Tony Blair

Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair (L), who praised the economic progress of the Palestinian Authority earlier this week, shakes hands with an Italian priest as he crosses past Israel's controversial separation barrier into the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem on April 15, 2010. The concrete fence, which is part of the West Bank wall, separates Bethlehem from the outskirts of Jerusalem.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (C) his wife Cherie (L), and his son Euan (R), take part in a Mass, presided over by Pope Benedict XVI, at Westminster Cathedral in central London, on September 18, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI expressed his 'deep sorrow' Saturday for the 'immense suffering' of children abused by Catholic priests, in a homily on the third day of his state visit to Britain.'I think of the immense suffering caused by the abuse of children, especially within the Church and by her ministers,' he said during mass at the Catholic Westminster Cathedral in London.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) and his son Euan (R), take part in a Mass, presided over by Pope Benedict XVI, at Westminster Cathedral in central London, on September 18, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI expressed his 'deep sorrow' Saturday for the 'immense suffering' of children abused by Catholic priests, in a homily on the third day of his state visit to Britain.'I think of the immense suffering caused by the abuse of children, especially within the Church and by her ministers,' he said during mass at the Catholic Westminster Cathedral in London.

Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair (R), who praised the economic progress of the Palestinian Authority earlier this week, walks past Israel's controversial separation barrier with an unidentified member of his delegation during his visit to the Palestinian biblical town of Bethlehem on April 15, 2010. The concrete fence, which is part of the West Bank wall, separates Bethlehem from the outskirts of Jerusalem.

Tony Blair (L), Special Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, shakes hands with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (R) just before a meeting of the Quartet during the Millennium Development Goals Summit on September 21, 2010 at United Nations headquarters in New York.

A man punches a mannequin dressed up as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair outside the ITV Studios in London, on September 6, 2010, as Blair arrives at the studios for a scheduled interview about hs new book 'A Journey'. Tony Blair is considering cancelling a signing session of his new book in London Wednesday because of planned protests.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: *** EXCLUSIVE ACCESS *** Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) is interviewed by hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade on 'FOX & Friends' at the FOX Studios on September 21, 2010 in New York City.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: *** EXCLUSIVE ACCESS *** Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) is interviewed by hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade on 'FOX & Friends' at the FOX Studios on September 21, 2010 in New York City.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: *** EXCLUSIVE ACCESS *** Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) is interviewed by hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade on 'FOX & Friends' at the FOX Studios on September 21, 2010 in New York City.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: *** EXCLUSIVE ACCESS *** Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) is interviewed by hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade on 'FOX & Friends' at the FOX Studios on September 21, 2010 in New York City.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: *** EXCLUSIVE ACCESS *** Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) is interviewed by hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade on 'FOX & Friends' at the FOX Studios on September 21, 2010 in New York City.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: *** EXCLUSIVE ACCESS *** Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) is interviewed by hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade on 'FOX & Friends' at the FOX Studios on September 21, 2010 in New York City.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: *** EXCLUSIVE ACCESS *** Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) is interviewed by hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade on 'FOX & Friends' at the FOX Studios on September 21, 2010 in New York City.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 09: In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyau meets with Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair on December 9, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Blair has supported the US decision to drop the peace talks precondition of an Israeli Settlement freeze after attempts to halt the Israeli settlement construction in occupied West Bank failed. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has rejected further Peace talks without the settlement freeze.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Former prime ministers Gordon Brown (L) and Tony Blair (C) chat as they wait for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Westminster Hall on September 17, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. During the four day state visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness has met The Queen in Scotland as well as political and religious representatives.

The Middle East Quartet principals (L-R), US Special Envoy George Mitchell, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Sergey V. Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia, Catherine Ashton, European Union top diplomat and Tony Blair, Special Envoy meet during the Millennium Development Goals Summit September 21, 2010 at United Nations headquarters in New York.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: A delegate sits with a copy of Tony Blair's autobiography on the second day of the Labour party conference at Manchester Central on September 27, 2010 in Manchester, England. David Miliband rallied the party faithful and declared that the party 'had a great leader' in his brother Ed Miliband.

