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SUPPORT FOR GEORGE GALLOWAY MP

Tom Graham | 02.04.2003 13:05

AN OPEN LETTER SENT TO THE EDITOR OF VARIOUS UK NEWSPAPER LETTERS PAGES

SUPPORT FOR GEORGE GALLOWAY MP

Wednesday 2 April 2003

AN OPEN LETTER SENT TO THE EDITOR OF VARIOUS UK NEWSPAPER LETTERS PAGES

I would just like to say how great it is to see one of our M.P’s brave enough to finally speak the truth about the injustice and illegality of the US and UK invasion of the sovereign middle east state of Iraq.

Too many of our MP’s have now become intellectually neutered puppets unable - and too afraid - to speak their own minds, perverting a hatred for absolute monarchy depicted in history-books with a love for absolute government.

In this regard they do a grave disservice to political life in Scotland.

However, in the case of George Galloway, well done George. Perhaps his comments will help mean that Labour will not be too badly trounced in the Scottish Parliamentary elections.

I on the other will be giving my vote to The Scottish Socialist Party. It is a shame that we do not have someone like George Galloway as our MSP.

For dereliction of duty and climbing on a gung-ho bandwagon of national and international self-interest and an inability to represent their constituents honestly and truthfully in the matter of the injustice and illegality of the war crimes being committed in the name of Britain against the men, woman and children of Iraq - human beings who cook, sleep, make love and dream of tomorrow like the rest of us - I and a good many other peoples votes will be going to THE SCOTTISH SOCIALIST PARTY.

Yours sincerely


Thomas Graham

Tom Graham
- e-mail: poetry@breathe.com

Comments

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What???

02.04.2003 13:45

Helloooooo? I thought IM had a policy of not permitting open party political campaigning? Galloway might be a staunch anti-war man, but his toadying up to Saddam makes him a queasy ally for many of us in the anti-war movement. And that is apart from the Labour Party thing. Shouldn't IM editors be taking this sort of shit down?

Col_Buendia
- Homepage: http://us.geocities.com/bozavine/can/


agree with Col_Buendia

02.04.2003 14:01

it is currently discussed on the imc-uk-features list.
Sometimes it is difficult to draw the line.
If you want to, we would appreciate your opinion, please post your comment also to:
imc-uk-features at lists.indymedia.org
Thanks

ab


Is it news?

02.04.2003 14:28

Never mind the party political bit, is it actually news or just comment? If the latter, then it should be taken down.

Dan


Indefatigable George

02.04.2003 14:43

Any chance we in Halabja can get George to represent us. We need quite bit of help with our people suffering the effects from gas authorized by his good mate - the man he has the utmost respect for.

This man is a joke and the only reason there has been no great outcry regarding his absurd comments is that he is a busted flush. If I was ant-war I would most certainly want nothing to do with this man.

BW
mail e-mail: brianwood73@hotmail.com


Hello Hello!!!!!!!??????

02.04.2003 15:35

Anybody not seen how Poodle toadies to Unkasama bin Bush???

How is that any better than George toadies to anybody else???

We can't expect George to be perfect but man, I would sooner vote him to replace Poodle or Bush!!!

And one Calloway is worth many many Clare Shorts and Mo Mowlans, any time and place.

Labour Party Chap with Goolies


and yet

02.04.2003 15:39

And yet his constituents keep re-electing him. How unfortunate that they aren't as clever as you!

-


disagree with the disagreers

02.04.2003 15:44

i disagree with the comments above. indymedia advertises on its own home page that it is

"a network of individuals, independent and alternative media activists and organisations, offering grassroots, non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of important social and POLITICAL issues"

cant be any clearer than that

if indymedia wish to censor users postings and introduce clauses and a contract (or as mentioned above guidelines)governing postings that users abide with...this should be available to be read and agreed to, as is standard in the industry at time of posting...

al


Ummm, they are....

02.04.2003 16:54


Hierarchy: The newswire is designed to generate a news resource, not a notice-board for political parties or any other hierarchically structured organization.

editorial guidelines - at
 http://uk.indymedia.org/censor.php3

which are referenced on the publishingpage - at
 http://uk.indymedia.org/publish.php3

doh.


God/Allah Almighty with chips and 2 vegs!!!!!

02.04.2003 18:34

Jesahhs Aitch Christ Almighty!!!!!!

There is always someone who has something to say and there are always wankers who vomits the "rules" and "conditions" and "regulations". Reminds me of those righteous few who voluntarily police car parks on sundays to catch out the odd few non-payers.

Fer God/Allah sakes, there will always be this going on, and amazingly there are always those who never drive past a red traffic light, never dump a bit of scrap paper on the sidewalk, never farted in bad company, etc etc here telling you about "rules", "conditions"....

How bloody boring!!!! All these excuses dug up when these people actually are not happy with the posts.

And that "hierarchy" crap posted by that wanker - do me a favour mate, just piss off with other people's rules, willya, don't forget to tell Bush and Blair about the rules regulations terms conditions etc of the Human Rights and Geneva Conventions.

...and don't forget to wipe the pan after you missed your target. There's rules there too.

I obey Orders Rules Regulations yeah...


Galloway: Hmmm...

02.04.2003 18:52

Hmmm...

What can I say. Even if this man was opposed to Saddam as we all are in the left, we've gotta stop kidding ourselves that this guy is the man to represent the anti-war coalition. He's sensationalist and comes out with queasy comments about Stalin etc and doesn't compare - at all - with highly respectable, well spoken, realists like Jeremy Corbyn.

I say we should give him less stage time at the rallies.

Just my two cents.

Namir


provoked a bit of debate

02.04.2003 19:24

seems to have provoked a bit of debate,which can't be bad and only one person has got a little bit abusive.
I personally don't know a lot about this galloway geezer
it's interesting to hear wot folks have to say about him ..

peace

wooo


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