Former PM Blair says the disappearance of Saudi journalist is extremely troubling

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Former PM Blair says the disappearance of Saudi journalist is extremely troubling

 

Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends an event at Thomson Reuters in London, Britain, October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday that the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was extremely troubling and went against the spirit of the reforms advocated by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

 

Khashoggi was last seen on Oct. 2 entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to get documents for his forthcoming marriage. His fiancée, waiting outside, said he never emerged and Turkish sources said they believe Khashoggi was killed in the building.

 

"There is no doubt at all as the American administration and the British government have made clear this is an extremely troubling situation," Blair said at a Reuters Newsmaker in London.

 

"I know the Saudi government have issued a very strong denial, but the thing has to be properly investigated and explained," Blair said.

 

"This issue has to be resolved because otherwise it runs completely contrary to that process of modernisation."

 

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew MacAskill)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-10-12

[PatOngo]

Yeah right, Tone's. Do they also have weapons of mass destruction that can be released within 45 minutes? You lost your credibility years ago! That's extremely troubling!

[billd766]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Yeah right, Tone's. Do they also have weapons of mass destruction that can be released within 45 minutes? You lost your credibility years ago! That's extremely troubling!

I have to disagree with you.

 

Tony Blair is not troubling, more irritating than anything else.

 

Perhaps he is trying to raise his profile so that he can return to the UK and become the new leader of the Labour party. ????

 

[natway09]

Tony, it is Saudi, case closed.

[lungbing]

Whose payroll is that slimeball on now?

[ivor bigun]

Pity it wasnt him that dissapeared

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[sanuk711]

Meanwhile over at the Saudi Arabia Embassy-they have finally shown footage of Jamal Khashoggi leaving their Istanbul consulate.

 

 

They just won't comment on why he is walking backwards.............

[cookieqw]

so was the disappearance of the weapons of mass destruction 

liar liar pants on fire

i shall dance when blair dies

[jgarbo]

21 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Yeah right, Tone's. Do they also have weapons of mass destruction that can be released within 45 minutes? You lost your credibility years ago! That's extremely troubling!

The scumbag's as sharp as ever. Looking for a way to turn a quid, Tony?