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Published Date: 11 June 2007
FIREBRAND MP George Galloway has told how he was attacked at Glasgow Airport by a sectarian mob.
The Respect MP claims he was kicked, threatened and taunted by six men as he arrived on a flight from London. Police are said to be investigating CCTV footage of the incident.

Mr Galloway reportedly said: "It was a terrifying experience and quite disgraceful for these people to behave like this. There was one guy I would describe as a ringleader who said, 'I don't like your radio talk, I don't like your newspaper talk, I have a religious duty to knock you down'."



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  • Last Updated: 11 June 2007 9:56 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: George Galloway
 
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11/06/2007 12:06:30
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Scott Frae Edinburgh,

Embra of course 11/06/2007 12:11:55

No doubt George will be commending himself for his own indefatigability.

If ever anyone was in need of a slap it is George Galloway, he makes Tony Blair look most modest by comparison.

Although there is no need to justify this behaviour through religion, it was more of a service to humanity!

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11/06/2007 12:19:32
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Hunky Dorey,

Barcelona 11/06/2007 12:27:46

When I first read this article the words "sectarian mob"led me to suspect that Glasgow Rangers supporters were involved.However when one of the thugs mentioned religion,I immediately removed that group of supporters from my suspect list. I would like to wish George Galloway a speedy recovery.

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S Hamilton,

Embra 11/06/2007 12:43:14

By sectarian mob, I assume he means people of good taste and honour.

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11/06/2007 12:48:21
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Athena,

UK 11/06/2007 13:06:50

Quite a few mindless thugs on here, much like those that targetted George. Bit defensive because of their lack of a brain no doubt.

All the best George - thanks for all your tireless work and don't let these Hitler wannabes get you down.

The police will get them, I have complete confidence in that.

You are supported by the majority George, which I am sure you know.

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Wingman,

Edinburgh 11/06/2007 13:12:39

4# Thats a bigoted presumption in its own right..

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YNWA67,

Glasgow 11/06/2007 13:44:17

I hope the police catch the ‘sub humans’ who harassed Mr Galloway. Unfortunately we here in Glasgow have another 7-8 weeks of the Orange Walk season, perhaps George is the lucky one as he won’t need to put up with it!

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GD,

Glasgow 11/06/2007 14:09:37

It's not even about religion anymore.
The majority of bigots I know don't go to church or chapel or even believe in God.
Both sides of the argument are brainwashed at home and sometimes at school from childhood until they ultimately become part of the gang which then governs what colours they wear, what team they support, what pub they drink in, the company they keep etc etc etc.
What a sad situation to see there's still so many narrow-minded people in Scotland and Ireland in this day and age.

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steve 1511,

11/06/2007 14:54:28

lucky he has not been slapped before

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Frank LeVanque,

11/06/2007 15:00:47

Religious belief is indeed an anti-social affliction.

#11 GD got it right about brainwashing from childhood - these people would be very unlikely to form these opinions independently without their parents' influence. Indeed, if by some quirk of fate they'd been born in Afghanistan they'd probably be fighting for the Taliban right now.

The problem is that religious faith is belief without evidence, so by its nature it cannot be shaken by rational argument. This means it can be used to justify all sorts of unpleasant behaviour.

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paul the binman,

11/06/2007 15:06:55

The public have spoken,respect to George.6 against 1,a majority in any ones eyes

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Mandelson,

UK 11/06/2007 15:44:51

George Galloway is a brave Scot. His type of men are becoming rare these days. People fear his honesty. Truth always hurt the criminals. That is why corrupt and lying politicians dislike him. He has the balls to stand up to terrorists like Blair and Bush. This is why he was thrown out of the Labour Party.

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SNP hypocrisy,

11/06/2007 16:28:29

Knowing how George likes to exaggerate things, I suspect it was probably a 2 year old kid in a Rangers strip thumbing his nose at him. This is the man who on TV once referred to Scottish protestants as HUNoveraians, but somehow everyone else is the bigot.

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SNP hypocrisy,

11/06/2007 16:32:24

"15. Mandelson, UK / 4:44pm 11 Jun 2007 "That is why corrupt and lying politicians dislike him. He has the balls to stand up to terrorists like Blair and Bush. This is why he was thrown out of the Labour Party."

Well that's one way of looking at it, putting aside the alleged pocketed funds from War on Want, Oil for Food, Miriam appeal, and allegations of lying to the US senate...

