Tony Blair has warned Western leaders they must put aside their differences with Russia over Ukraine to focus on the threat of Islamic extremism – and work with both Russia and China.
In a speech at Bloomberg in London the former UK prime minister – now a Middle East envoy –said powerful nations must “take sides” and back “open-minded” groups.
Mr Blair repeated his claim that Islam is a peaceful religion which has been hijacked by extremists, but it is encouraging that he has recognised the threat posed by militant Islam, even though a globalist agenda may be behind what he had to say.
In his speech, Mr Blair called on Western leaders to “elevate the issue of religious extremism to the top of the agenda”.
And they must co-operate with other countries – “in particular, Russia and China” – regardless of “other differences”.
He argued the threat posed by a radical view which “distorts and warps Islam’s true message” was “spreading across the world”.
“The Muslim population in Europe is now over 40m and growing. The Muslim Brotherhood and other organisations are increasingly active and they operate without much investigation or constraint. Recent controversy over schools in Birmingham (and similar allegations in France) show heightened levels of concern about Islamist penetration of our own societies.”
Tellingly, as one who has participated in meetings of the globalist Bilderberg Group, the alleged benefits of globalisation were not far from Mr Blair’s thoughts: Â “It (militant Islam) is destabilising communities and even nations. It is undermining the possibility of peaceful co-existence in an era of globalisation.”
Curiously, Mr Blair told the BBC ahead of the speech the West would pay a “very heavy price” for not intervening in Syria and that the opportunity to create “an optimistic solution” had been missed.  Because Britain, the EU and the United States supported the rebels rather than President Assad, who they viewed as a Russian ally, Al-Qaeda and other Muslim militant groups have been able to siphon off that aid and now form the military opposition.  The moderate opposition in Syria which Mr Blair had such faith in has been crushed by the very Islamic militants he is now warning against.
On Easter Sunday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited an ancient Christian town recaptured from rebels last week, state media said, as he seeks to persuade minorities that the government is their best protection against hardline Islamists.
Islamist fighters, including some from the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, had taken over part of Maaloula in December and held several nuns captive until releasing them in March in a prisoner-exchange deal.
President Assad, a member of the minority Alawite sect, protected Syrian Christians and the Syrian Coptic Church. Â The militants which Britain has funded have persecuted them. Â Over Easter, David Cameron said his government would support persecuted Christians.
President Obama is currently touring the Far East. Â He will visit Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines – but not China.
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If, as Blair claims, Islam is a peaceful religion that has been hijacked by extremists, he obviously has never read the Koran or the Hadiths. He claims to have read the Koran which means he is either utterly irrational and cannot see what the Koran actually says and what Mohammad actually taught, or he is a downright liar.
I have read the Koran and I’ve read the Haddiths and they preach violence and hatred. Of course Blair may well understand that and he could be actually saying that compared to the violence and hatred spouted in the Koran and Haddiths, they are mild and peaceful compared to what’s going on the Islamic world now.
From what I read in those “scriptures” all I can see is Blair’s version of extremists living up to their “scriptures”!
I suppose what we have to bear in mind, on listening to whatever comes out of his mouth for public consumption, is that Mr Blair is a politician.
Tony Blair became a Roman Catholic, after he did that–as a former Catholic– I realized this man could not be trusted. I find it interesting that Anglicans in politics who have left their church for another it has been for Anglicanism. Spurgeon exposed Anglicanism for what it still is–Rome’s fifth column!
So the king of liars blair opens his mouth to speak and we should all sit up and take notice, no thanks.
Even liars tell the truth sometimes and on this occassion, Blair is highlighting a very large elephant in the room! However, to say Islam is a peaceful religion is clearly wishful thinking!
from the man who did more than any other leader to destroy our British way of life and Christian heretage. lol
Incidentally, why does Blair, as a Roman Catholic, presume to speak for all Christians? The Pope also does this! The Archbishop of Canterbury is never perceived to be speaking for any Christians outside the CofE, whether Protestant or RC. The word ‘protestant’ doesn’t even seem to be linked with Christianity anymore, when you do come across it, it tends to be used derogatorily.
No apparent recognition of the fact that the use of NATO air power to help the Libyan rebels overthrow Gaddafi emboldened the Syrian rebels to expect the west to intervene on their side. I heard a rebel spokesman on BBC world service saying no western soldiers were required, just air power and drones to destroy Assad’s tanks and planes. They expected this and may even have staged massacres to provoke it. Of course western support for anti Assad rebels infuriated Putin so my have provoked the Crimea action.
The worst British PM in history, now masquerading as a Christian spokesman while in fact his actions have furthered global jihad.
Thankfully Psalm 2 remains true.