Thursday, March 13, 2008

Galloway: “executed in Iran for being gay? That's not true”

Just when you think that George Galloway (GG)cannot sink any lower you get this?

GG: The Independent has a story about Peers calling upon the Home Secretary to halt the deportation of a gay Iranian. In part this is being used as part of the on-going propaganda against Iran. All the papers seem to imply that you get executed in Iran for being gay. That's not true.

MW: His boyfriend was hung though, wasn't he?

GG: Yes, but nor being gay. For uh, committing sex crimes, uh, against young men.

MW: Right...

GG: I mean, I'm against execution for any reason in any place, but it is important to avoid that propaganda.

MW: So you're saying that his guy they want to deport should be deported because there is no risk of his sexuality.. or he shouldn't be deported because there is at risk?

GG: He should not be deported not least because after all this Iranian propaganda he will be accused of being the source, or one of the sources. It would be ridiculous to deport him, and I don't think he will be deported now.


So. a gay asylum seeker is just a tool of anti-Iranian propaganda, and his late partner was a sex-abuser. Nice, Mr Galloway... now will you produce the evidence?

You know this is about a young man who will end up executed because he is gay . Shouldn't we be on his side and not apologising for the Iranian regime”. Stroppyblog

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

With his love of Syrian leadership and SWP for Iraq

the future is bright

Anonymous said...

You do realise,John, that Galloway is now being paid by Iran through Press TV.

Charlie Marks said...

Fair comment, but is it not New Labour that's threatening Mehdi Kamezi, saying exactly the same?

ian said...

I cant condone Galloways comments.
Similarly in no way can I condone new Labour cuddling up to the Saudi despots, like King Abdullah.
Same camp as the Iranian regime in my view.

Ian

John Gray said...

Hi Tim/Charlie and Ian
I think that I agree with all of you! Not sure that you will all be happy with this?

Except Ian, no matter how dubious the Saudis are things are changing while Iran is increasingly becoming a basket case.

Sean said...

It was an awful piece of commentary by Galloway. Not sure where he was coming from on this one at all.

John Gray said...

Maybe being Scottish, Galloway knows that he who pays the piper calls the tune?