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January 24th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Tim Shipman
Last updated at 8:29 AM on 24th January 2012
Tony Blair agreed to a secret deal to hand joint sovereignty of Gibraltar to Spain, according to explosive claims by a former Labour cabinet minister.
Peter Hain reveals in his memoirs that he struck the deal with the Spanish government in 2002 to end the UK’s 300-year control of the vital strategic outpost.
He makes clear that he and Mr Blair were both prepared to ride roughshod over the objections of the people of Gibraltar in order to get their way, describing Mr Blair’s attitude to the inhabitants as ‘contemptuous’.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair (left) was prepared to ride roughshod over the
objections of the people of Gibraltar in order to get his way, Peter
Hain (right) has revealed
Deal: Gibraltar has been a British overseas territory since 1704
The former Europe Minister revealed Mr Blair sanctioned the deal because he wanted to win the backing of the Spanish government – then led by Jose Maria Aznar – to help Britain take on France and Germany in EU negotiations.
The agreement was only shelved when what he called ‘hardliners’ in the Spanish government – who wanted only full sovereignty – objected.
In Outside In, published yesterday, Mr Hain says he joined forces with then Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to make private overtures to Spain during 2001.
Mr Hain and his Spanish counterparts looked at an ‘Andorra solution’ which would have seen co-sovereignty between the UK and Spain.
In February 2002, Mr Hain says he was given the green light by Mr Blair to proceed.
He quotes Mr Blair as saying: ‘It is really important to get a better future for Gibraltar, to secure a better relationship with Spain and to remove it as an obstruction to our relations within Europe.’
But Gibraltar’s first minister Peter Caruana told Mr Hain: ‘There is no prospect of me agreeing with such an approach.’
Mr Hain accused Gibraltarian leaders of being ‘stuck in the past’.
The deal unravelled with Spain’s ‘conservative, nationalist government getting cold feet at the last moment’, he says. Mr Blair then urged him to ‘park’ the agreement.
Gibraltar then held a referendum in which 98.48 per cent voted No to a deal with Spain.
Labour’s willingness to sell out the people of Gibraltar stands in contrast to the firm line taken by the Coalition. David Cameron has repeatedly said Gibraltar should stay British.
A spokesman for Mr Blair said: ‘Tony Blair has never said or thought Gibraltar should be “run by Spain”. Nor was he “contemptuous” of it.’
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@ Andy Glasgow – Sorry Andy Glasgow – I failed to read the last line it’s Mr X who i should have addressed. Percy.
– Percy, Lndon, 24/1/2012 13:14…………………………………Thank you Percy
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The passage of time will reveal what a trecherous, lying, self-serving weasel this man was. This is just the tip of a VERY big iceburg.
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Blair ought to hanged from the highest tree in the land for crimes committed in our name. Money grabbing toad.
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Blair is a total Slime-ball!
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There are truly no depths to which the traitor from which Blair would shy away!
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mr. “x” – I’ve lived and worked, married and brought two children into the world on the “Rock” even though I was born elsewhere. I love Gib its my home from home, put that in your pipe and shove it
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Theres a special place in Hell waiting for Blair!
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yet another reason for this lying toad to be put on trial
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add this one to your native american redskins name for our tony blair.Walking Eagle. The bird so full of s##t it cant fly.
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– Pedro Santamaria Grant, Granada, Spain, 24/1/2012 12:50…. just one comment I can`t resist…. Gibraltarians would rather shoot themselves in both feet before applying for Spanish citizenship !!! Like I said go do some research ….
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