Morally Indefensible: Tutu Refuses to Share Platform with Blair

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http://www.commondreams.org/further/2012/08/28-5



Ever a man of conscience, Nobel laureate, anti-apartheid icon and retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu has withdrawn from a leadership summit in South Africa to protest the presence of former prime minister Tony Blair, whose support for the Iraq War Tutu condemned as "morally indefensible." Meanwhile, calls are mounting for the arrest of Blair for crimes against humanity when he appears.

"The Discovery Invest Leadership Summit has leadership as its theme. Morality and leadership are indivisible. In this context, it would be inappropriate and untenable for the Archbishop to share a platform with Mr Blair."


***that's the whole article.

[sabrina 1]

1. If only there were more people like Tutu who simply will not pretend bow down to these war criminals

Good for him. I hope it becomes a trend. That wherever they go, they are rejected until one day the rule of law regarding war crimes, is reestablished.

[xchrom]

2. +1

[joeybee12]

3. Go Desmond! KNR

[madrchsod]

4. desmond tutu will be remembered for years to come

while blair will be a footnote in history.

[leftyohiolib]

9. well iwould have said sh!t stain instead of footnte

[malaise]

5. Good

Rec

[avebury]

6. K&R nt

[Diclotican]

7. xchrom

xchrom

Wow, the old man have style - more style than most others have...

And I also guess it hurts Tony Blair's ego, that a man like Desmon Tutu doesn't want to be on the same platform as he did... After all, many looks up to mr Tutu as a great man..

I liked Blair - he had charisma - he had fun - and he was mr "cool britannia".. Then he got in the bed with mr Bush - and I dozen' liked him anymore.. And i still can't stand him anymore..

Diclotican

[Bluenorthwest]

8. Desmond is righteous in that action, and others should follow suit....

nt

[Hubert Flottz]

10. Too damned funny!

Tony and his Neocon mobster buddies are just modern day Nazis.

[hifiguy]

11. Archbishop Tutu is a man of exemplary character and principles.

A great man in word and deed.

Gads, seeing the poodle arrested as a war criminal would be satisfying. That would probably make His Chimperial Highness shit his pants.

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12. Chimperial!