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Published Date: 08 March 2008
By JAMES TAPSFIELD
TONY Blair is to further his interest in religion by teaching classes on "faith and globalisation" at the prestigious Yale University in an initiative linked to the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, due to be launched later this year.
Academics at Yale School of Management and Divinity are working with Mr Blair to finalise details of the course. A source close to the former prime minister said he was "delighted" to be taking on the new challenge.

The Connecticut university's
president, Richard Levin, said staff were "honoured" Mr Blair would be joining them. His pay is expected to be nominal, and it has yet to be decided how much time the job will involve. "His role in the Middle East will be unaffected," the source added.

Since leaving Number 10 last summer, Mr Blair has taken on a range of posts, including becoming Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet of powers – the US, the UN, the EU and Russia.

Mr Blair converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism last year. He said faith played a major part in some of his most controversial decisions, including sending troops to invade Iraq.

He has earned millions of pounds with consultancies at investment bank JP Morgan and financial services giant Zurich. A deal with Random House for his memoirs is thought to be worth about £5 million.

There has been speculation that Mr Blair wants the soon-to-be-created role of EU president.





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  • Last Updated: 08 March 2008 12:00 AM
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1

Rozz Fyffe,

Scotland 08/03/2008 01:41:10
D'iu ne lo mo or as they say at Yale, He who ventures wins
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Guga II,

Rockall 08/03/2008 01:48:06
"He said faith played a major part in some of his most controversial decisions, including sending troops to invade Iraq."

In other words, he was all for launching a latter day crusade against the Moslems. Just like his fellow war criminal, Bush.
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weeshooie1,

Wollongong 08/03/2008 02:55:54
How much will he be paid for this sinecure?
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GalacticCannibal,

Murrieta, CA........captured from Mexico 1845 08/03/2008 05:27:00

Dragonhead,
China 08/03/2008 01:37:16
If this doesn't take the biscuit, I don't know what does?
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Hey Dude,

Tony Blair aspired to the job of Prime Minster of the UK.

What did U aspire to dude.

And where is that report on executions, we keep asking u for.

U know the report that tells us how many Chinese citizens are executed every year by ur friends the CCP
Is it 10,000 or 15,000 executed.

And is it 7 million or 11 million Chinese women who are forced to abort, by ur friends the CCP.


Dude, what really takes the biscuit!!! IS

Is your communist country CHINA, where 1.3 billion citizens cannot vote their conscience and elect their leaders.
Now that's "taking the biscuit" dude.
U don't seem to understand reality dude.

Send that report

GC
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Charles Crosby,

UK 08/03/2008 08:29:07

That's nice, lectures on how lovely it will be living under a totalitarian One World Government.

His Jesuit training is coming into its own now!!

Welcome to 1984.

Anyone building any barricades in Scotland yet?

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Alberto.,

08/03/2008 08:52:29
Nice to read that Tony is not including 'Truth'in his teachings / lecturings - or 'How to ruin a Country'simply done in passing!

That's our Boy!
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Reckless,

New World Order 08/03/2008 09:06:00
A visit to Skull & Bones while he's there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Skull_and_Bones_members

John Kerry (Bones 1966) faced off against George W. Bush (Bones 1968) in the 2004 US presidential election, the first time two Bonesman had run against one another for that office [67]
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james 1st,

hamilton 08/03/2008 09:32:51
catholic converts to suicide bombing could come out of this. blairs reputation is not real good, the man seems to like war to much. also he is a coward not having converted until he resigned as prime minister, i have no respect for him at all, its not the fact that he has become a catholic it is the manner of his conversion as i said , a coward
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Unimpressed one,

08/03/2008 09:46:48
#1,"avaricious,conscience-less spouse" aka the Blair Bitch.
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Tommy Trout,

Alicante, Spain 08/03/2008 10:52:22
I held Yale as one of the esteemed top world universities...until now!
What qualifications does Father Tony posses to permit him to lecture to students on religious studies, or is there some ulterior motive? Remember, this is a man has not done one thing without having an ulterior motive behind the action.
On giving it more thought, maybe this position has been manufactured by the Americans to keep him away from his resounding success as a Middle East peace envoy. Think about it, he could destroy all major religions within 10 years and secure world peace.
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yockel,

08/03/2008 12:56:07
Faith, believing two unbelievable things before breakfast?
Undoubtedly beyond cringeworthy but Blair must be the best choice for a post punting faith on a global scale.
Look at his track record of conning the public into accepting lies which could not be substantiated. Look at his leagacy, a Labour party that is incapable of telling the truth even when it is in their interest to do so.
Really they ought to put him an electrified maze, teach him to salivate to the ringing of a bell and generaly establish how he works.

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Stu_R_20,

08/03/2008 13:34:49
#5
Thats rich coming from a yank...
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GalacticCannibal,

Murrieta, CA........Hillary for Pres....Barack Hus 08/03/2008 14:38:14

bill2,
08/03/2008 10:11:44
Blair has deceived us and led us into an illegal war,
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Hey Dude,

There is no such thing as "an illegal war"

War is war, its neither legal or illegal.

Ponder that Dude.

Happy Shroom Day

GC
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ebbi,

spain 08/03/2008 14:46:42
tony bliar should be teaching deception lying theft sleaze embezzlement as he has ten year record of doing it .he should be given the title professor in this field.
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it has always been allan,

08/03/2008 15:09:47
give us tony back and take Brown and his crew in exchange.

then tony will turn conservative and moslem and were off to the races with every chance.
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Fairfax,

08/03/2008 16:18:47
bill2 (18): "The only justification for force is for self-defence or acting under a UN mandate."

Do you really hold this to be true? Would you then hold the Tanzanian invasion of Uganda in 1979, which removed Amin's regime, to be an illegal war?
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08/03/2008 17:07:05
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Furchrissake,

08/03/2008 17:37:17
"He said faith played a major part in some of his most controversial decisions, including sending troops to invade Iraq."

Yes, faith in a system that would never see him held to account
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bill2,

08/03/2008 17:40:42
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Fairfax

It could be argued that Tanzania was acting in self-defence, which would make the war legal.

Invading a country to effect regime change is illegal, as was the case in Iraq.
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Alberto.,

08/03/2008 18:08:49
#12

"Think about it, he could destroy all major religions within 10 years and secure world peace."

In view of the current situation in the World,
I cannot help but think, with all the serious suffering in the World that some people are having - and some, a very many some are not, it seems to be saying that World Peace - for all, will never be achieved while any religions at all exist and are still being followed, and their followers being totally indoctrinated in an endeavour to 'believe', and / or completely mislead about reality, usually it seems, by some kind of fear / bullying presented by those 'Wise Men' at the top of the Religious tree!

Religious organisations - no matter who their God, or Superior being may be, do not seem to be compatible with 'Peace for all' - maybe for some, as we already see, but see the poor state the whole World is in at present, and a situation, seemingly, entirely created mainly by Religious bitterness usually by one against another, and where it seems, in many instances, some Humans lives are simply considered 'a Waste of Space'for their beliefs and ideals, and complete elimination from life is their just reward simply for being 'different!' 'Not very nice at all!'

Need more be said?
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bill2,

09/03/2008 16:09:09
Why was my #27 removed?

I merely stated that the posting in #24 is incorrect; #22 is me, and the poster in #24 is not thatscottishwoman; a statement of fact.
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