Tony Blair - running scared of protests wherever he goes
Cartoon by Steve Bell
Tony Blair's decision to cancel his party at Tate Modern gallery, intended to celebrate the publication of his book -- which followed him pulling out of a book-signing at Waterstone's -- is another victory for the anti war movement and for the overwhelming majority in Britain who oppose his wars.
Blair is running scared of any contact with the general public, when he discovers he is not the "people's prince", as he clearly regards himself, but a pariah to millions of people for his war crimes and the way he has accumulated a personal fortune -- expected very soon to reach £60 million -- on the back of a devastated Iraq and the hundreds of thousands who have lost their lives.
The number of prominent writers, artists, musicians and political campaigners who supported Stop the War's planned protests at Waterstone's and Tate Modern is yet another indication of how widespread is the determination that Blair will one day be held to account for his war crimes in Iraq.
"You've got to put in prison those who deserve to be there" - Tony Blair, 6 September 2010
