Tony Blair honoured with £1 million pound award

Tony Blair honoured with £1 million pound award for his efforts in furthering world peace haven`t they heard of IRAQ.

A clue to why he won may be that the Dan David Foundation is based at a university in Tel Aviv. In case you had forgotten, Blair is the Middle East peace envoy. And very good he is at it, too.So good that he has yet to set foot in Gaza since he took up the post two years ago. Instead, he is holed up in a suite on several floors of a smart Jerusalem hotel, and when he leaves it is in a bulletproof, bomb-reinforced security convoy.

Blair Also went to the White House to accept his Congressional Medal, his reward for leading Britain into war with Iraq, the most disastrous British foreign policy foray since Suez, and the reason suicide bombers have plied their deadly trade over here.

Even when there were 1500 deaths in Gaza even the general sec of the united nations denounced it.Gordon Brown mocked his old adversary, by suggesting that he must be on holiday, that Mr Blair found his voice.

Blair, the newly crowned Dan David laureate, is hailed on the organisation's website as "one of the most outstanding statesmen of our era". It rightly praises his role in the Northern Ireland peace process and his "steadfast determination and morally courageous leadership" over Kosovo. They were both outstanding achievements.But Iraq is a stain on his reputation for which he will never be forgiven and the reason that his award this week has made a mockery of the Dan David Prize.