(Tony) Blair faces being called to Parliament over ‘comfort letters’ to on-the-run IRA suspects

Mail on Sunday (UK) ^ | 07:11 EST, 13 July 2014 | Matt Chorley

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Tony Blair faces being called to Parliament over a secret deal with Sinn Féin, which allowed suspected IRA bombers to avoid prosecution.

The former Prime Minister is set to be summoned by the Northern Ireland select committee to explain the controversial “comfort letters” sent to on-the-run suspects telling them they were not being sought by the police.

MPs are warning that if he fails to appear, there will be “bad publicity”.

The policy led to the collapse of the trial of suspected Hyde Park bomber John Downing in March.

The peace process plan agreed between Sinn Féin and Mr Blair’s Labour government saw around 200 letters of assurance sent to on-the-runs telling them they were not wanted by UK authorities. …

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Liberal hate them home countries and love their countries enemies

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I do not keep up with what he does. Has he done anything else? Why do libs hate our country? Did something happen when they were growing up? I just do not understand. If we do not impeach or whatever, we won’t have a country left. I even have doubts about some republicans. Everyone should read The Out of the Ashes series by William W. Johnstone. He started writing these in thev1980’s and they sure fit today. He also wrote other series: westerns, stand alone, Rig Warrior series of 3 books, and others.

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MPs are warning that if he fails to appear, there will be “bad publicity”.

lol. I can’t believe they seriously wrote this without cracking up. Tony Blair gets continuous bad press. I know he was not the greatest PM, but he sure was on our side with regards to the Wars. As far as I am considered, as long as Tony Blair does not EVER get into any trouble for supporting us in the wars, I don’t really care what else they dig up on him. This here is really reaching.....