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Justine Thornton applauds as her husband, Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband (not pictured), addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, waves before addressing delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain 's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, waves before addressing delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester , north-west England , on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain 's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, acknowledges the applause after he addressed delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester , north-west England , on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain 's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester , north-west England , on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain 's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, acknowledges the applause after he addressed delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester , north-west England , on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain 's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband (C), leaves the hall after he addressed delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester , north-west England , on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, (L), hugs his partner Justine Thornton, after after he addressed delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Comedian Eddie Izzard listens as Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband gives his reaction to news of his brother David's departure from frontline politics on the fourth day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 29, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision on Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband gives his reaction to news of his brother David's departure from frontline politics on the fourth day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 29, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision on Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14: (L-R) Chancellor George Osborne and Former British Prime Ministers Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and Sir John Major wait to lay their wreaths at the Cenotaph during Remembrance Sunday in Whitehall, on November 14, 2010 in London, England. Remembrance Sunday tributes were carried out across the nation to pay respects to all who those who lost their lives in current and past conflicts, including the First and Second World Wars.

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall (L) and Britain's Prince William arrive for a service of commemoration to mark the end of the combat operations in Iraq, at St Paul's Cathedral, in London, on October 9, 2009. The Archbishop of Canterbury criticised policymakers Friday for failing to properly consider the human cost of the Iraq war, at a ceremony attended notably by former British premier Tony Blair. In a service to mark the loss of 179 British troops in the conflict, Rowan Williams reminded his audience at London's St Paul's Cathedral of the divisions caused by the military campaign to depose Saddam Hussein.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Pope Benedict XVI greets former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie in Westminster Hall on September 17, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. During the four day state visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness has met The Queen in Scotland as well as political and religious representatives.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Former prime ministers Gordon Brown (L) and Tony Blair wait for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Westminster Hall on September 17, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. During the four day state visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness has met The Queen in Scotland as well as political and religious representatives.

LONDON - SEPTEMBER 18: Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie attend a mass at Westminster Cathedral during the third day of his State Visit on September 18, 2010 in London, England. During the four day visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness will meet The Queen as well as political and religious representatives.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: (L-R) Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and EU representative Catherine Ashton pose before a meeting of the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators September 21, 2010 in New York City. The Quartet plans to call on Israel to extend its settlement moratorium in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian issue.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: (L-R) Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and EU representative Catherine Ashton pose before a meeting of the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators September 21, 2010 in New York City. The Quartet plans to call on Israel to extend its settlement moratorium in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian issue.

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain 's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, acknowledges the applause after he addressed delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester , north-west England , on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 28, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power on Tuesday by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband gives his reaction to news of his brother David's departure from frontline politics on the fourth day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 29, 2010. New leader Ed Miliband set out his vision on Tuesday for returning Britain's opposition Labour Party to power by making a break with the past of ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14: Cherie Blair, wife of Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (far left) watches from a balcony with others on Whitehall in front of the Cenotaph during Remembrance Sunday in Whitehall, on November 14, 2010 in London, England. Remembrance Sunday tributes were carried out across the nation to pay respects to all who those who lost their lives in current and past conflicts, including the First and Second World Wars.

Prince William attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Sunday service at Whitehall in London 13 November 2005. The Queen led tributes to Britain's war dead along with political leaders, led by Tony Blair. Around 9000 veterans from 20th century conflicts for the ceremony took part in the ceremony.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Former prime ministers Gordon Brown (L) and Tony Blair wait for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Westminster Hall on September 17, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. During the four day state visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness has met The Queen in Scotland as well as political and religious representatives.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Former prime ministers Gordon Brown (L) and Tony Blair wait for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Westminster Hall on September 17, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. During the four day state visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness has met The Queen in Scotland as well as political and religious representatives.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Former prime ministers Gordon Brown (L) and Tony Blair wait for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Westminster Hall on September 17, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. During the four day state visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness has met The Queen in Scotland as well as political and religious representatives.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Demolition work takes place on the huge Aylesbury council estate in Southwark, home to 7,500 people, on September 21, 2010 in London, England. The Aylesbury estate was visited by Tony Blair hours after his victorious 1997 election where he made his first speech as Prime Minister and promised to tackle social exclusion. A 1.5 billion GBP regeneration is taking place on the site creating 4,000 new homes, half of which will be social housing.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) stands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) before a meeting of the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators September 21, 2010 in New York City. The Quartet plans to call on Israel to extend its settlement moratorium in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian issue.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: (L-R) U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, EU representative Catherine Ashton, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair sit at a table at the beginning of a meeting between the Quartet and the League of Arab States members September 21, 2010 in New York City. The Quartet plans to call on Israel to extend its settlement moratorium in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian issue.