The Trial of Tony Blair at The Hague: A Prediction on British TV

September 10, 2012 • 10:35PM

Obama's British controller Tony Blair is being identified as a war criminal who should stand trial at The Hague for the illegal Iraq war, both in a 2010 television satire called The Trial of Tony Blair, and in the recent statements by Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Writing in the Sept. 2 London Observer, Archbishop Tutu denounced the "double standard" that would have Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe go to the International Criminal Court, and not Blair.

Now a 2010 British television series on Channel 4 called "The Trial of Tony Blair" where Blair ultimately is dragged off to The Hague to stand trial is being recirculated on the Internet, including on YouTube. Obama should be forewarned.

Lead writer Alistair Beaton describes it as follows: "I gather Mr. Blair is very concerned about his place in history. This film is my idea of where that place might be. Whether it's fiction or prediction remains to be seen."

According to Channel 4's summary of the show, it is set some time in the future. Gordon Brown is moving into Number 10, President Clinton is thinking about her second term in the White House, and Tony Blair is swapping the corridors of power for the comforts of his home in Connaught Square.

"Blair departs Downing Street with an unshakeable belief in his continuing relevance as an international figure of influence.... [But] Haunted by the continuing nightmare of Iraq, and obsessed by his legacy, Tony Blair retreats into denial, refusing to see the dangers he faces from the Special Tribunal on Iraq that has been set up to investigate war crimes.

"As the film moves towards the final image of the former Prime Minister being hauled off to The Hague to face charges of waging an illegal war, The Trial of Tony Blair asks us to imagine a future where the unthinkable becomes thinkable."

As writer Beaton said in 2010, only time will tell if it is not a "prediction." There is still time, and Barack Obama can join him at the dock.


The Trial of Tony Blair - parts 1-9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXxyWHnQEn0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zkaqu0FsPU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6He0DXv8Ymg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwNHe6FNy80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueVWd7Z5x6M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ZSv7LrGbk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whgEW3USMeM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2-aLpGZBbY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ju-4TZF0UU