Posted on 11/17/2005 7:40:50 AM PST by Frances_Marion
Galloway Speaks in Damascus
British MP George Galloway at Damascus University: US Army Is Defeated in Iraq. US Will Not Dare to Attack Syria. Bashar Al-Assad Is the Last Arab Leader and Tony Blair Is A Slave of Slaves. From MemriTV, with thanks to Interested.
Galloway: Condoleezza Rice has been touring the Arab countries to speak about Syria, so I have come to Syria to speak about Condoleezza Rice.
You know, it never ceases to surprise me that Arab governments can allow a foreigner to come to their country and sit on their tables with their leaders to insult and attack another Arab country. This is the behavior of slave governments, and the Bahraini regime should have asked Condoleezza to leave when she insulted Syria in their presence, in their capital. In fact maybe it's the rulers who should leave. When she visited Cairo a few months ago, the Egyptian masses - who are still a part of the Arab world, by the way - raised the slogan about the Arab rulers: "Give them a visa ya Condoleezza," and I believe that this is a slogan which has not lost its meaning.[...]
I want to be very clear. I was clear in July, and what I said in July has followed me all over the world by the American and Israeli propaganda machine, so I want to be very clear again. All dignified people in the world, whether Arabs or Muslims or others with dignity, are very proud of the speech made by President Bashar Al-Assad a few days ago here in Damascus. [...]
For me he is the last Arab ruler, and Syria is the last Arab country. It is the fortress of the remaining dignity of the Arabs, and that's why I'm proud to be here and addressing you this evening. [...]
After July he (Blair) condemned me for what I said about President Bashar, but only two years before, he was taking the president to meet Her Majesty the queen. If President Bashar is so dangerous a man, why did he take him inside the royal palace in London? The truth is, Mr. Blair changed his policy towards Syria because President Bush ordered him to. Mr. Blair too is a slave of the slaves. [...]
The reason that Syria is facing this crisis is not because of any bad thing which Syria has done or any weaknesses within its democracy, or within its economy, or within its human rights record - and there are weaknesses in all three of these. The reason why Syria is being threatened is not because of anything bad which she did, but because of the good which she is doing. That's the reason why Syria is being threatened - because she will not betray the Palestinian resistance, because she will not betray the Lebanese resistance, Hizbullah, because she will not sign a shameful surrender-peace with General Sharon, and above all - more than any of these others - because Syria will not allow her country to be used as a military base for America to crush the resistance in Iraq. These are the reasons why Syria is being targeted by these imperial powers. [...]
Now I warned in July that Lebanon was being sharpened as a knife to be used in the back of Syria, and I warned the Lebanese people that those who care nothing for Lebanon are preparing to use you and your government to weaken the last Arab power. And I turned out to be right. This knife has been sharpened and now they are using it...
Looks like Bashar al Assad's got a new Ba'ath Buddy. My favorite part: "The reason that Syria is facing this crisis is not because of any bad thing which Syria has done or any weaknesses within its democracy".
Democracy, haw haw. My theory is that he's trying to find a place where he can avoid extradition...as Christopher Hitchens has said this Pimp for Fascism is headed for the hokey.
I suspect that Galloway will not be going back to any "Western" nation anytime soon.
I am speechless
Looking for a safe hole.
This guy is completely out of his mind.
The libs luv this guy.
holysmokes
Galloway = Waste of Skin...
Galloway needs to be taken down. Nuff said.
Just think of the Karma this nut is gathering to himself!
No matter what I think of the guy, I don't think he made those statements as shown. I am sure he was anti-Brit and anti-US, but those comments that were attributed to him couldn't have been made.
I question the source.
The Middle East Media Research Institute is the source. They're legit, and they've busted alot of people saying stuff they'd never dare say in the Western Media. Snakes like Galloway get pretty brazen when they think nobody at home's listening.
such people existed in the time of the Nazis
You question the source? Based on what? You have reason to question MEMRI?
http://hitchensweb.com/GallowayLeafletFINAL.pdf
Take a look at these and then look at some of the Damascus U quotes...DEFINITELY the same guy.
"Looking for a safe hole."
YEP..someone to take him in when he is indicted for the Oil For Fraud kickbacks. Funny..he says Condi should have been thrown out of Syria for 'mocking' on their soil, etc.
Most of America thought the same thing when he came to the USA!!
Here's another go at it FRiend
http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=923
A few years ago a lot of people were astonished at the utterances of a guy named Peter Arnett. Guys like Gaalloway don't need a reason. To paraphrase Ann the Great:
"Liberals hate their countries and lie for sport."
The alligator will just eat you last, George.
He is well known for being one of the most intemperate and radical political figures in the West.
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