Anti war protestor George Galloway Banned from Canada

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by JoseCuervo

What i'm trying to say is just because he supports a side that the west deems as "terrorists", doesnt mean he should not be allowed to talk to an audiencein Canada. Were not a dictatorship, were all about free speech or so I thought. He should have the same rights as Bush, to tell people what he thinks.

Supporting someone politically as a member of the house (or whatever the hell Bush did before he was prez) and financially donating to their 'cause' have a pretty big gap between them.

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by Azure

I think the difference between Arafat and this guy is that Arafat was willing to compromise for peace.

Any government that wanted a peace accord between Israel/Palestine, was forced to work with Arafat.

Big difference.

No difference. Both Galloway and Arafat financially supported organisations that are on PSC's list.

Are you implying that if Arafat was alive today he should be allowed to enter Canada and his sponsorship of terrorist organisations shouldn't count?

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Bagor

Wrong call IMO.

Not that I totally disagree with it and don't understand the reasoning behind it, just that it benefits Galloway and hurts Canada more than if they had allowed him to enter. He's going to get more airtime and media out of this than if he had sneaked in, done his debates or whatever they are and left.

Actually, this doesn't hurt Canada at all. Nobody here knows who he is, or cares, and in a couple days, he will be forgotten completely. Ignatief won't touch this with a ten foot pole, and everyone knows where Taliban Jack lies in terms of feelings towards terrorists and their supporters, so there aren't any political points to be gained either.

He'll get some press in his home constituency, but that isn't any of our concern. If Britons wish to elect a terrorist sympathizer as their representative, well, that certainly says a lot about the people of that riding.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by JoseCuervo

Bush Supports Terrorist groups and he was in Calgary the other day. No one is saying he should not have been let into the country. He supported the Taliban when they were fighting the Russians. He supported Al Qaeda until they turned against him. But there he was having a nice lunch in Calgary.

Every country supports certain fighting groups in a war torn country, Al Qaeda was supported with arms before they started their terrorist acts to fight the Russians from invading Afghanistan just as the Russians supplied arms to Irac to fight the Americans.

Funny how everyone feels the need to blame Bush when it was neither him or his dad who was president at the time

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Bagor

No difference. Both Galloway and Arafat financially supported organisations that are on PSC's list.

Are you implying that if Arafat was alive today he should be allowed to enter Canada and his sponsorship of terrorist organisations shouldn't count?

My point is that Arafat was willing to sit down and try and work out a peace accord so that Palestine could get their own state.

He was/is a terrorist, but governments were forced to work with him. Considering the violence going on over there at that time....what would you do if a very strong voice suddenly rose up and said that he wanted peace?

You have to work with the guy, despite prior doings.

[Azure]

I think its good that Canada did this, for one simple reason.

It tells the people in this guys riding to wake up and realize who they are electing to office.

Sort of a slap in the face.

[Azure]

Found this thread when I was searching for the thread about the MP being banned from Canada.

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...light=Galloway

A gem. 11 pages. Although strange how people seem to have no problem with Galloway's views.

Either way....

OTTAWA — Conservative politicians did not instigate the move to bar outspoken British MP George Galloway from entering Canada, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said yesterday.

The Canada Border Services Agency has told Mr. Galloway that an aid convoy he led into Gaza earlier this month amounted to engaging in terrorism and being a member of a terrorist organization because he said he would donate the aid to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh.


Mr. Galloway, who has four speaking engagements scheduled in Canada next week, is a five-term British MP who was kicked out of Tony Blair's Labour Party in 2003 for statements opposing the Iraq war.


Mr. Kenney said Mr. Galloway is being barred for providing financial and material support to Hamas, not for his views, and the decision won't be overruled.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl.../politics/home

I almost missed this.

The NDP and various aid organizations have accused the Tories of political interference in the border agency's decision.

[CaptainCrunch]

Banned by the Ontario courts

http://www.canada.com/Technology/story.html?id=1444419