Will we never manage to wash that man right out of our hair? Just when we thought that Tony Blair had been consigned to advising peppery-haired board members when his post as the Quartet's Mideast envoy comes to an end, he pops up again like a bad penny.
According to a slew of British dailies, Blair is prepared to forego millions yet to be gleaned from his advisory roles to become the first permanent European president. Not exactly known for his altruism where cash-in-pocket is concerned, the former British prime minister's enthusiasm comes with a caveat. He doesn't want to waste his time chairing meetings or dealing with red tape, say his friends. He'll only consider the £200,000-a-year job if he is assigned real powers over European trade and defence.
For those of us who still shudder when we recall Blair's messianic wont to wage wars on a whistle from Washington and his propensity for blinding the public with fairy tales, this news elicits sheer horror. I would suspect that his political nemesis Gordon Brown isn't exactly cracking open the bubbly either, and while it's true that he is in a position to put the kybosh on Blair's alleged plans, such a move would paint Brown in an unflatteringly churlish light.
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Fonte - Intelligence Daily
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Nota DDP:
Blair abrindo mão de milhões para se tornar Presidente permanente da União Européia? Só tenho a dizer que a idéia é oportuna, bastante oportuna... Por quê? Basta a leitura de Tony Blair no Vaticano, Blair se converterá ao catolicismo após deixar governo britânico e principalmente Blair quer unir cristianismo, judaísmo e islamismo após deixar vida política.
According to a slew of British dailies, Blair is prepared to forego millions yet to be gleaned from his advisory roles to become the first permanent European president. Not exactly known for his altruism where cash-in-pocket is concerned, the former British prime minister's enthusiasm comes with a caveat. He doesn't want to waste his time chairing meetings or dealing with red tape, say his friends. He'll only consider the £200,000-a-year job if he is assigned real powers over European trade and defence.
For those of us who still shudder when we recall Blair's messianic wont to wage wars on a whistle from Washington and his propensity for blinding the public with fairy tales, this news elicits sheer horror. I would suspect that his political nemesis Gordon Brown isn't exactly cracking open the bubbly either, and while it's true that he is in a position to put the kybosh on Blair's alleged plans, such a move would paint Brown in an unflatteringly churlish light.
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Fonte - Intelligence Daily
Traduzir
Nota DDP:
Blair abrindo mão de milhões para se tornar Presidente permanente da União Européia? Só tenho a dizer que a idéia é oportuna, bastante oportuna... Por quê? Basta a leitura de Tony Blair no Vaticano, Blair se converterá ao catolicismo após deixar governo britânico e principalmente Blair quer unir cristianismo, judaísmo e islamismo após deixar vida política.
