War Criminal Speaks at Yale

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It is puzzling that Yale University invited Tony Blair, the war criminal, to speak at the graduation ceremony. Along with others, this man is the author of the unjustified and genocidal war in Iraq. Called the Bush poodle, war criminal Blair walks freely as a hero.

Shame on Yale!

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