... Mr Blair met with a group of Tonis and Toniblers - children named after him - during the visit ... ... They sang the Michael Jackson song "We Are The World" ... [ At the rate Muslims multiply, they are doing their darndest to be 'the world'. One wonders what was in it for Tony Blair to be so gung-ho about an extremist, failed Muslim state. His love affair with Albanian Muslims will come back to bite, as it should. ] ... The Middle East peace envoy will be given a golden medal of freedom and is also expected to be given an honorary title by Pristina University Last year, Kosovar authorities unveiled an 11ft statue of another NATO ally, former U.S. President Bill Clinton. ... [ Those two deserve awards and statues for being supreme idiots. ] From: nj Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 4:21 AM <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1293385/Tony-Blair-receives-heros-welcome-day-visit-Kosovo.html#ixzz0tSf2QLW5> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1293385/Tony-Blair-receives-heros-welcome-day-visit-Kosovo.html#ixzz0tSf2QLW5 Former British prime minister Tony Blair received a hero's welcome from his namesakes on a visit to the country Gratitude: Mr Blair met with a group of Tonis and Toniblers - children named after him - during the visit "As you can see your name is quite common in our country," a teenage hostess told Blair on a stage in central Pristina, where several thousand people gathered, many carrying British flags. The former British prime minister and his wife Cherie were joined on stage by nine boys all named Tony Blair. They sang the Michael Jackson song "We Are The World" against the backdrop of a huge billboard that said "a leader, a friend, a hero" referring to Blair. Thousands chant Tony Blair's name as he receives hero's welcome on two-day visit to Kosovo By <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Mail+Foreign+Service> Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 1:01 AM on 12th July 2010 Award: The Middle East peace envoy will be given a golden medal of freedom and is also expected to be given an honorary title by Pristina University Last year, Kosovar authorities unveiled an 11ft statue of another NATO ally, former U.S. President Bill Clinton. It is the latest in a string of awards and honours given to the former Labour MP for Sedgefield. Mr Blair was named as the 2010 recipient of the annual Liberty Award in the U.S. last week. Previous winners of the award include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, former South African president Nelson Mandela and former U.S. president Jimmy Carter. The medal was first awarded in 1989 and also comes with £67,000 in cash. Friend: Mr Blair was given a hero's welcome as he arrived in the Kosovan capital for his part in support NATO military action in the country in 1999 Read more: <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1293385/Tony-Blair-receives-heros-welcome-day-visit-Kosovo.html#ixzz0tSf2QLW5> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1293385/Tony-Blair-receives-heros-welcome-day-visit-Kosovo.html#ixzz0tSf2QLW5
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