Respect? He doesn't have any.

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couchtripper,

Glasgow 11/06/2007 16:34:08

Some of the comments on here are disgusting - not the kind of thing I'd expect from a 'quality' broadsheet. Do they not have moderation on here to keep this kind of scum from besmurching Scotland's reputation?

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SNP hypocrisy,

11/06/2007 17:15:32

18. 18. couchtripper, Glasgow "Do they not have moderation on here to keep this kind of scum from besmurching Scotland's reputation?"

Are you referring to Galloway or the board posters? ;-)

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Calan MacAulay,

Glasgow, UK 11/06/2007 18:13:04

Physical mob violence or intimidation is not funny irrespective of who did it to who.

And yes it is so easy to take a pop at someone on an Internet comment, but its pretty sad.

#11 is quite right - most churches/chapels are emptying, but people kid on they are fighting for religious honour. Its the same crap as the murder of Banaz Mahmod - "honour", faith or humanity have nothing to do with this.

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SNP hypocrisy,

11/06/2007 18:24:27

20. Calan MacAulay, Glasgow, UK / 7:13pm 11 Jun 2007 "Physical mob violence or intimidation is not funny irrespective of who did it to who."

Fair enough, but let's face it he's just not a liked man and some of the things he has said & done are likely to anger even the more timid amongst us. Humbling himself on TV before Saddam still sticks in my craw. Controversy follows this man, is this just years and years (long before the Iraq war), War on Want incident etc.. etc.. of smoke without fire or the world's faceless Imperialists (the them)just out to get him? :-)

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couchtripper,

Glasgow 11/06/2007 18:32:42

to that person who made a 'smart' comment about my previous post - have you ever been surrounded by a group of bigoted thugs and then assaulted? Or are you perhaps the sort to join a group of thugs and bully others? Sadly for the nation I think it's the latter...

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Wingman,

Edinburgh 11/06/2007 19:38:44

If this was the way it happened, well im amashed, im a WASP, but i support Celtic in Europe, I do believe in God although im not a churchy kinda guy, and i believe that we are all Jock Tamsons bairns, its a hard enough life without internal bickering, morons are everywhere, George met a couple, but he isnt quite a shy retiring thing himself and his outspoken views are sure to upset people, reading between the lines i cannot see a violent attack here, more like a shoving match exaggereated to the GG viewpoint and publicity seeking monster.

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Uncle Phil,

Edinburgh 11/06/2007 20:17:29

Well Well, It is sad to read posts from people who think it is okay attack someone because they don't like his viewpoint If I adopted such a crazy attitude I'd be in jail all the time. Even if you don't like GG's viewpont you must admire hes courage.

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Gnasher,

11/06/2007 22:00:29

I despise GG, I think he's a money-mad wideboy and a political charlatan who will, if there's justice in this world, go the way of Aitken, Archer and Sheridan, but it was a wicked crime to assault him and the offenders must be caught and severely punished. The sectarian nature of their abuse aggravates the offence.

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couchtripper,

glasgow 12/06/2007 00:27:03

here's a link to the full interview he gave to STV today

http://wm.stv.tv/110607gallowayfull.wmv

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kmacgregor,

12/06/2007 13:34:49

http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s1i20149

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SNP hypocrisy,

12/06/2007 14:38:06

28. Alasdair, until we see the video for ourselves and hear from any of these '100 witnesses' we have only his word on this. This is his account only.

Let's see it hammered out in a court of law (if it ever even gets there) with real witnesses before we start taking one person's opinion on anything.

Knowing what he is like, it is even likely that he said nothing at all to these people? His story seems to be that they did all the talking, odd then that the controversial bigmouth took this opportunity to shutup.

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jps,

third rock 12/06/2007 23:16:43

Galloway has been rubbishing all things Scottish on his radio show....looks to me like he got off lightly ..... The EGO has landed !

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Laurie G,

13/06/2007 09:03:09

That this report has elicited such an outpouring of vitriol demonstrates that how brave George G is in maintaining his views and speaking out on some of the most important issues of the day. Anyone in this country who sticks their head above the parapet and takes a stance unpopular with the establishment and media is hounded. This is why folk like George, Tam Dalyell and so on are so important in a democracy. You may not like what they say - but you should defend to the death the right to say things that challenge authority. Keep fighting George.


 

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