Blair’s commitment to democracy is once again exposed as a sham.
Six Libyan men, the widow of a seventh, and five British citizens of Libyan and Somali origin are bringing claims against the British government on the basis of the recovered documents, alleging false imprisonment, blackmail, misfeasance in public office and conspiracy to assault. And part of the evidence being presented is the collusion of the then prime minister Tony Blair. An attempt by government lawyers to have the case struck out without admitting liability failed when the high court ruled the allegations “are of real potential public concern” and should be heard and dealt with by the courts.
Documents show that the UK’s intelligence agencies engaged in a series of joint operations with the Libyan dictatorship and that information extracted from tortured rendition victims was deployed as evidence during partially secret proceedings in London. Libyan intelligence agents were invited to operate on British soil where they worked alongside MI5 and allegedly intimidated a number of opponents of Gaddafi who had been granted asylum in the UK. British intelligence officers provided information to their Libyan counterparts about a British man of Libyan origin who had lived in the UK since 1981 and had been granted British citizenship in 1994.
Documents show that the UK’s intelligence agencies engaged in a series of joint operations with the Libyan dictatorship and that information extracted from tortured rendition victims was deployed as evidence during partially secret proceedings in London. Libyan intelligence agents were invited to operate on British soil where they worked alongside MI5 and allegedly intimidated a number of opponents of Gaddafi who had been granted asylum in the UK. British intelligence officers provided information to their Libyan counterparts about a British man of Libyan origin who had lived in the UK since 1981 and had been granted British citizenship in 1994.
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Needless to say, Blair was one of the first to offer condolences over the death of another Arab dictator, the king of Saudi Arabia (not many countries are named after the ruling family)
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"Despite the turmoil of events in the region around him, he remained a stable and sound ally, was a patient and skilful moderniser of his country leading it step by step into the future," Mr Blair said.
He paid tribute to the monarch's advocacy of "inter-faith relations", his embracing of education for women, and his investment in renewable energy.
"And of course he launched the Arab Peace Initiative in 2002 which has stood the test of time as a potential basis for a solution to the Israeli Palestine issue," the ex-PM added.
Again needless to say, Blair's historic perspective is through only his own eyes and countless other deeds and acts are outside of his blinkered viewpoint.