EXCLUSIVE: Clinton, Blair and Ahern Reflect on the Good Friday Agreement | Amanpour and Company
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- Just 25 years ago, the Good Friday Agreement put an end to decades of violence and brought peace to Northern Ireland. The accord's enduring success has made it a model for peace negotiations across the world. The architects of that groundbreaking pact were former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern. In a historic reunion, Blair, Clinton and Ahern sat down with Christiane for an exclusive interview reflecting on the hard choices they made to achieve peace and stability for the beleaguered nation.
Originally aired on April 17, 2023.
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To hell with the begrudgers! we owe those guys an enormous debt gratitude! so many people alive in Ireland and England today because of their efforts.
And so many people dead in foreign lands because of Blair and Bush. And don't start on how corrupt that snake Bertie Ahern is. Get a grip man will ya
So many dead in Iraq and other places around the world because of the war mongers, Clinton and Blair
I am from Belfast originally and I can say, we owe these three men a great debt of gratitude. I salute you and thank you.
ALL THREE of them.
ALL the parties to the agreement in NI.
BOTH governments.
Utterly fantastic individuals. What an achievement
DUP must be brought into line.
👍👍
Thank you gentlemen and the courageous David Trimble and John Hume's undying persistent pursuit of peace. Credit also due to Paisley and McGuinness for finding a way to make peace with their former enemies in 2007. Todays generation have not lived through the tragedy of the NI past conflict so seem less willing to accommodate their opposites, with courage, humility and generosity. What's needed now is a genuine a deep rooted reconciliation between the three communities. Irish Rugby has been a path finder over the decades, may their performance in the world cup later this year act as a catalysts for genuine reconciliation and the evaporation of mistrust. Thank you President Clinton, former Prime Minister Blair, and former Taoiseach Ahern. You are extraordinary humans who were in the right place at the right time and persisted through the difficult hours to find a way to transform Northern Ireland. We must not loose what has been gained in peace, prosperity and joyous living in NI.
Absolutely. well said.
I tried to explain to my children the before and after effects of the GFA, how at my sons aged lifting beer glasses in a pub, gunmen passed me in a pub only to empty 2 assault rifles into crowd standing at the bar. Dumping bottles in the back bin store saved me at age 18 as student. How under cover solders halt my car and got away from a serious security issue that turned to be massive road side bomb, I had been the 2nd car behind that lorry! I could even mention it to my parents how close that was! Twice!
I struggled to explain things through zero fault of your own could affect you during the troubles, GFA ended that ! It is bizarre what normal was before the GFA..
Thank you for sharing your story with us. This is history that is so important for all of us to remember, and a story like yours makes it much more real and personal.
Such a wonderful and inspiring interview at a very important time in history! Thank you!👏
If trump was here…”We had a great agreement, a very strong agreement, on all sides, and I told them let’s agree, let’s do great, and it was a beautiful agreement, just great, and I told them this will happen, and it did, and it was great and they all said Mr. President, this was your agreement, it was a beautiful agreement, and thank you for your leadership”.
😊😊. Yep, that's Trump nothing but a word salad 🥗
Trump would just said Northern Ireland is failed entity Great Britain.
are you actually D.J.T ?
You make fun of him, but he has actually achieved a peace agreement involving Israel that is still working.
@@hewhohasnoidentity4377 and destroyed one with Iran. The only reason he did anything with Israel was because his son in law is an Orthodox Jew and he is and was after Jewish lobbyists money.
There is so much cynicism in the world, but these guys did their best to solve The Troubles.
The two guys who are no longer around, John Hume and David Trimble are worth a shout out too, imho.
Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content awareness/perspective
Great video!
