What we have here is a feeble attempt to imply guilt by association. And it falls flat on its face. Unsurprisingly, the intellectual amoebas at Harry's Place are crawling all over the story.
>From: Michael Pugliese <michael.098762001 at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
>Subject: [lbo-talk] Galloway/Respect Party moneybags on London bombings
>Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:08:54 -0600
>
>http://hurryupharry.bloghouse.net/
>Eric Lee
>http://www.ericlee.me.uk/archive/000126.html
>reveals the political background of George Galloway's Respect Party's
>main financial backer:
>
>Dr Mohammed Naseem is a leading figure in the Respect Coalition. He is
>its single largest donor, providing more than 50% of the funds
>reported to the Electoral Commission. He was a Respect candidate for
>Parliament in the general election. The organisation he leads, the
>Islamic Party of Britain, is today saying that the (London) attacks
>were a provocation, staged by the police, the Blair government, or the
>Mossad -- or all of them together.
>
>Follow Eric's links. Also check out what Galloway's backer's magazine
>said about 'Who was behind September 11?'
>
>If you haven't guessed already.
>
>July 17, 2005
>7/7 - Provocation or genuine terror attack? The two views of George
>Galloway's Respect Coalition
>
>Under British law, political parties are obligated to inform us of the
>names of their major donors. A visit to the website of the Electoral
>Commission reveals that most of the money donated to George Galloway's
>Respect Party comes from one man, Dr Mohammed Naseem. Google searches
>quickly reveal that Dr Naseem, in addition to having been a Respect
>candidate for Parliament, is also a leading figure in the Islamic
>Party of Britain. And that party, whose website is largely dormant,
>did have some things to say about the recent terrorist bombings in
>London in a document posted yesterday (16 July).
>
>That document, entitled "In Times of Terror the Truth takes a Tumble"
>makes the case that Islamic fundamentalists were not responsible for
>the terrorist bombings. The reasons given include:
>
>* They could not have been Islamic fundamentalists because one of them
>was "married to a Hindu lady"
>
>* The Israeli politician Netanyahu was warned not to leave his hotel
>before the general public was informed that there had been a bombing
>-- tipped off by the Mossad, which somehow knew what was really going
>on.
>
>* Critical evidence, such as a CCTV camera on the number 30 bus,
>suspiciously disappeared from the scene.
>
>* Finally, who benefits from the attacks? Why the Blair government, of
>course!
>
>There is more, but here's a typical sentence:
>
>"London needed a real terror attack in order to numb people
>sufficiently for the government to push through legislation that they
>had not been able to push through even before their electoral fiasco."
>
>(By "their electoral fiasco" the author means Labour's unprecedented
>third straight election victory.)
>
>These are the views of Dr Mohammed Naseem's organisation, the Islamic
>Party of Britain. They were written by the party's general secretary,
>Dr Sahib Mustaqim Bleher, a German-born convert to Islam.
>
>Contrast this with what George Galloway told the House of Commons on
>the very day of the attacks:
>
>"I condemn the act that was committed this morning. I have no need to
>speculate about its authorship. It is absolutely clear that Islamist
>extremists, inspired by the al-Qaeda world outlook, are responsible."
>
>Dr Mohammed Naseem is a leading figure in the Respect Coalition. He is
>its single largest donor, providing more than 50% of the funds
>reported to the Electoral Commission. He was a Respect candidate for
>Parliament in the general election. The organisation he leads, the
>Islamic Party of Britain, is today saying that the attacks were a
>provocation, staged by the police, the Blair government, or the Mossad
>-- or all of them together.
>
>George Galloway -- do you stand by what you said in the House of
>Commons on 7 July, or do you share the views of your colleague Dr
>Naseem and his Islamic Party of Britain?
>Posted by ericlee at July 17, 2005 07:48 AM
>--
>Michael Pugliese
>
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