Galloway backs Castro on Cuba TV

BBC News ^ | May 25, 2006 | Staff

[MadIvan]

Controversial British MP George Galloway has made a surprise appearance on live Cuban television.

He defended Cuban President Fidel Castro against allegations made by a US magazine that he has amassed a personal fortune of $900m (£477m).

Mr Galloway said the article was part of a "Yankee imperialist" conspiracy.

Mr Castro has said the claim in Forbes magazine is "rubbish" and that he would resign if anyone proved he had a single dollar in a foreign bank account.

Few knew that Mr Galloway was in Cuba until, in the middle of a live television discussion programme, he emerged to offer his impassioned support for Fidel Castro.

The Cuban president, in his customary military fatigues, looked on approvingly as the British MP said Mr Castro was a symbol of dignity.

"The Cubans are the only people in the entire world who have a leader who can say that he doesn't possess one dollar to his name," said Mr Galloway.

'Commandante'

Mr Galloway, who admits a weakness for Cuban cigars, has long taken an interest in the only Communist state in the western hemisphere.

He describes Fidel Castro as the living person he most admires.

During his remarks on Cuban TV he drew a parallel between himself and President Castro, whom he referred to as "commandante".

The MP said he too had been slandered as a thief, when unproved claims were made that he had profited from the Iraq oil-for-food programme.

Mr Galloway said the problem was that those who believe money is the only god, fail to realise that some people see the world in a different way.

In a separate interview with the BBC, a spokesperson for Forbes said the magazine stood by its original article.

[MadIvan]

Looks like a sequel to "Brokeback Mountain" in the making.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[DoughtyOne]

Looks like Fidelatio to me...

[The South Texan]

Birds of a feather..........

[MadIvan]

Galloway was feeling lonely, I presume, since he no longer has Saddam to hang out with.

Regards, Ivan

[MAexile]

Controversial British MP George Galloway has made a surprise appearance on live Cuban television.

Surprise? I wasn't surprised. Anyone else surprised?

[george76]

[Jameison]

"Surprise? I wasn't surprised. Anyone else surprised?"

Who?
Me?
Naaah.
Galloways is always looking for another genocidal dictator's butt to kiss. With his pal Saddam out of circulation....Hey, Castro's wrinkled butt is better than nuthin'
Once an ass kissing dog, always an ass kissing dog. Or is it a cat?

Here:

"Galloway, MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, was ridiculed after he went on the TV show Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year.
He was seen crawling on all fours after Rula Lenska and pretending to be a cat. "

Then again he may be trying to grab some more cigars out of Castro:

"But when maverick Scots MP George Galloway tried to sell a signed box of the world-famous cheroots on eBay, his plan went up in smoke.

The controversial politician listed a box of the cigars on the internet auction site.

George, 51, had autographed the box and expected to raise hundreds of pounds for his Respect Party to fight in the English local council elections.

But before bidding could start in earnest, the listing was removed by eBay because it breached their strict policy on embargoed goods.

Items from Cuba can only be sold on the site if they are licensed, "informational" - such as books, movies and art - or pre-date the US-imposed trade embargo. "


http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16980936%26method=full%26siteid=64736%26headline=cuban%2dcigars%2dcrisis%2d-name_page.html

[rlmorel]

This explains all.

[headsonpikes]

"The Cubans are the only people in the entire world who have a leader who can say that he doesn't possess one dollar to his name," said Mr Galloway.

"Speaking truth to power" placemarker.

[Enchante]

Hey, Fidel: when you have to rely upon the character testimonial you can get from "Gaseous George" Galloway.... you're in a truly pathetic state of depravity.

[marron]

Considering he owns his own country, $900 mil seems a bit modest.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Looks like a sequel to "Brokeback Mountain" in the making.

I think at their age all they got is a warm embrace, and sugary words.