The Good Friday Agreement was possible because all the stakeholders eventually coalesced around a central ideal that required everyone to both give and gain. A remarkable piece of diplomacy. In addition to the devolved government of Northern Ireland, you had of course Her Majesty's Government speaking for the UK of which Northern Ireland was a part. Additionally, the Republic of Ireland was a significant contributor to the process - and not just the political leadership - but through referenda on changes to the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland the people of Ireland in overwhelming numbers moved roadblocks out of the way that had been a thorn in the side for Unionists in Northern Ireland. You had all those moving parts at work but without the fuel and the energy of President Clinton and his diplomats, especially George Mitchell the agreement would never have been made. Cudo's to all for both making it a priority and a reality. So many lives are being well lived that would have otherwise been lost. Great job to all. You will be remembered for your contribution by many generations to come.in addition to your incredible dedication to peace and to building a prosperous and harmonious future for all traditions and stakeholders to enjoy. Thank You!
Very good overview of the the GFA. For me giving up articles 2 and 3 of the Irish constitution was a big ask and the day of the referendum I was torn as to how I should vote, I voted in favour glad I did now.
@@jpoh4398You still must remember that .Michael d Higgins is president of all Ireland Constitutionally. For to be everlasting.peace the British must drop their unlawful claim on the North of Ireland .Unionists do not want to play second minister to Sinn Feinn... ???
@@jpoh4398 Thank you! and also thanks for your vital part in supporting the architects of the GFA through your difficult decision of support.
@@donnachamcgowan Mary McAleese was the last president of All-Ireland; constitutionally.
NI isn't a part of Britain. It's a part of the UK.
Amanpour has the chops, the historical record and background to conduct this. She got them talking, but as my main complaint of the CNN, some producer cut it short.
It's strange that two of the three are 'peace advocates', yet are responsible for the murders of countless millions.
Yeah. Strange world.
Thank god someone said it and as an Irishman I can tell you that the other fella is one of the most corrupt public servants we have ever had
Thank you for Peace
Tony Blair: Weapon of Mass Destruction
Clinton isn't exactly squeaky clean either.
Three criminals in one room gaslighting the sheep. Who ever said crime doesn't pay?
So true..
Serious reciprocal back-scratching going on here.
Arrest Blair while we've got him in sight!
May 💛God ❤️Be 💜With 💙Everyone💚 Always💜 Much 💙Love❤️ Blessings❤️ Always ☺️ 🎇 🌈 🌐 💯💯✌️✌️✌️💙💜❤️💛💛💛💛💛❤️
Bertie looks like he's trying to hold in an absolute burster of a fart.
Raising his left cheek so the offending gases will not travel towards Bill & Tony.
That would have been a more believable excuse for Dr Bill
Probably Clinton jizz
great men
great men. jesus christ. a man jointly responsible for the deaths of god knows how many innocent iraqi's when he started an unjust war after lies of weapons of mass destruction is a great man. suppose you think hitler is a lovely fella also
Buona serata a tutti 👍
Gwan bertie
It's incredible what all these men achieved. It's also important to mention all three men here are YOUNGER then Biden the current President.
A masterful achievement
Fair play to these three men. They did good. No mention of Biden here though I note. No discussion of the one-sided, cynical approach of the Americans and the EU in recent times, seeking to leverage the threat of violence to bring Britain back into the EU system. No mention of what this means for 'democracy'.
Count the bodies on either side of Blair’s ledger?
Poor Bertie locked in a room with a rapist and a war criminal 😂
Bill good president
A sexpest, a war criminal and a grifter walk into a news studio.....
The Good Friday Agreement may be the only good thing for which these three crooks are remembered.
Love from the Republic of Ireland.
Arresting Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity was a war crime?
Peace 💚and 💛Blessings 💙Too 💜My❤️ Brothers 💛May 💙God 💜Bless 💚Everyone 💛Always 💜May💚 God💛 Bless💙 Everyone💜 Richly 💚with ❤️everything 💜they💛 need 💛Always 💙Much 💜Love❤️ Blessings 💛Always ☺️ 🎇 🌈 🌐 ✌️💯💙💛💛💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Ahern is rotten to the core, we haven’t forgotten.
why isnt the murderous war criminal Blair in jail ? did they ley him out for the day ??
As political prisoner Julian Assange dies a slow death at Belmarsh.
And what did Clinton get up to on Epstein's island? At least Bertie's corruption only ran to a few cash bungs. Sure, what Fianna Fail pol hasn't taken a few of those?
