abla-tion, n. Removal (esp. in surgery, if any part of body); (Geol.) waste of a glacier or rock, by melting or water action. [f. L ablatio f. AB(lat- p. p. st of ferre carry)]

There is apparently no verb, "ablate", to go with this noun, but when did that ever stop such noted explorers of the english language as Al Haig, Gordon Brown et al. ?

So a little finagling with the word, and one has the meaning that by being "blated", Tony Blair has been planed, scoured or stripped by the criticism of these former honest men sent abroad to lie for their country.

The original GUEST poster should perhaps have stuck to his guns. "Blated" is a beautifully onomatopaeic and descriptive word.