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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America UK charity says Blair donation 'no-win situation' AFP - Saturday, August 21 Send IM Story Print UK charity says Blair donation 'no-win situation' LONDON (AFP) - – A veterans' charity benefiting from sales of former British prime minister Tony Blair's memoirs said Saturday that accepting the donation was not an endorsement of his policies. Chris Simpkins, director-general of the Royal British Legion, told The Times newspaper they were in "almost a no-win situation" over their largest-ever gift. "A Journey" will be published on September 1 and, as Blair's first personal account of his 10 years in power from 1997 -- in which he led Britain to war in Iraq and Afghanistan -- it is expected to become a best-seller. Reports say he has already received a 4.6-million-pound (5.6-million-euro, 7.2-million-dollar) advance. Blair's donation will go towards the 12-million-pound cost of building a new rehabilitation centre for wounded soldiers. Acknowledging that some relatives of the war dead had been angered by the donation, Simpkins said it was "almost a no-win situation". "To have rejected it, I think, was likely to have stimulated equally adverse publicity," he said. Simpkins said accepting the donation was "absolutely not" an endorsement of Blair's actions in office. "We don't take a view on the political decisions which put our people in harm's way," he said. "What drives us in accepting this donation -- aware obviously of the concerns which widows and the families of those who have been seriously wounded, indeed the wounded themselves might have -- is, well, given that we need to support that group of people, wouldn't it be a bit churlish of us to look a gift horse in the mouth?" Simpkins said the donation came "without any strings attached and none sought". The centre will not carry Blair's name and there is no commitment for him to open it, he added. Blair's spokesman said Monday that the former premier had decided on quitting power in 2007 to donate the proceeds of his memoirs to an armed forces charity to mark their "enormous sacrifice". Simpkins said Blair's office approached them on August 9. The offer was accepted on August 12 and made public Monday. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Iran starts loading fuel in nuclear power plant AFP - 1 hour 4 minutes ago Israelis, Palestinians warn of fragility of talks AFP - 1 hour 23 minutes ago UK-World Summary Reuters - 1 hour 30 minutes ago Russia probes cause of Petersburg power blackout AFP - 1 hour 51 minutes ago Two foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan: NATO AFP - 1 hour 58 minutes ago News Search Top Stories UK Labour leadership candidate ridiculed by press Israel, Palestinians to resume direct talks Dutch teen set to depart Portugal for solo sailing bid Unchecked migration would see Singapore swell, Haiti halve France slashes 2011 growth forecast More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended Unchecked migration would see Singapore swell, Haiti halve More Americans say Obama is Muslim Scientists challenge US optimism on oil spill damage Partner says BP hiding oil spill documents US jobless claims jump to 500,000; nine-month high More Most Viewed » Obama endorses mosque plan near Ground Zero 40 US billionaires pledge half wealth to charity Visitors attack Taiwan 'haunted house' actors Massive ice island breaks off Greenland glacier Belgian man dies of South Asian superbug More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo! Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

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