3 criminals
Bout Mo Mowlems input ?
Blair is a traitor.
where's the rest of the interview? I would love to see it
God love us,it’s a completely different story in Ireland, it’s just drastically changed.
MURDERERS . How people like this aren't in jail is beyond me. These are the people HELLFIRE was created for
Why haven’t all three got a Nobel peace prize?
David Trimble and John Hume got it.
I dont agree with clinton on some issues and im not particular fond of tony blair(WAR CRIMINAL) but on this issue they were dead right and both the uk,northern ireland ,and The republic of ireland are better off because of it
Good for the three of them.
the neoliberals 🤮
One great thing done by a war criminal, a probable rapist and a thief.
Pardon.. what was great about it? Blair gave us the Belfast Agreement which created the disastrous power sharing. It is also the reason countless victims can’t get justice. Because terrorists got a get out of jail free card.
Bertie, probably just along for the ride, as for the other two, he’ll is waiting
The Great Christanne .
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2. 이상하다 신고가 안오네 소문도 안나구 일본박사가 왜 왔지 다른 해외친구들도 그 상대자들 누구였더라 은행관리팀들 말구 그중에 익숙한 얼굴 일하다 인사도 했는데 이상하게 반응이 안와 ....잘 못 알았나 로봇 이건 비상경고가 울리는데 잘 못되면 경고에 전국비상 울여야 되는데 그래서 대전이구 다른 곳에 배치하려다 일부로 이상해 뭔가 ....로봇 안에 뭐가 있더라 두개 말구 왜 항상 둘로 했지 연관성이 천재성에 따른다면 둘이 다른 하나에 별도 하나 그래도 마지막 하나가 안되는 서로 각기 다른 독립성에 혼자서는 절대 안되는 관련자 로봇 잘 못된건가 만났는데 외부로 왜 나온거야 연락에 공동임무수행이면 왜 반말이었지 상대 누구야 알리지는 못한다 웃낀넘 반말이 안되는데 뭔가 이상했어 공격자세까지 날 왜 저항도 안했는데 죽다 살았지만 반말을 좀 이상해...핵심 뭔가 저장했는데 하나 그리고 다른 하나를 짬뽕으로 둘은 다른 전자코인 백날해도 안되는 기념에 하나는 진짜지만 얼마 안되는데 다른 하나가 다른 로봇에 주지도 않는데 두명이 들어간거야 두로봇에 한명은 알겠는데 다른 한명은 누구야 도대체 보석을 가져나왔다면 별도 예비로봇이 움직일껀데 비상에 닥터 이게 있어야 가능한데 닥터로봇이 해낼까....다시 고치면 초기단계로 할게 예비 전자기 미니가 해낼까 너무 작은데 건들면 미니랑 힘든데 인지가 안되서 인식프로가 안맞아서도 모르겠다. 맞데 로켓에 한번 해 말아 위성로켓과 우주전투에 대항공전함 힘든데 이들에 이대로 전해 이것외 난 권한 힘들다구 영상 잘 숨겨 전하던 나와 이것으로 끝이라 더는 안해 단 한번뿐 여기서 털고 일어나자 다들 수고했고 떠 뿔뿔이 서로 알고있는것 잘 기억 지키구 만일 건들면 정신 못차려 난 책임 못니다 했어..알아서들 해
3. 이상한데 " 절대 건들지 마시오 " 소문이 달라 구형인가 이것 고장나서 내가 가르쳐줬나 "책임 못 집니다. " 다음 문구가 뭐였더라 음량이 스피커로 전달이 안되는 누군가 왜 왔찌 약물자 찾으려구 로봇까지 통신망으로 충분한데 이상하다 뭔가 잘 못 돌아가구 있어 무조건 빠지자...
