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Even those who thanks to the GM debate and Iraq are all too nauseatingly familiar with Blair’s mendacity and his toadying to the US and to powerful vested interests, may be taken aback by some of what is highlighted below. And if you want to know who Rupert Murdoch defers to – see ‘Monsanto and Fox: Partners in Censorship’ or get the DVD of The Corporation.
EXCERPTS: There are… two transatlantic special relationships that have dominated Tony Blair’s 11-year leadership of the Labour Party. One is with the US government; the other is with the naturalised US citizen Rupert Murdoch.
In one comment – that the BBC reports illustrated it is “full of hatred of America” – the Prime Minister managed simultaneously to tell Murdoch something that he wanted to hear, send out a message of succour to his friend George Bush, and whack the BBC. Again. (item 3)
Another change imposed on Mr Price [a Downing Street press officer who has published his diary] was that an entry describing Mr Blair as “relishing” ordering air strikes over Iraq in 1998 was toned down to say that he had “mixed emotions” about the first military action he had embarked on as Prime Minister. In public, he claimed to have issued the order with a “heavy heart”.
1.Blair tells Murdoch: ‘gloating’ BBC is ‘full of hatred for America’
2.Blair gave Murdoch ‘veto’ over EU, says PM’s ex-aide
3.What Tony said to Rupert – and why it speaks volumes