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Blair’s appointment will lower Brazil’s reputation in the eyes of the world. He has no standing in his own country, he failed as a negotiator in the Middle East, he lost his job because of the Iraq War and he has the blood of English soldiers on his hands.
My sentiments exactly.
- hadenough, UK, 3/2/2010 0:52
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As a Brazilian I will more than welcome Mr. Blair’s trip to Rio. A young politician that took great risks and at the end got real results. Yet, I never understood Mr. Coelho, perhaps the French can figure him out better, for he writes and speaks like the silly and boring Petite Prince.
- munir Helayel, Yonkers, NY, 3/2/2010 4:53
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A very enlightening article, thank you Paul and Tom! There are people in this world, that are motivated by love. Those who sincerely care about life, how precious it is, and about all of the little children trying to grow up. Paulo is one of them. He is expressing his opinion, and I understand how he feels! Sporting events unify; bring people together.
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Now, shall Mr Coelho honor Mr Blair, for a war waged that was totally unnecessary?
Thank you, Love, Jane
- Jane Stewart, Las Vegas, NV, 3/2/2010 4:53
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HEAR HEAR
- antipolitician, Eastbourne, UK, 3/2/2010 6:31
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Mr. Paulo Coelho,
Thank you for your comments. I actually thought I was going mad when I first heard of this.
To make this very clear, Olympics and all that are entailed in them are phenominally complicated. Rio does not need these events played out or their memories tarnished by having a ‘War Criminal’ promote them.
- Anon, London, 3/2/2010 7:27
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Well said Mr Coelho, Why people pay large sums to hear this man spout lie’s and rubbish is way beyond me. He has never said anything that has done any good for this country ! I keep reading war crime charges may be pending….but WHEN ?
- Glad 2B Gone, Philippines, 3/2/2010 7:38
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Why the hell is he being employed and paid.
He has no relevant knowledge so it has to be another “job for the boys”
I wish he and his partner would just go away.
- Mike, Sydney Australia, 3/2/2010 8:42
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Put this specimen on trial for war crimes!
- Bri&Mel (ex pats, uk tax payers), South West France, 3/2/2010 8:49
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At last someone who speaks the truth. But will enough people listen? He ought not to be able to cash in on his notoriety. He has no other attributes. I would not trust him to recommend a brand of tea bags.
- linda, hertfordshire, 3/2/2010 9:04
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Madonna’s favorite auther? Do we really need to know that? Bonkers. Who cares?
- dunitburger, Coventry UK, 3/2/2010 9:21
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Seems that the more you decieve and lie the more rewarded you will become.
- rodney, swiss cottage, 3/2/2010 9:31
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You can fool all of the people all of the time. Especially the ones that vote labour.
- dennis shambley, wigan England, 3/2/2010 9:37
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Well Done Sir!!!!
Somene from outside the UK believes what Bliar did was illegal.
- DS, Hamburg, 3/2/2010 9:51
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I agree with the Brazilians, drop him.
- Terry McCarthy, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 3/2/2010 9:53
(The Brazilian politicians so far are silent, Terry – Paulo Coelho)
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What a leech,it must be a big payout he would not have done it for nought.
- Murray, Christchurch New Zealand, 3/2/2010 10:09
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Bravo Coelho! Keep Blair away from everyone in Palestine, in Britain and in Brazil. He is a toxic asset.
- Professor Robin Meakins, ashford, kent, 3/2/2010 10:11
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Well done Paulo for speaking out! If we get more people branding bliar as a war criminal then may maybe we can get him on trial!
- chu, glos, uk, 3/2/2010 10:17
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It never fails to astonish me that presumably sane and rational people will pay ridiculous amounts to listen to the self serving remarks this charlatan spouts.
I cannot as a british citizen recall any memorable speeches made by Teflon Tony in ten years, they were all delivered in that irritating “trust me guys” style that screamed LIAR!
- doofus, Newbury uk, 3/2/2010 10:20
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its where all war criminals go to hide. its funny, of all the people that attended the chilcot inquriy, only one used the back door,guess who.
- vincent barrett, spain, 3/2/2010 10:42
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I don’t hear anyone referring to Blair’s partner in crime, George W.Bush as a war criminal and asking that he be brought to justice. Why is that? George Bush is the biggest war criminal responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iraqis, Afghans, Brits, Americans etc.
- Treasured, FL USA, 3/2/2010 10:58
(He was not invited to be a consultant, Treasured – Paulo Coelho)
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I’m with Team Coelho all the way!
Blair is a war criminal with the blood of tens of thousands of innocent Iraquis, Afgans & british soldiers collectively on his hands. Some time in the future a visit to The Hague on charges is going to happen.
- SirMikeThe Right, Bromsgrove, England, 3/2/2010 11:03
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Well we don’t want him in Cyprus and he has to go somewhere.
South America sounds good to me.
- toto kubwa, Cyprus, 3/2/2010 11:11
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So now Tony Blair is an expert on the Olympic Games! Things must be pretty desperate here in Brazil if a local governor is actually willing to pay the man as a so-called ‘advisor’. It just shows what the Games are really all about = power and money.
- alex, brazil, 3/2/2010 11:16
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He would sell his own parents to got to an orphans party.
- Mac McKenna, Hannover Germany, 3/2/2010 11:38
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As a brazilian living in England I would like to agree with Mr. Coelho…….OUT OF MY COUNTRY MR. BLAIR!! NOT IN BRAZIL, you are not welcome.
- Paula, North Yorkshire, 3/2/2010 11:44
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What does Bliar know about organising the Olympics exactly?
- michael, newbury, berks., 3/2/2010 11:54
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What does Blair know about organising an Olympic Games ? Nothing as far as I can estimate. There are far more well qualified people in the world who have actually spent years organising their own Olympic Games from the first piece of paper destined for the protracted bid and all the way through to sweeping up the mess when it its all over.
In any case, perhaps Mr Blair will be too busy on his defence in The Hague for him to jet into Rio.
- John Whetton, Nottingham UK, 3/2/2010 12:00
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Well done Mr Coelho on speeking out against tony Blair… I hope it does some good, i feell sick of these people who (payed by us) use their power and position to hoard and steal from the public at large, they lie and cheat and to make themselves above the law!! When will we have so called leaders we can be proud of! I’m ashamed of what this man has done in the name of our country and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
- graig, cornwall, 3/2/2010 12:05
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Blair is fast becoming an ”International Pariah”! and will be welcome nowhere except The Hague!!!
- Jeff Richardson, Ex Pat and Taxpayer – France, 3/2/2010 12:19
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I am ashamed of Brazil for doing this but proud that Paulo has voiced his opinion with such passion!
If Rio want ‘advice’ on how to lie, canive and cowtail to the USA, he’s the man for that!!!!
- Stu, Asia Pacific, 3/2/2010 12:21
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I think its appropriate that he ends up in Brasil, after all many of Hitlers cronies ended up there as well.
- stuart, chesterfield,derbyshire, 3/2/2010 12:36
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I can’t understand how Tony Blair (or Tony B-liar as Paulo Coelho is calling him on his blog) can make so much money. In Brazil when an important politician is out of the post there are legal obstacles to prevent them from sharing crucial information with the private sector (government strategies with banks, for example). It strikes me as odd that Blair, John Major and others can make the transition so easily to JP Morgan and the Carlyle Group amongst others and be so highly payed to “consult”.
- Vanessa M, Cambridge, 3/2/2010 12:39
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And no one in the UK has the balls to say this? I agree 100% Blair is as shifty as they come, and nice that he deosnt want to pay his tax fairly and squarely, hiding behind ltd companies and trsust. Some left winger he is. Add fraudster to his many titles.
- jason Piers, london Uk, 3/2/2010 13:12
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This charlatan (Blair, not Coelho) makes me feel physically sick, and ashamed to share a nationality with him.
- VB, Harrogate, 3/2/2010 13:28
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I am a fan of Brazilian football. Now I am very very mad of the appointment. Why the hell have the Brazilian to reward the war criminal ? Paulo you are a righteous man, please use your influence and voice louder to oppose the appointment. Millions of people are behind you.
- Ms D.Lee, Hong Kong, 3/2/2010 13:37

