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              Syrian newspaper: Blair’s ‘hands smeared with innocents’ blood’
Sunday, July 1st, 2007
A state-run Syrian newspaper on Saturday lambasted Tony’s Blair’s appointment as a special Middle East envoy, saying a man with “hands smeared with innocents’ blood” cannot be a peace envoy.Shortly after stepping down as Britain’s prime minister, Blair was named Wednesday as a Mideast envoy by the “Quartet” of peace mediators that is comprised of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia. Blair, who handed over the reins to Gordon Brown, has said his task would be to prepare the ground for a future Palestinian state as an essential first step toward reaching a negotiated settlement in the region. “How could a liar, who is directly connected with Washington and who is a staunch proponent of the extremist rightist ideology, be a peace envoy?” the Tishrin newspaper said in a front-page editorial. “Who would trust his promises? Would he work truthfully for peace so long as he personally doesn’t know, as we think, the meaning of the word ‘truth’?”In some Arab countries, including Syria, Blair has been criticized on the suspicion that he is a lackey of U.S. President George W. Bush and for supporting the U.S.-led war in Iraq. “Can we forget that the new peace envoy repeats literally what is being dictated upon him by the lowest-ranking official at the White House?” Tishrin said. It added that Blair’s “U.S.-Israeli policy” is to be blamed for most of the “catastrophes and ordeals” that have befallen on the Arabs, and criticized his attempts to isolate Syria and impose sanctions on it. “We would not pin great hopes on his mission simply because a war man could never be a peace advocate or peace envoy,” the paper said. “This is the first time throughout history in which we see a peace envoy with his hands smeared with innocents’ blood.” Blair faces several challenges in his new role, namely Hamas’ takeover of the Gaza Strip two weeks ago. Hamas has already criticized Blair’s appointment, saying he is too close to the United States. Have Your Say: Syrian newspaper: Blair’s ‘hands smeared with innocents’ blood’ Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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