So...what did George Galloway really say?
Brian B | 29.10.2003 19:49 | Anti-militarism
Report on Galloway's claims that he had not called for British troops to be attacked by Arab nations as alleged in the neo Labor 'tribunal'.
On Thursday 23rd October George Galloway was expelled from the Neo Labor Party. The Party had made five allegations against Galloway. They were:
1. He was accused of inciting Arab armies to fight British Service men and women whilst they were engaged in conflict.
2. He was accused of inciting British Service men and women to disobey orders whilst they were engaged in conflict.
3. He was accused of threatening to stand as an independent candidate against the Labour Party.
4. He was accused of supporting a councillor from another party in Preston.
5. He was accused of inciting voters in Plymouth to vote against their MPs.
During a 'tribunal' the party found Galloway guilty on four out of the five allegations (1-4 above).
Galloway has denied that he had invited the armies of Arabic nations to attack British troops. The Stop the War Coalition has posted the papers Galloway used in defence at the 'tribunal'.
The allegations which originated in articles written in the Sun 'newspaper' came from a transcript of the interview he did on Abu Dhabi TV. Galloway claims that the transcript came from a translation from English into Arabic and then back into English and states that this cannot be an accurate way to determine whether he is guilty.
He further claims that based on his own version of the transcipt, that changes had been made in the version of his words printed in the Sun and in the Neo Labor Party allegations relative to the original version. He is saying that the paraphrase of his comments changes completely the meaning of what he has said. If he is correct and not lying then it would be clear that he was actually calling more for an embargo on Arabic states selling oil to the United States.
Here is what he is claimed to have said by the allegations:-
"Well let me say first of all that Iraq is fighting to all the Arabs. Why don
1. He was accused of inciting Arab armies to fight British Service men and women whilst they were engaged in conflict.
2. He was accused of inciting British Service men and women to disobey orders whilst they were engaged in conflict.
3. He was accused of threatening to stand as an independent candidate against the Labour Party.
4. He was accused of supporting a councillor from another party in Preston.
5. He was accused of inciting voters in Plymouth to vote against their MPs.
During a 'tribunal' the party found Galloway guilty on four out of the five allegations (1-4 above).
Galloway has denied that he had invited the armies of Arabic nations to attack British troops. The Stop the War Coalition has posted the papers Galloway used in defence at the 'tribunal'.
The allegations which originated in articles written in the Sun 'newspaper' came from a transcript of the interview he did on Abu Dhabi TV. Galloway claims that the transcript came from a translation from English into Arabic and then back into English and states that this cannot be an accurate way to determine whether he is guilty.
He further claims that based on his own version of the transcipt, that changes had been made in the version of his words printed in the Sun and in the Neo Labor Party allegations relative to the original version. He is saying that the paraphrase of his comments changes completely the meaning of what he has said. If he is correct and not lying then it would be clear that he was actually calling more for an embargo on Arabic states selling oil to the United States.
Here is what he is claimed to have said by the allegations:-
"Well let me say first of all that Iraq is fighting to all the Arabs. Why don
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