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| Fifth Column |
| Galloway To Iran As Human Shield |
| 2008-06-30 |
| (By George Galloway) BY the time you read this, I will be in Iran. I've never been there before, never met an Iranian leader - I don't even like the present Iranian leadership - so remember all that, because it might become important. I'm determined to do my bit for the anti-war effort. We need another war like Gordon Brown needs another by-election. But the Sunday papers were again full of Israeli war games and threats as speculation mounts of a massive bombardment of yet another Muslim country. I'm going for the first anniversary of Press TV, on which I present two programmes - Comment at 10.30pm on Thursdays and The Real Deal at 10.30pm on Sundays. This week I hope to meet Ali Larijani, formerly Iran's nuclear negotiator, now speaker of the Iranian parliament and, I hope, the next president. Larijani proved beyond even the CIA's attempt at contradiction that Iran is acting entirely within her legal rights to develop nuclear power. As a signatory to the treaty governing the development of nuclear weapons, Iran has done nothing wrong under it either, at least according to the watchdog maintained by the international community, the IAEA. Israel, on the other hand, refuses to sign the nuclear weapons treaty and thus, with a chutzpah which takes the breath away, claims it's not in breach of it. Yet last week, it acknowledged the truth first revealed by the Israeli hero Mordechai Vannunu, who spent nearly 20 years in solitary for telling us that they possess nuclear weapons in abundance. Their brazenness about this reached its apogee when they publicly thanked France, in the diminutive form of Nicolas Sarkozy, for the decisive help they had given them (we ourselves gave them the heavy water technology) to enable to build their nuclear arsenal. So let me run that past you. Israel, which has hundreds of nuclear weapons, seems to be planning to attack a country with none with the support of France, Britain and the US and all in the name of, er, checking the spread of nuclear weapons in that region. You couldn't make it up, but alas you don't have to. The Dr Strangeloves who've taken over the bunker have already done so. Next week's column, should I survive, will no doubt tell you about the great civilisation that is Persia, which hasn't attacked another country for more than 300 years, not a boast we can make ourselves. Iran is no broken-backed land enfeebled by decades of war and sanctions. If attacked, she most certainly will defend herself and by all means necessary. Fasten your seatbelts. Let's hear it for Britain's top spy and his effort to assassinate the Iranian President! |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #8 He's fair game, Abu. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-06-30 23:23 |
| #7 And if I get sink trapped for that remark I'm glad I said it anyway. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2008-06-30 23:19 |
| #6 Next week's column, should I survive, will no doubt tell you about the great civilisation that is Persia, which hasn't attacked another country for more than 300 years, not a boast we can make ourselves. Nah. They don't have the guts do it themselves. They just hire proxies like Hezbullah, Hamas, and the Mahdi Army to attack Lebanon, Israel, Iraq and the US. Oh, but there was that little incident at the US embassy in Tehran. But I guess we have to excuse the barbarians if they don't understand the concept of embassies being the territory of the countries they represent. Then we have the fact that Iranian leaders have declared publicly their intention to "blow Israel off the map". Achmadinejad's words, not mine. We're not fooled by your propaganda, George. We hope you're at ground zero. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2008-06-30 23:15 |
| #5 Galloway To Iran As Human Shield Our World is just packed full of useless tools. |
| Posted by: RD 2008-06-30 23:12 |
| #4 HIT HIM!!! HIT HIM!!! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-06-30 23:07 |
| #3 Have him broadcast from one of Iran's nuclear sites. That will give us a good targeting point. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-06-30 22:20 |
| #2 Larijani proved beyond even the CIA's attempt at contradiction that Iran is acting entirely within her legal rights to develop nuclear power. Just assert these things. It's ok, you can do that, you're a leftist. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-06-30 22:17 |
| #1 This week I hope to meet Ali Larijani, formerly Iran's nuclear negotiator, now speaker of the Iranian parliament and, I hope, the next president. Hey, Ali. I'd say bring your checkbook, but Georgie only deals in cold, hard cash. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-06-30 21:12 |