Met rejects Galloway Iraq case

[mango42]

Just an example of a 'blow for Justice':-

David Leigh and Rob Evans
Tuesday March 27, 2007
The Guardian

The MP George Galloway is neither to face a police investigation nor an inquiry by the Serious Fraud Office into his dealings with Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq, it was announced yesterday.

more at:-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2043668,00.html

Could this guy one day be Blighted's Chavez... (:>

Oh, parenthesis courtesy Lord Goldschmit.

 

[ark]

Could you clarify what George Galloway has to do with Blighted's Chavez. Searching Google what i found is:

In Los Angeles, the poor-but-not-especially-blighted Chavez Ravine was condemned in the early 50s for a public housing project...

but I do not see a clear connection....

 

[mango42]

Blighted = Blighty = Britain

Blighted as in pestilential?

As for Galloway, he seems to have a similar outlook to Chavez on how to improve conditions for the majority.

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My thanks that I no longer have to 'submit' around here or on SOTT - :) - Now, as a further service to readers, wouldn't it be nice/cool/groovy to be directed straight back to the article in point after logging in?

Never satisfied...

mango

"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." Aesop

 

[Rich]

Could you clarify what George Galloway has to do with Blighted's Chavez. Searching Google what i found is:

In Los Angeles, the poor-but-not-especially-blighted Chavez Ravine was condemned in the early 50s for a public housing project...

mango42, you didn't answer the question by presenting cryptic, negatively biased messages.

George Galloway is a superb public speaker. When questioned by the US senate regarding the above article Galloway gave an exceptionally strong and honest rebuttle of all charges. This caused a great deal of embaracement to the US administration and rightly so he has been acquitted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrdFFCnYtbk

He also presented a very honest and frank argument against Sky television during Israel's attack on Lebanon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=249JaIaubVw

Very refreshing to see someone not afraid to stand up and speak the truth.

 

[mango42]

Oh come on! Negative? Likening Galloway to Chavez in my book puts him up amongst the stars of a long overdue social renaisance.

Sigh.

And if you don't agree with that fact that Britain is severely blighted, then you haven't lived there recently...

 

[Al Today]

Likening Galloway to Chavez in my book puts him up amongst the stars of a long overdue social renaisance.

Forgive me if I missed the details of your literary background, but what book?

 

[ark]

In your next post you are going to compare Galloway to Chavez to Stalin to Bush. This would be a natural consequence of your way of twisting. You see, most of the not so subtle manipulations are being recognized here instantly by those "Negatives" :)

By the way, once you seem to be an expert cornening the conditions of majority, what is your outlook on improving the conditions of majority? Do you have any at all? Or you are in the negative and suggest that no improvements are needed? Or, perhaps, it is the US made "freedom" that is sufficient, all the rest will "improve" automatically, as USA and Iraq clearly demonstrate"?

 

[Rich]

Oh come on! Negative? Likening Galloway to Chavez in my book puts him up amongst the stars of a long overdue social renaisance.

Sigh.

And if you don't agree with that fact that Britain is severely blighted, then you haven't lived there recently...

Ah. I get it. You meant Galloway could be Britain's Chavez. Blighted being your nickname for 'the rainy Island' and 'blow for justice' means 'good result' and Chavez is 'good role model'. :)
In text form it was difficult to interpret what you are trying to say by using sarcasm and personal jargon.

 

[mango42]

Now I am reminded why I quit Usenet back in 2001, despite being one of a miniscule band of posters who realised then what 9/11 really signified (remember the Vreeland affair?) - got well and truly blasted by deflectional ad hominems there too: I expected a little more intelligence and humour, especially from you Ark...

There seem to be some surprisingly small and pedantic minds around here, so, as for books, I have written none, but my old, defunct website can still be found at www(d)environment(d)org(d)uk/activist/ - merely historical now.

As for 'blow for Justice' perhaps it is not very well known that Lord Goldsmith (UK 'Attorney General') has played an equivalent role to Ashcroft and Gonzales in the US?

Hey ho, but I am genuinely glad you 'get it' Rich.

