Respect For George Galloway Lacking

mike65

Ex Labour MP George Galloway has been given the roughhouse treatment by exactly the community he has expressed his solidarity for during the Iraq war. Some thanks you get.

A group of suspected Islamists have attacked a meeting of George Galloway's Respect party in Bethnal Green and Bow.

Police said there were reports 20-30 Asian men had disrupted the meeting and there had then been a fracas outside.

Respect said the men had threatened Mr Galloway's life and talked of a fatwa. After the meeting a man was knocked to the ground and police arrested three.

The anti-war campaigner is standing against Labour loyalist Oona King in the east London constituency.

You'd nearly wonder if they mistook him for Tony Blair...

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Mike.

dathi1

Al Mahajoroun....remember?? I had a discussion with you about the same meeting in Jury's Hotel here not too long ago..you said they were nothing to worry about. Now the reason for this crowd issuing death threats against Galloway and the Muslim council of Britain is that they don’t represent their skewed view Al Quida type fundamentalism. In other words as Galloway is a secularist, the idea of him showing "respect" for fellow Muslims in occupied Iraq is a threat to their purists fanatical beliefs. Next time they come over to preach or hand out leaflets outside the Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre..I'll give you a call.

RagShagBill

http://hurryupharry.bloghouse.net

Harry keeps up with the happenings of Galloway and co. He has a lot written today about the incident. Galloway is a terrible terrible man, but so are there bloody fundamentalists.

A Dub in Glasgo

Respect for George Galloway lacking from that mob that attacked him? They do not respect anything or anyone of Western persuation so it is not just gorgeous George. Hopefully George will get in ahead of King anyway.

I admit to voting for George when I lived in the West End

RagShagBill

Hopefully George will get in ahead of King anyway.

You serious?

Goerge Galloway is one of the most cynical, opportunistic, disgraceful politician around at the moment. Just the other day he called for the release of Trik Aziz (Saddam's right-hand man) and said he was a "political prisoner". And believe me, there's plently more where that came from.

Badabing

Just to let you know he will be on The Last Word on Today Fm in a few minutes.

RagShagBill

I hate Scotland because of him.

ReefBreak

Badabing wrote:

Just to let you know he will be on The Last Word on Today Fm in a few minutes.

Usual Galloway rubbish - lots of shouting, little substance, and a desire to return the UK to a Socialist backwater.

mycroft

ReefBreak wrote:

Usual Galloway rubbish - lots of shouting, little substance, and a desire to return the UK to a Socialist backwater.

He's the reigning house of commons debating champion, he can argue a point. Unfortunately Respects policys aren't imaginative past iraqi, their education policy doesn't stretch past education is good and anyone can wear what they like

growler

these boys object to the Elections in principle, can't say I recall Galloway ever advocating the end of democracy in favour of a Bristish Islamic Theocracy.

It would have been far more interesting if they had chosen to disrupt a Labout rally with a high profile candidate or even Tony present, then they might easily have found themselves martyred and got a lot more coverage for their fanatical beliefs.

Galloway is a complete crook tis true, but I don't think its fair to say he was a supporter or "expressed solidarity" with followers of radical islam in the Uk.

A Dub in Glasgo

Well well well....

Looks like respect for a Blairite was definitely lacking

Have a look at Jeremy Paxman badger Galloway

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4519575.stm# Top right video link

He picked a good constituency - clever man

ziggy

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AmenToThat

Well I watched his voctory speech last night (yes I have no life) and damn was it biting! Five minutes of pure venom. He did however say that he had high regard for Uoma King( think thats the labour candidates) name but he attacked just about every other apsect of 'new labour'.

Sparks

His victory speech was certainly not written by spin doctors anyway, that's for sure.
Mind you, that's been the main criticism of the entire New Labour government and the Tory opposition and the LibDem party for the last few years, so it seems you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

Personally, I thought it was refereshing to hear what someone thought with the kid gloves off, and I thought that Paxman didn't come out on top in his post-speech interview with Galloway, it was far too much of a brawl to pick a "winner".

rightleftright

Goerge Galloway is a dirty asian ass licking scum bag liberal..

A group of suspected Islamists have attacked a meeting of George Galloway's Respect party in Bethnal Green and Bow.

