September 26, 2011

Tony Blair: Gaddafi's Best Friend?

Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn

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Tony Blair's reputation has been steadily crumbling ever since he left office as British prime minister. But the latest revelations and allegations in the Sunday Telegraph represent a new low for Blair. In several articles, the newspaper shows in convincing detail that Blair has had very close dealings with Qaddafi since he left office, including six visits, at least two on a Bombardier Challenger 300 jet that was paid for by the Libyan regime—the same jet that Robert Mugabe used to visit the Libyan strongman.

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TAGGED: Libya, Tony Blair, Moammar Gadhafi

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