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Saturday 28th June, 03:39 PM JST

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair gives former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the “Globe Award” for showing international leadership in global environmental issues at a global warming forum attended by 100 legislators from the Group of Eight nations and emerging economies in Tokyo on Saturday.

15 Comments

lipscombe at 04:36 PM JST - 28th June

he might have won 2 if he had taken a photo with a polar bear
zurcronium at 04:56 PM JST - 28th June

Is there an award for former failures? If so these two would get more tropheys.

One is responsible for beautiful Iraq, the other for beautiful Japan.

Put Bush and Howard in the picture and you would have the four horsemen of total futility and incompetence.
kenchan at 05:19 PM JST - 28th June

he might have won 2 if he had taken a photo with a polar bear

OMG LMAO!!!! thats the best comment I've read in ages!!!

seriously, blair must be laughing his head off as Brown struggles as PM back home.
burikko at 05:50 PM JST - 28th June

All Abe will be able to do is only barking, "kyan kyan".
zaichik at 06:21 PM JST - 28th June

the four horsemen of total futility and incompetence.

Nicely put, zurcronium.
Eccoman at 07:23 PM JST - 28th June

Wow, a meaningless trophy given by a fraudster to an incompetent git about something of rather uncertain provenance.
888naff at 08:04 PM JST - 28th June

is anything from the g8 meet reported anywhere outside japanese news websites. taking tony blair.. I cant find any g8 news on the bbc for example... only comments from the g8 about Zimbabwe which fits with bbc news agenda at the mo.
Xentrix at 08:17 PM JST - 28th June

That was the former President S. Abe's honorable award. Eventhough he just have a short period of time in terms as a President due to his unwell health, he got his great award, an international award. I admire him.
Sarge at 09:53 PM JST - 28th June

"Nicely put, zurcronium"

I don't think so.
SushiSake3 at 10:28 PM JST - 28th June

Zurcronium, well put. It's only those who don't have their heads buried deep in the sand who will realize how accurate your observation is.
zurcronium at 10:42 PM JST - 28th June

Thanks guys, I am equally pleased with your comments and the nutty ones from the WMD are still in Iraq guys as well.
seiosig at 02:05 AM JST - 29th June

Neat, a failed politician circle-jerk!
kenchan at 11:21 AM JST - 29th June

SushiSake3> I'm not a big fan of Blair and the other 3, but your support of a sweeping generalisation by Zurcronium is abit too much....each of the 4 has done good and bad, it just how you view it and what the balance is between. Having a balanced view of the world is not sticking your head in the sand, for that would be thinking that theres only right/wrong.
RedMeatKoolAid at 11:48 AM JST - 29th June

Better Tony Blair, GW Bush, John Howard and Shinzo Abe than Jacques Chirac, Jean Chretien, Helen Clark and whoever is playing Chairman Mao in China.
Wottock_Hunt at 12:04 AM JST - 16th July

A man who did nothing being honoured by a liar who should have done far less. And that is a truly dead smile drawn across Blair's face. I hope he lies awake every night seeing the faces of all the dead and maimed he's responsible for.