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Saturday, October 10, 2009

'You've Got Blood on Your Hands': Father of Dead Soldier Refuses to Shake Blair's Hand After Memorial to Britain's Fallen Heroes


A father’s grief and anger boiled over yesterday when he came face to face with the man he blames for his son’s death.

Tony Blair offered his hand to Peter Brierley during a reception following a service at St Paul’s to commemorate the dead of the Iraq war.

‘Don’t you dare,’ roared Mr Brierley. ‘You have my son’s blood on your hands.’

Three of the former Prime Minister’s bodyguards sprang into action, ushering away a visibly shocked Mr Blair, who had earlier been criticised during the service by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

But 59-year-old Mr Brierley, whose son Shaun died in the run-up to Iraq, was not finished.

He told the Daily Mail: ‘As far as I am concerned that man is a war criminal.'

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1 comment:

  1. l find nothing really unusual with Blairs presence among the gang with a nose for blood in the customary ritual gathering at a bloodshed service.
    Many in their comments ain't accustomed to the shock of it all with Blair there...still.

    "l wouldn't shake hands with any of them"
    put plainly in one comment sums it up for me.

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