Statement from the Office of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on 28 August 2012.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has withdrawn from participating in a leadership summit in Johannesburg later this week. “The Archbishop has spent considerable time over the past few days wrestling with his conscience and taking counsel from trusted advisers with respect to his attendance at the event,” the Archbishop’s office wrote to the event organisers today. “Ultimately, the Archbishop is of the view that Mr Blair's decision to support the United States' military invasion of Iraq, on the basis of unproven allegations of the existence in Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, was morally indefensible. The Discovery Invest Leadership Summit has leadership as its theme. Morality and leadership are indivisible. In this context, it would be inappropriate and untenable for the Archbishop to share a platform with Mr Blair. “The Archbishop greatly regrets inconveniencing and disappointing the organisers and participants of the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit.” Ends… For more information please call Roger Friedman on 083 2725036. ------------------------------ This email and all contents are subject to the following disclaimer: http://disclaimer.uj.ac.za -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