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Zuenir Ventura

Assino o que Paulo Coelho disse da contratação de Tony Blair como consultor do Rio nos Jogos Olímpicos de 2016: uma roubada. A exemplo do mago, mas sem a autoridade dele, que ajudou o Brasil a vencer a disputa pela sede, senti vergonha ao ver a emblemática camisa 10 sendo entregue a quem o escritor classificou de “criminoso de guerra”. Aliás, de “assassino” o chamaram também os familiares dos 150 soldados mortos no Iraque que assistiram ao depoimento do ex-premier no inquérito sobre a participação do Reino Unido na derrubada de Saddam Hussein. O pretexto para a invasão foi a suposta existência de armas de destruição em massa jamais encontradas. Segundo Paulo, esse “irresponsável que declarou uma guerra ilegal” vai desmoralizar o Brasil diante do mundo.

Dias depois de Blair apresentar sua inconsistente defesa, o diário “The Independent” denunciou que, dois anos antes da operação anglo-americana contra o país árabe, o governo britânico já tinha um plano secreto para promover a derrubada do presidente iraquiano. Vantagens como contratos petrolíferos, cancelamento da dívida, ajuda do FMI e do Banco Mundial seriam oferecidas às forças golpistas se a tentativa desse certo.

Assinado em 11 de junho de 2001, o documento obtido pelo jornal prova que o primeiro-ministro tramava a queda de Saddam antes mesmo dos atentados de 11 de setembro, desmentindo assim o que ele disse à comissão de inquérito — que os ataques às Torres Gêmeas e ao Pentágono haviam mostrado o risco que representava o ditador iraquiano.

Era tudo engodo, e o blá-blá-blá que usou com as famílias dos militares que morreram por sua causa foi o mesmo que já lhe rendeu US$ 20 milhões em palestras e consultorias. Diante disso, Tony Blair passou a ter o direito de ostentar também o título de “mentiroso”.

Em Madri, e provavelmente sem saber do documentobomba, o governador Sergio Cabral justificou sua escolha alegando que Blair “é uma personalidade respeitada e um dos mais importantes chefes de estado dos últimos 25 anos em todo o mundo”. É um exagero com o qual não concorda, por exemplo, Paulo Coelho, para quem Blair, além de ter perdido posto, poder e prestígio em seu país e de ter fracassado como negociador no Oriente Médio, “tem as mãos sujas de sangue, inclusive o de um brasileiro, Jean Charles, covardemente assassinado durante a paranoia instalada por Blair no seu governo”.

Será que não havia disponível no mundo um personagem cuja imagem fosse menos controvertida? Não teríamos condições de organizar as Olimpíadas sem essa consultoria? Como Cabral anda procurando atrair celebridades de fora — tentou antes Rudolph Giuliani — já imaginaram se ele resolve arranjar alguma coisa também para o Bush, de quem Blair sempre foi uma espécie de cachorrinho de colo?

Jornal O Globo, 3 Fevereiro 2010