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Batman returns to Russia
26/09/2011 - IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL

Batman returns to Russia

Monday's international papers look at the French senatorial shift to the left, Libya, Putin's return to the top job in Russia, and whether the eurozone financial apocalypse might already have arrived.
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Riots not due to 'moral decline', says former PM Blair
22/08/2011 - UNITED KINGDOM

Riots not due to 'moral decline', says former PM Blair

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has attacked rhetoric that last week's riots were a symptom of "moral decline" on Sunday, saying that talk of a "broken society" could distract from the issues at hand and damage the UK's image abroad.
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Tony Blair, Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister
05/07/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Tony Blair, Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister

In an exclusive interview, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair tells FRANCE 24's Annette Young it will be difficult for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to retain legitimacy without a truly credible reform process. The Middle East Quartet envoy also believes the Arab Spring presents an opportunity to re-focus on the stalled Mideast peace process.
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Blair says Arab Spring ‘offers an opportunity’ to re-launch Mideast talks
05/07/2011 - FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE

Blair says Arab Spring ‘offers an opportunity’ to re-launch Mideast talks

Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair talks to France 24 in an exclusive interview during his visit to Paris.
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Alastair Campbell, former director of Communications for Tony Blair
26/04/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Alastair Campbell, former director of Communications for Tony Blair

Melissa Bell meets Alastair Campbell, former director of Communications for Tony Blair. He speaks about his key role in Labour’s election campaigns and stresses the importance of communication in politics.
Blair says he promised Bush support on Iraq a year before invasion
22/01/2011 - UNITED KINGDOM

Blair says he promised Bush support on Iraq a year before invasion

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told an inquiry into the Iraq War Friday that he had promised then US President George W. Bush support a year before troops were sent in, also suggesting he ignored top legal advice over the 2003 invasion.
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Britain's Iraq inquiry: Tony Blair faces another grilling
21/01/2011 - TOP STORY

Britain's Iraq inquiry: Tony Blair faces another grilling

It’s been 12 months since former British Prime Minister Tony Blair defended his decision to go to war against Iraq. Today, he is to answer more questions in front of the same panel.
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Tony Blair faces second round of questioning over Iraq war
21/01/2011 - UNITED KINGDOM

Tony Blair faces second round of questioning over Iraq war

Former prime minister Tony Blair appears Friday before the Iraq Inquiry public hearings in London for a second round of questioning over the decision to send 45,000 British troops as part of the 2003 invasion.
Hans Blix, Chair of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
24/11/2010 - THE INTERVIEW

Hans Blix, Chair of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission

Armen Georgian meets Hans Blix, Chair of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission and former head of the UN's weapons inspection team in Iraq. Dr Blix shares his thoughts on the legality of the 2003 Iraq invasion, and talks about the current global threat posed by weapons of mass destruction.
Civil war at Wikileaks
25/10/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Civil war at Wikileaks

In today’s international press review, we focus on the whistle blowing website Wikileaks. It revealed around 400,000 secret documents about the Iraq war over the week-end. The press reports about internal squabbling amongst Wikileak staff. Also in the papers: the cholera outbreak in Haiti and Chinese pet lovers.
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