Back to lurking as I've better use for my energy than dotting 'I's and crossing 'T's

Bye and good luck in all your endeavours,

mango

"We are each one of us responsible for every war because of the aggressiveness of our own lives, because of our nationalism, our selfishness, our gods, our prejudices, our ideals, all of which divide us. And only when we realise, not intellectually but actually, as actually as we would recognise that we are hungry or in pain, that you and I are responsible for all this existing chaos, for all the misery throughout the entire world because we have contributed to it in our daily lives and are part of this monstrous society with its wars, divisions, its ugliness, brutality and greed - only then will we act." - Jiddu Krishnamurti

 

[Laura]

I just read this thread after having it brought to my attention and knowing Ark and our own little difficulties with language (because English is not his first language) here at home, I immediately realized that the whole thing began because Ark misunderstood Mango's allusions.

Mango, when you write on a forum where many members are not primary English speakers, you might wish to be very, very clear and do not "play" with your words or use allusions that are not familiar to everyone. This is a typical example of how a misunderstanding can snowball.

 

[ark]

This would be a natural consequence of your way of twisting. You see, most of the not so subtle manipulations are being recognized here instantly by those "Negatives" :)

I need to apologize for what I wrote. As my native language is not English, and more so not "British English", it seems that I completely misunderstood your post, thinking that you are twisting. But it was me who was twisting in this case - though by simple lack of understanding and also (which happens to me once in a while with other people) by not getting your "humour". Fortunately there are people around who explained it to me.

 

[dant]

Ark! "To err (in 3D) is human!" OSIT ;) Yeah, I embellished the quote a little...

 

[Niall]

I have noticed this kind of misunderstanding arise before; some of forum member Joejoeba's posts com to mind - the Brits can be a little too cryptic when trying to make a point! Sorry to generalise, British forumites, but it's important to 'unpackage' your thoughts before displaying them here, for the reasons Laura made. Esoterically-speaking, a little external consideration greatly facilitatess open, honest networking for seeking knowledge and awareness.

 

[mango42]

I too am not primarily an English speaker but I don't let that stop me expressing myself the way I want to.

I was so delighted to hear Galloway come out squeaky clean (how else could true, as opposed to the prevailing canned variety, of justice be served after the way he lambasted the Senate and more recently Bliar!) and Goldsmith slink off like the Wormtongue he his, the responses here and in the Tarpley/Russian/Iran thread started me wondering whether there wasn't some shade of 'arrogance from on high' at play, especially when I saw the truncated links in the Tarpley piece (shades, Ark, never black and white)

I'll pipe down (= be quiet) and let the so-called 'positives' go on patting each other until the comets come along

I am sorry if I have caused confusion but I've reached a stage where I must politely ask people to just take it or leave it, as the case may be.

Great site, Laura, but I'll just get back to watering me trees and keeping 3 eyes to the Signs, ta all the same.

Very best wishes,

mango

"It always seemed strange to me that the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first, they love the produce of the second." - John Steinbeck

 

[Rich]

the Brits can be a little too cryptic

Very true with us British. We have a culture of satire and wit that encourages us to make light of any negative situations. Esoterically speaking 'humor' is the main cultural 'cushion' that's protects the British from the shocks of truth. This contributes to the seemingly hypnotic detachment from the sufferings of the world and passive reactions to media news. Hence personally I find it hard work self-censoring and over-riding the programmed instinctive knee-jerk reaction to give a sarcastic and witty rebuttal of things people say. But it has to be done to avoid misunderstanding.

I was so delighted to hear Galloway come out squeaky clean

me too but we've been on an epic voyage to find out that was your original point :)

I am sorry if I have caused confusion but I've reached a stage where I must politely ask people to just take it or leave it, as the case may be.

Great site, Laura, but I'll just get back to watering me trees and keeping 3 eyes to the Signs, ta all the same.

That is a great shame. It would imply that You think that what you have to say is not important enough for you to try and make as many people be able to understand it. :(
we are told that STS follows the path of least resistance.