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UTUSN

(70,695 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 12:59 PM Jan 2014

Heroic bartender Twiggy GARCIA attempts a citizen's arrest of Tony BLAIR for crimes against peace

The Daily Mail calls Twiggy "cheeky" and doesn't call BLAIR "cheeky"?!1 Oh, Tony tried to "discuss" the issue: What part of IT AIN'T UP FOR DISCUSSION is he missing?!1



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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2542868/Cheeky-barman-tried-Tony-Blair-citizens-arrest-crimes-against-peace-former-Prime-Minister-dined-family-trendy-east-London-restaurant.html

[font size=5]Cheeky barman tried to put Tony Blair under a citizen's arrest for 'crimes against peace' while the former Prime Minister dined with his family in a trendy east London restaurant[/font]

Mr Garcia was inspired to approach the former Prime Minister after reading website arrestblair.org. ....

The arrests are largely symbolic, but a bounty is offered to those who attempt it should it be reported in the media. ....

The arrests are largely symbolic, but a bounty is offered to those who attempt it should it be reported in the media. ....

'He said, “No, shouldn’t you be worried about Syria?” and I replied that I can only address things that are within my grasp at any one time.

'Then he asked me, “But don’t you agree that Saddam was a brutal dictator and he needed to be removed?” and I replied “Not by an illegal war.” Then he started talking about how lots of people died in the 1980s.' ....

Mr Garcia is the fifth person to have tried to bring the former Prime Minister to justice after reading the arrestblair.org website.
Mr Garcia is on Twitter at twitter.com/Twiggy_Garcia

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Heroic bartender Twiggy GARCIA attempts a citizen's arrest of Tony BLAIR for crimes against peace (Original Post) UTUSN Jan 2014 OP
Twiggy Garcia has integrity. Octafish Jan 2014 #1
A K&R for the attempt! Rex Jan 2014 #2
 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
2. A K&R for the attempt!
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 01:30 PM
Jan 2014

May it just be the first in an endless attempt to capture the Poodle and his cohorts. Some would call it endless harassment, but I say karma says otherwise.

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