Why is George Galloway loving up to dictator Mubarak?

The balancing act referred to previously in this blog by the Viva Palestina leaders, namely George Galloway, seems to have tipped to the side of the Egyptian dictatorship.

Now I've got a lot of time for Galloway. His convoy initiative is to be applauded and I appreciate the problem of trying to secure safe passage through the territories of the undemocratic regimes that are the Arab Maghreb. But by meeting Mubarak's party, and cancelling meetings with the opposition ones, the convoy leaders are in fact interfering in local politics - something Viva Palestina said they did not want to do after a number of volunteers were arrested and detained in Tunisia.

George, and everyone else on the convoy, please re-think this ill-conceived bit of political grovelling which will have the effect of conferring unwarranted credibility on a regime that is in bed with the zionists who are strangling Gaza - and is imprisoning and torturing pro-Palestinian activists, socialist and Muslim leaders and workers.

From 3Arabawy

Ass-kissing Carnival: Galloway to be received by Ezz!
The “red carpet” welcome, planned by Egyptian activists and opposition parliamentarians, to receive George Galloway’s “Viva Palestine” caravan, has been canceled. The activists learned tonight that Mr. Galloway has made arrangements with Mubarak’s NDP, and will be received by Ahmad Ezz, steel industry monopolist, senior NDP henchman, and the target of several anti-corruption campaigns.. After calling on the Egyptian army to overthrow Mubarak in January, Galloway the political clown and maverick is now more than happy to hug and embrace the worst elements of this Mubarak dictatorship…

George on 6 Jan 2009 calling for the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak - but has he changed his tune now?

This was posted on the Viva Palestina site this evening:

George Galloway MP has spent much of the day, 3rd March 2009, in detailed talks with the Egyptian Ambassador in Tripoli and with respresentatives of the ruling party in Egypt. George reports that he is fully satisfied that the Egyptian government is doing everything it possibly can to facilitate the passage of the Viva Palestina convoy into Gaza and thanks them for all their efforts.

...the balancing act continues as it would seem the safe passage of the convoy may not be quite a done deal yet, despite earlier reports. Maybe they want George to do some bowing at the court of the dictator before they assent to the relief convoy crossing into Gaza.

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