Hmmm, so MOST of the protestors are MUSLIM.
I never would have guessed.
Blair is having none of that. Though under fire from many in his Labor Party, he has made certain that the visit will proceed with all the trimmings that are safe. He is determined to underscore what Churchill called "the special relationship" between the U.S. and its mother country.
God Bless Tony Blair.
I, for one, will never forget how he stood up for President Bush and us.
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