Hahahaha. I think the "specific" security risk that kept Tony Blair from touring Gaza was a phone call from someone across the pond sitting in a White House. Tony Blair was supposed to go to both Gaza and Sderot in Israel - one of the goals of course of the palestinians was to show to the world just how poor and downtrodden they are. Yeah, right. Cry me a river you sand termites. Here's a bit of the breaking story at Breitbart:
Here's the biggest joke about Blair's planned visit:
Well, I have a plan! Have the entire Hamas organization rounded up and put onto a cruise liner and let them sail the seas of the world for all time and if they ever try to land that boat, blow it up. There's a plan that might give the palestinian people some hope. How much pity are we supposed to show the palestinians when they elected a terrorist organization as their governing body? Who in the world is surprised that a group such as Hamas whose sole intent is to destroy Israel, hasn't run the territory worth a shit?
This would be like Blair going to Venezuela to showcase the plight of the poor Venezuelan people after they "elected" Chavez. In life, you get what you ask for and you have to live with the consequences.
Mideast envoy Tony Blair on Tuesday called off what would have been the first visit of a top Western diplomat to Hamas-ruled Gaza, citing a "specific security threat."
The former British prime minister's visit Tuesday was to have included a tour of a Gaza wastewater project and meetings with traders and U.N. officials, but not with leaders of Hamas, the Islamic militant group that seized Gaza by force more than a year ago.
Still, Hamas had made security arrangements for Blair, setting up checkpoints in areas he was expected to tour, banning cars from using roads and lining streets with black-clad policemen carrying AK-47s.
Here's the biggest joke about Blair's planned visit:
Blair has said in recent weeks that a new policy toward Gaza needs to be developed, pointing to the growing suffering of Gaza's people, but has not offered a plan.
Well, I have a plan! Have the entire Hamas organization rounded up and put onto a cruise liner and let them sail the seas of the world for all time and if they ever try to land that boat, blow it up. There's a plan that might give the palestinian people some hope. How much pity are we supposed to show the palestinians when they elected a terrorist organization as their governing body? Who in the world is surprised that a group such as Hamas whose sole intent is to destroy Israel, hasn't run the territory worth a shit?
This would be like Blair going to Venezuela to showcase the plight of the poor Venezuelan people after they "elected" Chavez. In life, you get what you ask for and you have to live with the consequences.
Blair postpones Gaza trip, cites threats
BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) - Mideast envoy Tony Blair on Tuesday called off what would have been the first visit of a top Western diplomat to Hamas-ruled Gaza, citing a "specific security threat."
The former British prime minister's visit Tuesday was to have included a tour of a Gaza wastewater project and meetings with traders and U.N. officials, but not with leaders of Hamas, the Islamic militant group that seized Gaza by force more than a year ago.
Still, Hamas had made security arrangements for Blair, setting up checkpoints in areas he was expected to tour, banning cars from using roads and lining streets with black-clad policemen carrying AK-47s.
Since the Hamas takeover, Gaza has been virtually sealed off from the world by Israel and Egypt, a policy that has received tacit international backing.
Blair has said in recent weeks that a new policy toward Gaza needs to be developed, pointing to the growing suffering of Gaza's people, but has not offered a plan. The options are limited because much of the international community considers Hamas a terrorist group and has shunned its government.
Blair's spokesman, Matthew Doyle, said the envoy called off the visit "due to a specific security threat which would have made it irresponsible to proceed, not just for those visiting but also the local community."
"He looks forward to being able to go to Gaza again in the future and will of course in the meantime continue to work to improve the conditions for the people there," Doyle said.
Taher Nunu, a Hamas government spokesman denied there were any security threats against Blair. "Gaza is still open for all visitors, to break the siege and see the extent of suffering here," he said.
Although the once lawless Gaza has been mostly pacified under Hamas' stern rule, there are still shadowy extremist Muslim groups in the territory. On an Islamist forum popular with Gaza residents, some users slammed Blair's expected visit, but there were no direct threats of violence against him. Those comments were later removed from the Web site.
A key stop on Blair's trip would have been a northern Gaza waste water project being built with international funds. The Mideast envoy had not been expected to meet officials from Hamas, which is committed to Israel's destruction and is considered a terrorist group by the U.S., European Union and Israel.
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