour leader: Fri, 25 May 2007 06:21:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007664Blair10yearsofservicePoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1977962 unknown@Netscape.com The hagiographic re-writing of history after Reagan's death, and more recently after Gerald Ford's, should have prepared us for the inevitable whitewash of Blair's historic crimes following the announcement last week of his upcoming resignation, but on this occasion I do believe the media has surpassed itself. Mon, 21 May 2007 01:15:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1977962PoliticsBlairlieshagiographymediaobsequiousnessNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1966107 unknown@Netscape.com In an interview with BBC radio, Carter was asked how he would describe Blair's attitude to US President George W. Bush. He replied: 'Abominable. Loyal, blind, apparently subservient. I think that the almost undeviating support by Great Britain for the ill-advised policies of President Bush in Iraq have been a major tragedy for the world.' Sat, 19 May 2007 19:50:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1966107carterbushiraqBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1960583 unknown@Netscape.com hree explosions rocked Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Saturday as British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived for meetings with Iraqi government leaders, officials said. Sat, 19 May 2007 14:26:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1960583iraqwarcvilgreenzoneTonyBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1961193 unknown@Netscape.com Former US President Jimmy Carter has criticised outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair for his "blind" support of the war in Iraq. Sat, 19 May 2007 09:47:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1961193jimmycarterTonyBlairiraqbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1958132 unknown@Netscape.com So it was no surprise at all that Bush and Blair would be discussing al-Jazeera during that fretful confab in April 2004. Nor is it any surprise that Bush's answer to the "problem" of an independent Arab news agency would be to kill the s where they stand. Sat, 19 May 2007 01:55:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1958132bushBlairbritainiraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1941928 unknown@Netscape.com White House spokesman Tony Fratto said that President Bush 'will have a candidate to announce soon, allowing for an orderly transition that will have the World Bank refocused on its mission.' But a couple of the names being floated indicate that the administration has not learned its lessons from the Wolfowitz scandal. Fri, 18 May 2007 18:04:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1941928wolfowitzCronyismworldbankgirlfriendTonyBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1941286 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid a farewell visit Wednesday to President Bush, an opportunity for close allies to showcase their unity on the war in Iraq and hammer out differences on climate change and trade. Fri, 18 May 2007 05:34:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1941286washingtonmsnbcBlairbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1896908 unknown@Netscape.com It is extreme folly to keep fanatics in office who have no respect for the US Constitution, civil liberties, and the separation of powers. The Bush Regime values nothing but power. Every day that Bush remains in office diminishes America and erodes its founding principles. Tue, 15 May 2007 02:54:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1896908BlairbushwarcriminalconstitutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1842412 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Thursday he will miss British Prime Minister Tony Blair and is ready to work with his presumed successor, Gordon Brown, confident that he "understands the consequences of failure" in Iraq. Bush hailed Blair, his staunchest ally in the Iraq war, as a "political figure who is c Fri, 11 May 2007 13:26:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1842412bushsayswillmissBlairreadyToworkwithbrownNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1836131 unknown@Netscape.com Quotations from British Prime Minister Tony Blair during his decade in office: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:26:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1836131BritainsBlairhisownwordsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1823128 unknown@Netscape.com Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday that he will step down as prime minister on June 27, after a decade in office in which he brokered peace in Northern Ireland and followed the United States to war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Blair will leave office as soon as a new leader is elected for the Labour Party. He remains as head of government until h Thu, 10 May 2007 14:21:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1823128TonyBlairPrimeMinisterlabourpartyresignationbritainNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1802450 unknown@Netscape.com An under-recognized English political philosopher said, in 1776, in his work entitled Common Sense: "In America the Law is King. For, as in absolute Governments, the king is law, so in free countries, the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other." Thus spake Thomas Paine, echoing the words of John Locke in 1690. There ought Tue, 08 May 2007 10:18:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1802450thanksTobushandBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1741414 unknown@Netscape.com Scottish nationalists committed to independence from Britain became the largest party in the Scottish parliament on Friday in a severe blow to Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party. Fri, 04 May 2007 20:53:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1741414scotlandscottishnationalistsTonyBlairlaborpartyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1690224 unknown@Netscape.com On the 10th anniversary of being elected Tony Blair said he will announce his resignation next week, after which he will stay as PM for about 7 weeks until Labour chooses his successor. He expects "in all probability" that Gordon Brown will succeed him as prime minister "in the next few weeks". Tue, 01 May 2007 16:48:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1690224TonyBlairnewbritishPrimeMinisterGordonbrownlabourNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1571792 unknown@Netscape.com THE corruption scandal involving the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has intensified, with police poised to charge some of his advisers. And an embarrassing document has surfaced that reveals Mr Blair's strategy for wooing and "flattering" wealthy donors. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:49:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1571792BlairenglandcorruptionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1456169 unknown@Netscape.com But Mr Baker didn't believe a word of it. He said at the time: "The public out there can smell a rat and they don't think it's finished business either." The scientist's death was, the MP said, just too convenient, too riddled with inconsistencies and so unlike a man like Dr Kelly. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:50:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1456169davidKellyBlairbritainsuicidedbbcNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1342882 unknown@Netscape.com Well, as the events of recent history have disclosed, Tony Blair is demonstrably a neoconservative, and if knowing more than a pompous academic from England about his own national politics qualifies as knowing quite a bit about the UK politics, then I suppose I am knowledgeable about English politics Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:34:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1342882BlairbushneoconsevativesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1279096 unknown@Netscape.com British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the way is open for diplomatic efforts to secure the release of 15 sailors captured by Iran, and "the next 48 hours will be fairly critical." Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:13:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1279096iranwnglandbritainTonyBlairhostagessailorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1217025 unknown@Netscape.com So, how are the war heroes doing at home with cost of living and quality of life? Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:06:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1217025costoflivingqualitylifeeconomicsMoneyPoliticsbushBlairloansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1190221 unknown@Netscape.com Tony Blair is pushing the United Nations to declare a no-fly zone over Darfur, enforced if necessary by the bombing of Sudanese military airfields used for raids on the province, the Guardian has learned. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:47:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1190221BlairwardarfurNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1189912 unknown@Netscape.com British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran on Tuesday of a "different phase" if it does not free 15 British military personnel captured in the Gulf four days ago. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:36:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1189912iranBlairwarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1162002 unknown@Netscape.com Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday called the Iranian seizure of 15 British sailors and marines "unjustified and wrong," saying in his first remarks on the escalating confrontation that London saw it as a "very serious situation." Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:30:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1162002BlairsailorscaptureisUnjustifiedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1146933 unknown@Netscape.com British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that the 15 British sailors and Royal Marines captured by Iran were not in Iranian waters and warned Tehran that Britain viewed their fate as a "fundamental" issue. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:58:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1146933TonyBlairPrimeMinisteriransailorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1074312 unknown@Netscape.com British Prime Minister Tony Blair struck a secret deal with the king of Saudi Arabia, assuring him there would be no criminal charges against anyone implicated in bribery in Britain's biggest arms deal. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:20:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1074312TonyBlairbritainSaudiaarabiaBAEsystemsBriberyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/915855 unknown@Netscape.com Officials from British trade association ELSPA have welcomed a speech by Prime Minister Tony Blair, which indirectly praises the British games industry and its contribution to culture and business. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:57:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/915855TonyBlairindustryspeechelspaukNews http://web2announcer.com/go/826830 unknown@Netscape.com The mysterious affair of Tony Blair and the picture he would rather forget began to unravel today when it emerged that it was digitally enhanced to spare the Prime Minister's blushes. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:46:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/826830TonyBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/761294 unknown@Netscape.com It is becoming increasingly clear that domestic politics in Europe is being affected by troop deployments abroad. While Britain's Tony Blair worries about his place in the history books, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has tied his political fate to the continuation of Italy's mission in Afghanistan -- and is now paying the price for his gamble Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:36:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/761294BlairprodiiraqAfgahanistanPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/683261 unknown@Netscape.com British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday that Britain would reduce its troop levels in Iraq by 1,600 over coming months, but its soldiers would stay in the country into 2008 as long as they were wanted. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:58:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/683261BlairbritaintroopcutiraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/671943 unknown@Netscape.com Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday will announce a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported. Blair will also say during his weekly appearance at the House of Commons that a total of about 3,000 British soldiers will have left southern Iraq by the end of 2007. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:23:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/671943iraqPulloutbritishTroopsTonyBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/415323 unknown@Netscape.com "This smart portrayal of how the royal family and newly elected Prime Minister Tony Blair dealt with the sudden death of ex-princess Diana is worth two viewings at least." Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:50:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/415323TheQueenTonyBlairhelenmirrenMoviesfilmNews http://web2announcer.com/go/152155 unknown@Netscape.com George Bush is preparing to make a historic shift in his position on global warming when he makes his State of the Union speech later this month, say senior Downing Street officials. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:05:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/152155bushglobalwarmingpolicyBlairkyotoClimatechangeemissionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/62221 unknown@Netscape.com Tony Blair believes the manner in which Saddam Hussein's execution was conducted was "completely wrong", his official spokesman has said. Mobile phone footage showed Saddam Hussein was taunted before the hanging. Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:51:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/62221BlairSaddamHusseinexecutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/5888 unknown@Netscape.com TONY BLAIR has won the agreement of President Bush for another push to revive the Middle East peace process, despite widespread dismay at America’s reluctance to follow through past initiatives. Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:53:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/5888PoliticsbushBlairMiddle EastpeaceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/3823 unknown@Netscape.com It's one thing to sound off about the alleged iniquities of alleged suspects of an alleged plot to create alleged terror-quite another to deal with the causes (of terrorism). Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:16:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/3823PoliticsIsraelbushBlairterrorismFiskNews http://web2announcer.com/go/3636 unknown@Netscape.com It's one thing to sound off about the alleged iniquities of alleged suspects of an alleged plot to create alleged terror-quite another to deal with the causes (of terrorism). Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:24:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/3636PoliticsIsraelLebanonBlairbushRobert FiskNews