Posted on 05/26/2006 1:19:50 PM PDT by The Blitherer
By DAVID STRINGER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
LONDON - Maverick British politician George Galloway has claimed it would be "morally justified" for an assassin to target Prime Minister Tony Blair, but he said he was not advocating an attempt, according to a magazine interview published Friday.
Galloway was quoted as saying an attack on Blair that caused no other casualties would be a justifiable response to Britain's support for the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
"It would be entirely logical and explicable — and morally equivalent to ordering the deaths of thousands of innocent people in Iraq as Blair did," the monthly GQ magazine quoted Galloway as saying.
However, if he knew anyone was planning such an attack, Galloway added, he would tell police.
Galloway, currently in Cuba, verified the accuracy of his comments in a statement posted on the Web site of his political party, Respect.
"I think it's best that we say nothing. We may say nothing, but we think plenty," Blair's official spokesman, who speaks only on condition of anonymity, said by telephone from Washington, where Blair met with President Bush.
Galloway was kicked out of Blair's Labour Party in October 2003 for urging British soldiers not to fight in Iraq.
He later founded his party and won a new seat in the House of Commons in 2005, representing an east London suburb with a large Muslim population. During his campaign, he denounced the invasion of Iraq and called for the withdrawal of coalition troops.
Galloway defended his comments in a statement on his Web site and said it would be possible for those in Iraq who had "seen their country invaded" to construct a moral justification for the killing of Blair
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The west has truly lost its bearings...
Would Castro's assassination be justified Galloway?
Galloway should be removed from office.
that sniveling little prick should stay in havana where he belongs, before someone caps his ass.
...not saying what Mohammed Galloway deserves so I won't get kicked off FR.
Variations of this story have been previously posted. Do a search on "Blair" and you'll see them.
Not a criticism. This is the first AP article on it, so it's validly here.
Quisling.
I don't know what the laws are in the UK, but here wouldn't this be construed as a threat on the President's life? Galloway, always a nut and a kook and on Saddam's payroll to boot, has really crossed the line here. Throw in him jail!
Blair punching Gaaloway in the nose would be justified.
Sure, the people who had seen their country invaded by the French found moral justification to kill 6 million Jews. Makes perfect sense.
Casting Galloway into the outer darkness would be justified.
Now I know why this guy thought Uday Hussein was a friend.
Old England used to “drawn and quarter” people for less traitorous words then this. Galloway should be thankful the current sovereigns of England seems likely to tolerate these outrageous words.
He may feel Blair's death would be justified but Galloway's death would be celebrated.
Galloway is a despicable human being.
I can never understand how guys like Galloway can completely ignore the ridiculous human rights violations of these third-world tyrants they support. Then they accuse their own government for trying to stop these tyrants. I just don't get it.
Ping
You've got nutcases across the pond as bad as ours...geeze, what happened to civility!!!!
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