Archbishop Desmond Tutu Pulls Out of Event with Tony Blair Because of Iraq War

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Source: Telegraph

By Christopher Hope, Senior Political CorrespondentLast Updated: 5:35PM BST 28/08/2012

Retired Anglican bishop and South African peace campaigner Desmond Tutu has pulled out of an event because he cannot share a platform with Tony Blair because of the Iraq War.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner who was the first black archbishop of Cape Town made the protest because of the former Prime Minister's “morally indefensible” decision to lead British forces into Iraq in 2003.

However Mr Blair hit back in a statement, insisting that such "decisions are never easy morally or politically”.

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A local Muslim party has already announced that it would attempt to arrest Blair when he arrives in Johannesburg for “crimes against humanity”.

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[Solly Mack]

1. Wow..walking the talk.

War criminals should be shunned..since they're above the law otherwise.

[xtraxritical]

2. Vietnam was even more immoral.

Over 50,000 of my peers and some friends lost their lives over the "domino theory". Cutting the military budget with this "sequestration" thing is a very good thing. The military is our biggest problem in this country, not a solution for anything.

[DeSwiss]

3. Way to go Bishop Tutu!

- No one in their right mind wants to be seen sitting next to ''Typhoid Tony.''

K&R

[pscot]

4. I've heard the Blair was paid off

to the tune of $35mil for his cooperation with the Cheney administration.

[LiberalLovinLug]

6. And a cushy job at The Carlyle Group war weapons making corp.

That the Bushes have shares in. Why not they made billions off his criminal behaviour.

[think]

5. K&R

[Joe Bacon]

7. Tony will remain phony till the day he dies.

Bless Bishop Tutu for standing up to Phony Tony!

[deutsey]

8. "decisions are never easy morally or politically”

You know, I bet Blair has actually convinced himself that this was the case with his role in Iraq.

Makes it easier for him to sleep at night, I suppose.