Erik Wallenberg: Gov Banned Anti-War UK MP George Galloway instead of the other George
See also "Zionist Supporters Attack Free Speech and Palestinian Charities in UK" at the bottom and a supportive reply by Jack Layton from the Canadian New Democratic Party. --- On Fri, 27/3/09, Clive at Viva Palestina <[email protected]> wrote: From: Clive at Viva Palestina <[email protected]> Subject: [[email protected]] They banned the wrong George To: "Viva Palestina" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, 27 March, 2009, 7:45 PM Viva Palestina Email Update 27th March 2009 They banned the wrong George Erik Wallenberg from Seattle, USA wonders about the mix-up in Canada where the government allowed in a known war criminal, but kept out a leading opponent of war. March 27, 2009 IT SEEMS that the Canadian government, and the immigration ministry in particular, has gotten their Georges confused. Though how you could confuse a bumbling idiot with a Texas drawl for an erudite Scotsman with an oratory of the first degree, is hard to imagine. George W. Bush was granted safe passage to Calgary earlier this month for a speaking engagement that netted him some $400-a-plate to talk about his eight years in the White House--God only knows what anyone would want to hear him talk about. Meanwhile, George Galloway was branded an "infandous street-corner Cromwell" by Alykhan Velshi, spokesperson for Canada's immigration minister Jason Kenney, and refused entry into the country. I guess it should be obvious that the Canadian government, headed by Bush wanna-be Stephen Harper, would make room for a war criminal of the highest order and have nothing but contempt for a "street-corner" politician who actually represents the beliefs of those who elected him, not to mention the majority of Canadians who want Canadian involvement in the occupation of Afghanistan to end (and who protested Bush's fist speaking engagement and trip outside the U.S. since leaving office). Galloway was asked to travel to Canada to speak about the war in Afghanistan. Certainly the Canadian government would rather not have him there speaking against an occupation that Canadian troops are carrying out. But the official reason for his being barred from entering the country is his unabashed support for Palestinians' right to resist occupation in any way they see fit--namely by giving aid to Hamas for the people of Palestine. In fact, Galloway, when questioned on this, said, "We can only come to the aid of the Palestinian people and give that aid to the democratically elected government. This is something that will not change, no matter how many governments around the world in however many conflicts try to choose other peoples' representatives." Galloway, who traveled to Gaza recently with the Viva Palestina convey, brought aid and international attention to the Israeli siege that has laid waste to the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Stephen Harper, the prime minister of Canada, should have gone the way of Bush long ago, but maintains a hold of power by undemocratic parliamentary maneuvers. It is truly an upside down world when a government can allow a war criminal like George W. Bush--who more than any other single figure in the world has been directly responsible for the deaths and displacement of literally millions of people--to enter the country to rake in more cash and tell more lies, while keeping out George Galloway, who has devoted his life to organizing relief and humanitarian aid, telling the truth and speaking up for ordinary people. It's time to turn this world right side up and decide--as George Galloway has--that "this is not something I'm prepared to accept." What you can do You can sign an online <http://www.petitiononline.com/galcan09/petition.html> petition calling on the Canadian government to allow George Galloway to speak. Also, the Center for Research on Globalization is circulating <http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=12850> a statement against Galloway's banning that it is asking organizations to endorse and promote. This article first appeared in the United States at <http://www.socialistworker.org/> www.socialistworker.org _____ Watch a YouTube clip of George at Rutgers University - 24th March 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch4Nw_rkWbY _____ Thank you to everyone who has donated to the special Fight Canada's <http://www.vivapalestina.org/donations_ca.htm> Political Ban campaign fund already and who has emailed the Canadian Prime Minister in protest at the ban. George will be on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, Canada 's award-winning late-night TV talk show, on Monday, March 30. If you're in Canada , tune in on CBC at 11 pm. If not, catch the interview after it airs at www.cbc.ca/thehour _____ Call for a an international movement to open the Rafah Border After the massacre of the people of Gaza by the Israeli army that started on December, 27th 2008, the world was moved at the plight of Palestinians. But Gaza remains closed almost hermetically, humanitarian convoys accumulate at the border and only a small part is allowed to enter. Similarly, citizens of various countries, including many Palestinians are stranded in Egypt. We, citizens of the world, oppose this illegal and deadly blockade, tolerated, not to say encouraged by most governments of the world, especially those of USA, Israel, Europe and many of the Arab countries. Once again, it seems that only civil society is able to mobilize to demand the application of the basic rights of people that are echoed in international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December, 10th 1948).* READ MORE HERE <http://www.vivapalestina.org/alerts/call_270309.htm> _____ New Viva Palestina Picture Albums Convoy photographer Mike Day has posted up some wonderful pictures of the Viva Palestina story in a series of online albums - Find out more at <http://www.vivapalestina.org/mikeday.htm> http://www.vivapalestina.org/mikeday.htm _____ Email Alert from www.vivapalestina.org . To unsubscribe for this service please visit <http://www.vivapalestina.org/alert.htm> http://www.vivapalestina.org/alert.htm Zionist Supporters Attack Free Speech and Palestinian Charities in UK _____ Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:16:41 +0000 From: Subject: FYI: New Democrats challenge Conservative`s attack on free speech Reply from Canada The Uk Government is also on the attack. They have launched an witch hunt investigation in to the Viva Palestina Charity, They have stopped all Banks from giving any Muslim Charities for Palestine Bank Accounts, Then the Police move in to confiscate the Cash under Terror laws. The New Labour Government has demanded that the Muslim Council of Britain sack their Secretary General for supporting Gaza. The BBC has Blocked all Charity appeals and tried to stop other showing the destruction of Gaza. 'Attack from all Sides of the Atlantic, supporters of Israel are pulling out all the stops.' <http://www.vivapalestina.org/> http://www.vivapalestina.org/ -- On Tue, 24/3/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: New Democrats challenge Conservative`s attack on free speech To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 24 March, 2009, 7:59 PM Thank you for contacting me about the Harper government`s decision to ban British MP George Galloway from entering Canada for a scheduled speech on the war in Afghanistan. New Democrats share your concern and think that it is alarming for the Minister of Immigration to start acting like a ‘Minister of Censorship’. 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