Just shows what you get when you stick up for them! :rolleyes:

uberwolf

rightleftright wrote:

Goerge Galloway is a dirty asian ass licking scum bag liberal..



Just shows what you get when you stick up for them! :rolleyes:

didn't take you long. Banned.

mike65

He's not even a liberal..or not as I understand the word. I pity his constituents they'll be heartily sick of his preening in the local media soon enough.

Mike.

sleepwalker

heh he did put paxman in his place


what a ridiculous opening question

A Dub in Glasgo

mike65 wrote:

He's not even a liberal..or not as I understand the word. I pity his constituents they'll be heartily sick of his preening in the local media soon enough.

Mike.

They choose through the democratic process. I doubt they will be heartily sick soon enough

Our man in Havana

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/blog/4519553.stm

People didn't like paxmans treatment of Galloway.

A Dub in Glasgo

Not surprising considering Paxmans contempt for democracy and the will of the people in the constituency.

flogen

A Dub in Glasgo wrote:

Not surprising considering Paxmans contempt for democracy and the will of the people in the constituency.

I must say that even though Paxman is, IMO, one of the few capable interviewers out there, this interview is rediculous. It seems as though he was bored and wanted to stir it up a little.
Saying that, I've never seen anything to suggest he has a contempt for democracy, generally he just has a contempt for the realpolitik and newspeak modern day ministers practice on a daily basis. This interview is not reflective of his work.

daveirl

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RagShagBill

Also, his signing the petition to get Tariq Aziz out of prison is fairly terrible. He's not a "political prisoner", he committed genocide.

cdebru

RagShagBill wrote:

Also, his signing the petition to get Tariq Aziz out of prison is fairly terrible. He's not a "political prisoner", he committed genocide.

this is the second time you have mentioned it

so tell us when did tariq aziz commit genocide

Zombrex

My problem with Galloway is that he is one of the anti-war people that actually does support Hussen and his dictatorship. Why I am not sure, possible because he is looking to be contraversal for self promotion possible because he is like a celebraty Scientologist, completely blinded by Hussen's propaganda.

Either way he exactly the kinda person you don't want agreeing with you. I was anti-war because I didn't believe Bush should start blowing up countries to further the US interests in the middle east. But I never would dream of supporting Hussen. Galloway is a nut case in my opinion and I think the anti-war movement hasn't done enough to distance from him.

RagShagBill

cdebru wrote:

this is the second time you have mentioned it

so tell us when did tariq aziz commit genocide

He was influencial in the decision and process of committing genocide against Iraqi Kurds in the Anfal Campaign of 1988.


http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1299267.htm

Peter Cave speaks to Iraqi Minister for Human Rights:

PETER CAVE: Would you draw a line between Saddam Hussein and members of his cabinet like Tariq Aziz, who is supposed to be tried later this month?

BAKHTIAR AMIN: Tariq Aziz was a senior member of former Iraqi government, and he was a member of the revolutionary command council, besides being a deputy prime minister. He took part of the decisions of the revolutionary command council on national security issues and strategic issues – wars and genocide in this country.

cdebru

RagShagBill wrote:

He was influencial in the decision and process of committing genocide against Iraqi Kurds in the Anfal Campaign of 1988.


http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1299267.htm

Peter Cave speaks to Iraqi Minister for Human Rights:

he has not been tried or convicted of anything yet

despite having been arrested nearly 2 years ago


he is definitely guilty by association wether he played an active part or had prior knowledge I have not seen any evidence but i will wait for his trial

as to the the genocide of the kurds the british and americans were quite happy to continue arming the iraqis and dealing with the iraqis for the next two years despite the evidence of the mass murder

not until the invasion of kuwait did they fall out with him or have any doubts about him
are the leaders of britain and america at that time not also guilty by association for continuing dealing with iraq even though they knew full well that saddam was responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent kurds

RagShagBill

For **** sake! Why does everyone use this "well the US did it too" argument to justify what Saddam etc did?

RagShagBill

My apologies for the outburst. All I'm saying is that, if Galloway wants to release of this man, how can he justify calling Bush & Co. war criminals. There are inconsistancies on both sides. I believe Galloway to be a more dispicable man than George Bush.