Blair's peace talks take back seat (warned not to "interfere")

[Tinoire]

Blair's peace talks take back seat

PM tones down efforts after warning not to interfere by US and Israelis shun plan

FRASER NELSON AND BEN LYNFIELD
IN JERUSALEM


TONY Blair was yesterday forced to tone down his plans for an international Middle East peace summit in London, after Israel and the United States warned him not to "interfere".

The Prime Minister yesterday declared that a "meeting" - rather than a conference - will be held in London which would be restricted to helping the new Palestinian government, due to be elected next month.

But Israeli officials have said they will not take part, and privately made clear Mr Blair had invited himself to Jerusalem. They earlier suggested the talks might be motivated by the coming UK general election.

(snip)

For weeks, UK officials have been trying to raise support for a peace conference in London aimed at kick-starting the stalled "road map" to peace agreed in the run-up to the Iraq war last year.

The event, expected to take place weeks before a UK general election on 5 May, has been agreed by Russia, Canada, South Africa, Egypt, Norway, Jordan and Tunisia. But, crucially, Israel has refused to participate.

(snip)


http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1459042004

[Maple]

1. Bad dog!

Go to your box!

[rooboy]

2. Blair is such a naive idiot...

that he actually thinks "peace process" means 'peace process'.

Mr Blair, it means "pretend we're doing something about the middle east whilst we continue to use Israel as a forward base in the region".

[Pithy Cherub]

3. So the blow dry on the poddle pouf

wasn't good enough? Give the poodle some credit, it has learned to roll over and play dead...

[rodeodance]

4. down puppy down--this is my show (bush to blair)

[tsuki]

5. And the English actually tucked tail?

Where is Monty Python when you need them?

[BillZBubb]

6. Sometimes even a good doggie gets too rambunctious

and his master needs to discipline him. I guess even the best poodles forget their place on occassion.

[MasonJar]

7. Blair should tell them to suck eggs. Why should the US tell Tony

Blair what he can do? How can he still stomach Bush after the administration has treated him like dog do?