Is there anything more profitable than industries related to wars and the appropriation of the resources of countries that are ravaged by wars and conflicts, of all kinds, which is what Blair accomplished?įrom this imperialist expansionist perspective, it is unreasonable for the Queen to withdraw the honour, especially since this would necessarily mean admitting or, at least, prosecuting Tony Blair as a war criminal, because he decided to launch a war that harmed Britain itself, not Iraq. Rather, the success of the Prime Minister and his government is often measured by the foreign policy based on the economic well-being of the country. It seems impossible in terms of pressuring the Queen to change her decision to honour Blair, as it mainly has to do with the British royal tradition that previous prime ministers receive a knighthood, regardless of their party or their domestic or foreign policy. People sign petition calling for Tony Blair to be stripped of his knighthood over his crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan – Cartoon Will the petitioners now succeed in pressuring the Prime Minister, a Conservative, to try to persuade the Queen to withdraw her honour to Tony Blair? How many citizens need to sign the petition so that their voice has a real impact? Is there any hope to change the royal decision? If this does not happen, we are faced with the most important question: what is the use of signing petitions? This puts us in front of important questions about the importance of popular initiatives to pressure governments or influential parties to change their policy towards a particular issue. It was waged with fabricated accusations, which were exposed to the public after the invasion, and in order to solidify the Anglo-American foothold in Iraqi lands and resources, the destruction of the state, and the neutralisation of the principled Iraqi position on the Palestinian issue. What we all know is that, despite the global outcry against the war, and despite the participation of two million British citizens in the largest protest march Britain has ever seen, the first of its kind in which people demonstrated against a war before it was waged, Blair chose to ignore the protesters and start the war. Britain's Stop the War organisation, which is most famous for its opposition to the British government's foreign policy of war and imperial expansion, since America declared a "war on terror" and invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, is urging people to protest against the honour.
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On the other hand, more than a million British citizens (including those of Arab and Muslim origins) signed a petition demanding the withdrawal of this honour by the Queen, saying that he is a "war criminal".Ī number of newspapers, with headlines such as "Honour Tony Blair?! He should be on trial for disaster in Iraq" by Britain's The Sun newspaper. Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, says Mr Blair deserves knighthood, the title of "Sir" bestowed on him by the Queen, the UK's highest honour, for "making Britain a better country". Tunisia growth set to be lower than expected as budget deficit increases UK: Lobbyist for UAE, Russia backed Libyan forces appointed Chief of Staff by Liz Truss Yemen: landmines have killed over 400 people since 2019 Qatar to re-open Doha International Airport to ease World Cup traffic Israel preparing to operate armed drones in nightly raids in West Bank Qatar calls on Israel to allow Palestinians to attend FIFA World Cup Netanyahu tries to secretly record meeting with US delegation Iran: non-oil exports to neighbouring states surge since March Turkiye calls for Russia grain to be exported Haftar's army says it killed Daesh leader behind beheading of EgyptiansĮrdogan's warning must be taken seriously, says former Greek minister Israel and Qatar in talks about temporary consular office during FIFA World Cup
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