Tony Blair - Oil Money - hiding it -
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Blair's fight to keep his oil cash secret:
Former PM's deals are revealed as his earnings since 2007 reach £20million
Tony Blair waged an extraordinary two-year battle to keep secret a lucrative deal with a multinational oil giant which has extensive interests in Iraq.
The former Prime Minister tried to keep the public in the dark over his dealings with South Korean oil firm UI Energy Corporation.
Mr Blair - who has made at least £20million since leaving Downing Street in June 2007 - also went to great efforts to keep hidden a £1million deal advising the ruling royal family in Iraq's neighbour Kuwait.
In an unprecedented move, he persuaded the committee which vets the jobs of former ministers to keep details of both deals from the public for 20 months, claiming it was commercially sensitive. The deals emerged yesterday when the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments finally lost patience with Mr Blair and decided to ignore his objections and publish the details.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259030/Bl...
Former PM's deals are revealed as his earnings since 2007 reach £20million
Tony Blair waged an extraordinary two-year battle to keep secret a lucrative deal with a multinational oil giant which has extensive interests in Iraq.
The former Prime Minister tried to keep the public in the dark over his dealings with South Korean oil firm UI Energy Corporation.
Mr Blair - who has made at least £20million since leaving Downing Street in June 2007 - also went to great efforts to keep hidden a £1million deal advising the ruling royal family in Iraq's neighbour Kuwait.
In an unprecedented move, he persuaded the committee which vets the jobs of former ministers to keep details of both deals from the public for 20 months, claiming it was commercially sensitive. The deals emerged yesterday when the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments finally lost patience with Mr Blair and decided to ignore his objections and publish the details.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259030/Bl...
So, Blair helped start a war, which is still legally questionable, in which he has made as a direct result, about £20 million for himself?
He’d put to shame the corrupt Roman senators who started the third Punic War, who got immensely rich from the spoils.
Nothing ever changes, no matter how ‘enlightened’ we like to think we are.
He’d put to shame the corrupt Roman senators who started the third Punic War, who got immensely rich from the spoils.
Nothing ever changes, no matter how ‘enlightened’ we like to think we are.
k.Soovy said:
Drederick Tatum said:
Hedders said:
It is nice to finally see some real evidence of why we went to war.
Scum.
You have to give the bloke credit, he is an utter genius. He is a truly incredible man. I do think he should be hacked to death in the most horrible way, but it'll never happen, which is why he's probably laughing.
This man is possibly the best example of something adapted to it's environment.
If he dies of natural causes, I will be disappointed, but you have to give him credit, he has got some neck. He has done worse things than most prisoners, but he knows he is above it all..... and also above the HMRC. Awesome.
Blair is a true Machiavellian Prince, he could have been one of the best leaders of all time if he wasn't solely focussed upon himself.
This man is possibly the best example of something adapted to it's environment.
If he dies of natural causes, I will be disappointed, but you have to give him credit, he has got some neck. He has done worse things than most prisoners, but he knows he is above it all..... and also above the HMRC. Awesome.
Blair is a true Machiavellian Prince, he could have been one of the best leaders of all time if he wasn't solely focussed upon himself.
tangent police said:
You have to give the bloke credit, he is an utter genius. He is a truly incredible man. I do think he should be hacked to death in the most horrible way, but it'll never happen, which is why he's probably laughing.
This man is possibly the best example of something adapted to it's environment.
If he dies of natural causes, I will be disappointed, but you have to give him credit, he has got some neck. He has done worse things than most prisoners, but he knows he is above it all..... and also above the HMRC. Awesome.
Blair is a true Machiavellian Prince, he could have been one of the best leaders of all time if he wasn't solely focussed upon himself.
Funny but I agree with SOME of thatThis man is possibly the best example of something adapted to it's environment.
If he dies of natural causes, I will be disappointed, but you have to give him credit, he has got some neck. He has done worse things than most prisoners, but he knows he is above it all..... and also above the HMRC. Awesome.
Blair is a true Machiavellian Prince, he could have been one of the best leaders of all time if he wasn't solely focussed upon himself.
Go directly to the Hague, do not pass go, do not collect £20m.
Personally, I think he should be following Saddam & his mob onto the gallows in Baghdad.
Truly contemptible scum, worst prime minister we've ever had.
If Brown gets back in at the next election I'm seriously thinking of emigrating. Blair & co have utterly destroyed this country.
Personally, I think he should be following Saddam & his mob onto the gallows in Baghdad.
Truly contemptible scum, worst prime minister we've ever had.
If Brown gets back in at the next election I'm seriously thinking of emigrating. Blair & co have utterly destroyed this country.
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