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Middle East tense as Brown asks Blair: ‘When are you resigning as peace envoy?’

Governments in the Middle East and around the world are said to be ‘tense and concerned’ after Gordon Brown approached Tony Blair at the weekend and asked: “when are you resigning as peace envoy?”

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Posted: Nov 6th, 2011
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BBC correspondents hoping Middle East protests spread to ‘tropical country with nice beaches’

Senior BBC journalists have appealed to the BBC to stop sending them to ‘ghastly countries like Yemen and Libya’ and help foment a bit of civil unrest somewhere nicer, like Jamaica or the Maldives instead.

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Posted: Mar 7th, 2011
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Peace envoy Blair steps in and threatens Gaddafi with an ASBO

'those who seek to oppress innocents for their own personal gain must be stopped' says Gaddafi Tony Blair, the United Nations’ Middle East envoy has broken his silence on the tense situation in Libya by calling for tough sanctions against Colonel Gaddafi such as the introduction of an ASBO.

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Posted: Feb 25th, 2011
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Mubarak accepts new job as Middle East Peace Envoy

'Just watch the fugger go' says BlairIn his new role, Mr Mubarak will bid to bring stability to the region by advising leaders on strategies for peace such as controlling the media, refusing free and fair elections and suppressing all opposition. He will also be available to step in to any failing democracy to perform the role of ‘caretaker dictator’.

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Posted: Feb 12th, 2011
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Iran completes construction of Death Star

'these are not the excuses you are looking for'‘The Death Star will be used for entirely peaceful purposes. Israel has no reason to worry about our new novelty paperweight.’

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Posted: Aug 30th, 2010
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