4. 저 들어갈껀데 신분증 사진 보냈찌요 지인분에 연락 받으셨구요 다른 문제는요 네 알겠습니다. 침입자 왜 있는거야 잡였네 풀어줄까 허락하겠나 아이구 뭐로 들어와서 못나가려구 내가 이곳만 늙어 죽기 직전에 있다 나가서 다시는 안들어온다구 이 동굴을 확 그냥 생각만 해도 내 인생의 젊음 다 보냈네 ...여기인게 확장보조저장기를 숨긴게 이건 뭐냐 아 맞다 세계가 찾는 가짜보석이군 이걸 찾아서 뭐해 우선 가져가서 돌섬에 버리자 그곳에서 만들어진거니까 그곳 가루들이 보석으로 2중세계최고인공천연석 당시 다른 비싼 보석경매를 이겨낸 천연가짜보석 왜 이런것 가능하냐구 뭣때문이었더라 나도 모르겠다 아주 옛날 화려했던 수사협조물 이걸 내가 뭐로 보관했더라 아 맞다 누군가 이 칩을 건들면 그 천역석보석이 여기 있다는 소문을 위해서였군 맞네...갔다 버리자 가짜는 원래장소로
5.뭐야 너 심통났던 말이나 해보던가 힘들지 뭘 검사하는데 이것 뭐냐구 신종이네 외국에서 보낸 셈플이야 너무 봐서 눈깔 빠지게 이것만 몇십년 동안 아베뭐더라 그 미생물이 그것이랑 유사해서 잘 알지 이것 말구 이것과 반대적인 신종도 있는데 이게 큰제 작은게 더 장기치료가 필요해 이것 급수가 세계1급인데 신종 혹시 마스크만 쓰고 했어 시험장에서 내가 직접 연락 해달라구 거기서 뭐하긴 시험보지 뭘 했다구 시험 같이 응시한 나도 모르는 여자라니까 영상통화까지 너 잠 못잤냐 눈이 정신 차려 말도 안하구 혹시 아퍼 피 몸 어디가 생리통이지 ??? 다른데 뭐 소화가 안된다던가 난 의사는 않이라 잘은 모르지만 종합환자라 어디 안아픈데가 있었어야지 대충 돌팔이 정도는 되서 목이나 심장의 맥박에 뭐 알콜소독에 간띵이라도 약간 전지적인 뭔가 찌릿한 내가 옆에 있는데도 그런게 없다구 너 혹시 생리불순이나 척추나 머리 안아파 무겁구 잠이나 푹 자 쓰러지질 말구 옆에 우선 오지마 테이프 일자로 걸어 5M 아무리 졸여도 장난 않이니까 일자로 테이프만 밟고 니 피 화면에 환자피로 올여 너잖아 시험감독관도 이상했는데 돌겠네 된거지 지금 바로 연락하고 큰병원에 가 그게 좋아 이젠 평생이야 결혼도 말구 애도 낳지도 마 알았지 나와는 끝난거구 내 근처도 오지마 알았어 여러번 말 했지 내가 나도 예전에 작은것에 크게 혼났다구 해외친구가 몰랐으면 끝장났었다구 그 작은게 지금과 같아 당시 뭐였더라 무슨 흑사리 흑두염 뭐가 있었는데 세계적인 병원돌연세균바이러스가 대단했지...
끝났네 댓글에 이미 변태부터 쌍소리 나왔으니 잡던 처리하던 상관도 말라구 계속 미끼질에 반응이 없네 이상한데...중요기술을 접목했다는 말에 반응이 없네.....끝났꾼...두개와 다른 하나 로봇도 끝난건가 공동이란 말에 하나만 난 못하구 그럼 상대가 나보다 중대하군 접속비밀로 하시던 확인 안되게 네 그것 중대합니다. 둘을 하나로 프로에 담았으니 분리에 그것만 네 2번프로만 빼내구 절대 지금부터 조심하세요 들어가 있는게 안전할겁니다. 상대와 잘 두뇌싸움이던 이기길 지면 모두 희생이 어디까지일지 에스키모에 전달을 스모그 역막지원을 해달라구 옷 색깔 요란에 혼란을 주겠군 이기세요 전인류에 영향이 미칠꺼니까 저한테 접근하면 전 죽습니다. 막아주세요 부탁드립니다. 싸울건 단 하나 그것뿐입니다. 하나 숨긴게 그게 전부라 전 더는 힘듭니다.
