Galloway - Can't Get No RESPECT

Yesterday I posted about the confrontation between Iraqi blogger and Saddam supporter George Galloway at the launch of Galloway's RESPECT campaign. Chicken George ran when:

Challenged by Mr Pax that only 21% of Iraqis want US and UK troops out of their country, Mr Galloway said there was no point in engaging in discussion “because you and I will never agree”.

You would think that Galloway would have the support of British Muslims over his anti-war stance. But it seems Galloway just can't get no RESPECT.

Anti-war campaigner Mr Galloway was forced to take refuge from Islamic militants who denounced him as a "false prophet".

The former Labour MP said "the police saved my life" after supporters of radical group Hizb-Ut-Tahrir clashed with members of his Respect party last night.

Where's a Saddam thug when you need him, eh George?

Then again, George's RESPECT people don't seem to have a lot of respect for others.

Ms King came under attack from Respect supporters at the weekend, it emerged today. One Labour activist, Mohamed Chowdhury, said: "We left the area to chants of "Oona get out' and 'get out of our estate' and were attacked with eggs again. However, when we returned to the car in Toynbee Street we found it covered in eggs. As we got in the car, more eggs were thrown".

UPDATE

The BBC decide to engage in their usual bias by omission in this report of the same incident.

Three men were arrested after a group began fighting at a political meeting addressed by George Galloway.

Up to 30 men shouted as the Respect party's Bethnal Green and Bow candidate spoke in Globe Road, east London.

Amazingly nowhere in this BBC article does it mention that these were Islamic militants from the radical group Hizb-Ut-Tahrir. Since Galloway is such a big fan of Saddam and anti-war candidate you would think who these attackers were merits a mention.

Standard fare for the BBC - bias by omission. Yesterdays BBC report on the confrontation between Galloway and Iraqi blogger Salam Pax, failed to mention Pax's charge to Galloway:

The Scotsman reports on what the BBC leave out.

Challenged by Mr Pax that only 21% of Iraqis want US and UK troops out of their country, Mr Galloway said there was no point in engaging in discussion “because you and I will never agree”.

If it doesn't fit the BBC's agenda it doesn't get reported.
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