Posted on 10/29/2003 10:25:12 AM PST by ejdrapes
SAO PAULO (AFP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) was re-elected vice president of the Socialist International, drawing protests from delegates who said his support of the US-led war in Iraq (news - web sites) made him ineligible. Socialist parties in Argentina, Chile, Panama, Mexico and Nicaragua sought to derail the re-election of Britain's Labour Party leader. "It is necessary to make a distinction between the Labour party and its place in history and the leadership of Tony Blair, which has been so horrible for world peace," said Hernan Estrada of Nicaragua's Sandinista Front. Defending Blair was Socialist International president Antonio Guterres of Portugal. "It is totally unjust to act against Tony Blair, who has done much to aid the Socialist International," Guterres said.Blair re-elected to Socialist International post amid protests
Socialists involved in a cat fight. Funny stuff.
And just when Blair seemed to moving away from Clintonism.
What a damned shame.
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