Tony Blair pelted with eggs and shoes at book signing

http://timesofearth.com/Worldnews/?NT=0&nid=26928 Dublin - Shoes and eggs have been pelted at Tony Blair as he attended his first book signing in the Irish Republic.

The missiles, which were thrown by anti-war protesters, did not hit the former prime minister as he arrived at a bookshop in Dublin.

Activists clashed with Gardai as they tried to push down a security barrier outside the Eason store on O'Connell Street.

Campaigners, who turned out in the pouring rain, were chanting: "Hey hey Tony hey, how many kids have you killed today?" They also shouted: "Tony Blair war criminal" and "blood on your hands".

Undercover detectives mingled with the crowds taking names before Mr Blair arrived at the shop at about 10.30am on Saturday.

The city tram service was suspended as Gardai blocked off streets surrounding the city centre store. Shops in the area also closed, with Penny's department store pulling down its shutters as scuffles broke out.

It is the first book signing since Mr Blair's memoirs were released this week. The book, A Journey, tells of his life in politics and has become one of the fastest selling autobiographies on record.

Mr Blair, who gave his first live television interview to Irish state broadcaster RTE on Friday night, was expected to spend about an hour at the store.

Mr Blair said the Northern Ireland peace process was one of the few moments in politics that he felt really proud.

Now the Middle East peace envoy, he described watching former Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness sitting together publicly for the first time. "It was just such a strange and extraordinary sight and one of the few times in politics I felt really proud actually," Mr Blair said.


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[peacelovingdude]

that bastard's bastard sold his soul to satan a long time ago... anything for money! anything, his hatchet faced wife is as bad! as the saying goes... water finds it's own level... became a catholic as his final insult to God... rot in hell you murdering useless scumbag...

[eanielsen123]

he smiles likes chanellor does on the episode of Friends.

[Rextrent]

Tony Blair is a great man. Whining crybaby liberals need to take their jive to the Sudan or Rwanda.

[bwrarr]

i wanna meet the person stupid enough to buy his book then il shoot em

[idontgivafuk1000]

tony enjoy hell u murdering bastard

[bountyc]

People are sheep make up your own mind not want a proportion of the masses tell you

[Veloce3]

Blair of course will being having a little chuckle when he sees the people fighting amongst themselves. He relies on the services to protect him, the services that we have paid for. He will find that incredibly amusing. When we as a people start to wake up and realise that they, the Elite, do not play by the same rules. That they have an alternative set of rules that apply only to them and that we are not party to. Then we will be in a position to bring about a far more equitable existence.