It seems Peter Brierly may be responsible for Europe's political leaders going cold on the notion of a President Blair. The longtime Military Families Against the War supporter, whose son Shaun died in Iraq in 2003, refused to shake Tony Blair's hand recently, telling the former PM that he has blood on his hands. The story of how this incident frightened French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel is HERE. The account emerged as the Iraq inquiry was getting underway this week.
Friday, 27 November 2009
War criminal
It seems Peter Brierly may be responsible for Europe's political leaders going cold on the notion of a President Blair. The longtime Military Families Against the War supporter, whose son Shaun died in Iraq in 2003, refused to shake Tony Blair's hand recently, telling the former PM that he has blood on his hands. The story of how this incident frightened French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel is HERE. The account emerged as the Iraq inquiry was getting underway this week.
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