방어 세계적으로 아직은 없습니다. 상대국에 시작에 상대국에서 사용한들 힘들겁니다. 한들 처리방법이 없어요 이번 홍수 처리 잘 못되어서 변형보다 변이면 이것도 예상에 힘듭니다. 살아있는 동식물들에 세포변형이 이뤄진다면 그게 전부일겁니다. 우주에서 연구한 유일한 하나를 다시 연구했던게 그것이라 하나만 내껏중 숨기겠다는게 바로 그게 전부라 잘 해주시길 부탁드리겠습니다. 싸울 유일한 상대국에 남은 하나뿐입니다. 대응 모든 이곳과 상대국것을 다 찾아주세길 부탁드리며 상대의 만행을 모두 공개해주실것을 바랍니다 최후 마지막 방어수단 외국상대 대처안 그게 저에겐 남들은 몰라도 전부였습니다.
These look similar to their characters but you can tell it's not them.
MONSIEUR LES ANGLAIS VOUS AVEZ U UM EMPIRE VOUS POUVE FAIRE BOUGE
LA CHINE METES VOUS VOUS 4 A LA TABLE DES NÉGOCIATIONS NOUS SOMMES TOUS INTELIGENT POUR FAIRE QUELQUE CHOSE DE GRAND
It wasn't the ra was it, lets be honest here
When I think of the Belfast Agreement, I think of Ireland signing away one sixth of its national territory.
As opposed to doing what? Invading a NATO member state with the smallest army in Europe?
@@markpower9081 You make my point for me: it was indeed a surrender by Ireland; albeit a negotiated one. Practicalities are separate from principles.
@@sunnywintermorning1941 If you believe in principles without practicalities, you're in the Judean People's Front.
@@markpower9081 Your talk of Judea reminds of a people who haven’t yet given up their principles despite practicalities: Palestinians.
@@sunnywintermorning1941 Palestinians haven't been offered, and have been unable to engineer, anything like the Good Friday Agreement. If they were, I'm sure they'd take it. Are seriously suggesting that life in the Jenin refugee camp is preferable to an average income life in Crossmaglen, West Belfast, Derry or Omagh?
History will judge them well
I don't know what I am heard black Irish in jest. Other would be Ulster Scot but I done know and don't get it at all.
Was Bertie telling you the one about him not having a bank account when he was minister for finance? 😉
Yes the gobshite held and holds the Irish people with nothing but contempt, if we had a judiciary that was not so corrupt he and his kind would be in jail.
... reflect on all the $laundering, cartel drug smuggling n stuff. Magical. Epic🤡
2 war criminals
3 glory seekers that came in at the 11th hour,the real people in that agreement was the people that started it john major Albert Reynolds Edward Kennedy, and the and the 2 people that deserve most praise for the negotiations george Mitchell mo molam John Hume David Tremble,forget those 2 war criminals and that thief sitting with them.
So true...
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Shame we won't see agreement 26 as now EU involved. If EU were there 25 years ago it would have failed even with Mo involved.
I doubt that.
EU is a problem, the biggest problem for peace in Europe not to mention the 6 counties.
The EU is a peace project. The UK is a colonial project. There's a difference.
@@stiofain88 Dictactorships are not peace projects
@@brendancawley8404 Good thing the EU isn't a dictatorship and isn't viewed as such by any apart from idiots that were too stupid to know that they were sold snake oil from Nigel Farage and the Kremlin.
PART OF PROBLEM TOO MANY FOREIGNERS NOSE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Jo proctor starting with u asshole 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 each and every county 32makes 1 island 🏝???
Exactly.especially the British.
Yeah the brits
Karma is really catching up to Bill. Dude looks terrible.
A war criminal a rapist and a gun smuggler sitting together
Out of mild curiosity, which label have you thrown on Ahern?
@@stiofain88 gun smuggler obviously 🙄
@@shawnkillrow And this is obvious to you, how exactly?