George Galloway Speaks Out on Being Forced Into Exile After Criticizing Ukraine War
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Canada can be a global leader in reducing the harm caused by smoking,
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so that adult smokers have information and access to better alternatives.
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George Galloway, thank you very much for doing this.
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I'm sitting in London, in the city of London right now.
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You're a citizen of the country I'm sitting in,
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Why are you there, and when are you coming back?
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It started last month when my good wife and I were detained but not arrested
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by the anti-terrorism police at Gatwick Airport.
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You are not under arrest, but you are not free to leave, they said.
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and if you refuse to answer any of our questions,
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you will automatically be guilty under the Terrorism Act of an act in defiance of that very serious act.
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And the policeman joked, good luck ever getting on an airplane again.
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Now, to complete the framing, I'm 71 years old, seven times elected Member of Parliament,
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a Member of the British Parliament across five decades,
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but the biggest British broadcaster in Britain,
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broadcasting to the largest audience every single week.
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I'm one of the best-known people in the country,
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and I've got armed anti-terrorist police telling me I'm not under arrest,
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And, of course, it quickly turned out that the purpose of the pool,
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the detention, was speech, my podcasts, my broadcasts,
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which is painted rather nicely in the Palestine colours.
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There is no more patriotic British citizen than me.
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I fought two major battles for the British state.