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Tutu Slams Tony Blair for Illegal Iraq War, boycotts Leadership Conference

Tutu Slams Tony Blair for Illegal Iraq War, boycotts Leadership Conference

Juan Cole

South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu made waves by refusing to attend the recent Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in Johannesburg because of the presence of former British prime minister Tony Blair. His reasoning? Blair is a war criminal because of his support for and participation in the 2003 George W. Bush invasion and occupation of […]

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Top Ten Clint Eastwood Empty-Chair Falsehoods

Top Ten Clint Eastwood Empty-Chair Falsehoods

Juan Cole

You can’t see me, but I’m talking to Clint Eastwood sitting spectrally in an empty chair, and I am replying to his confused rant. 1. Mr. Eastwood, you called the failure to close the Guantanamo Bay penitentiary a broken promise. President Obama was prevented from closing Guantanamo by the Republicans in Congress, which refused to […]

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