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Published Date: 23 March 2007
GEORGE Galloway, the maverick MP, is to become a father again, at the age of 52.
His Lebanese girlfriend, Rima Husseni, 36, is due to give birth in May.

The Respect Party MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, east London, said last night he was "totally chuffed". It will be his second child. Mr Galloway has a grown-up daughter, Lucy, 24, from his first marriage to Elaine Fyffe. Lucy gave birth to Mr Galloway's second grandchild last year.

Mr Galloway met Ms Husseni while she was working as his assistant in Bethnal Green and Bow.



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  • Last Updated: 22 March 2007 9:59 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: George Galloway
 
1

Jason,

Japan 23/03/2007 03:27:17

You can't keep a good man down.

2

marrianna,

K. 23/03/2007 07:44:39

He's really demonstrating his indefatigability.

3

sam the god,

23/03/2007 08:13:18

lets hope the child takes after its mother george galloway 2 does not bear thinking about

4

Athena,

London 23/03/2007 13:28:19

Congratulations George! What wonderful news - a new addition to the anti-war movement!

What a lucky child to have such an amazing and inspirational father.

Wishing George and Rima all the very best :o)

5

June Collins,

London 23/03/2007 14:01:13

I wish George and Rima all the very best. They are both lovely people.

6

Maxie1,

Clydebank 23/03/2007 14:47:48

George is to be a father again?

Jeez!...When his wife finds out she'll have kittens!

7

Maxie1,

Clydebank 23/03/2007 14:48:21

Only joking.

All the best George. Keep up the good work!

8

Cynthia Edwards,

Notting Hill 23/03/2007 17:30:12

George Galloway has done so much for the anti-war cause, and he has had to put up with so much rubbish from the right wing tabloid press because of it. If he had been pro-war the papers would have loved him.

I admire him tremendously, he is my hero. God bless him, his partner and their baby. What a little beauty he or she will be!

9

lisa,

perth 23/03/2007 17:59:02

George obviously thinks that in 20 years time when the wain has its own bank account there will still be a plentiful supply of brutal dictators around whose courage needs saluting.

I'm anti abortion but sometimes my principles are sorely tried

10

JohnBaker,

Palmers Green 23/03/2007 18:22:18

No Lisa, George hopes that in 20 years time there will no war, racism or poverty in the world. You obviously know zilch about George and his politics so why such a nasty comment? Says a lot about you I suppose.

On a lighter note, I always say we need more George Galloways in the world so I am very glad to see another Galloway will be with us shortly!

Congrats George - wishing you and your family health and happiness. No one deserve it more!

11

Maxie1,

23/03/2007 18:51:39

#9 Lisa

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and whether people approve or disapprove of what George Galloway does, they are free to say.

I personally think he has done a lot of good things and a few quite duff things. I am not therefore an unstinting supporter of his actions.

However, I would be a poor human being were I not to make comment about your last sentence.

No expectant mum or dad and no unborn baby should have such a thing said against them. It is way below the standards of acceptability.

I hope you will repost an apology for your remark. By doing so you will have made the world a slightly better place than it is at present due to your remark.

12

lisa,

perth 23/03/2007 18:54:41

God forbid. I hadn't realised George still fooled so many people.

I suppose the George luvvies are all too young to remember George and War on Want. Anyone who can support George after that doesn't have the moral right to condemn anyone in a civilised society.

if this country had decent mental health services there wouldn't be anyone around to admire George - other than George himself.

Yuk. The man makes us decent folk want to throw up. Open your eyes you kids and you will feel the same.

13

lisa,

perth 23/03/2007 19:03:45

Sorry Maxie #11 - our posts crossed.

I'm not wishing ill on George's baby or its mum, but expressing in a forthright and provocative way how most of us feel about the likes of George.

A lot of good things, you say - I am not aware of anything that George has done which has had any wider benefit beyond George himself.

Some people just fail every test of what constitutes a good worthwhile citizen. Most we don't know about but George being a bit of a self publicist has put all his failings in the public domain.

When George apologises for the War on Want scandal, I will withdraw my comment. But not before.

14

JohnBaker,

Palmers Green 23/03/2007 19:55:55

Lisa you have a very bitter and twisted streak in you - if you are suffering from an illness of sorts I hope you are getting help for it. You must be deeply depressed with life but there is help out there for you.

15

Athena,

London 23/03/2007 20:05:34

Lisa what a low and malicious person you are - and you have the cheek to talk about someone else 'failing every test of what constitutes a good worthwhile citizen'. How ironic.

It's hard to believe a female would say such a wicked thing as what you said earlier. I can only assume the previous poster is correct and you are not quite right in the head. In which case, you really should get help for that.

16

lisa,

perth 23/03/2007 20:25:34

Yippee - I have upset folk who have been fooled into thinking George is some kind of good guy. Not every day I can achieve as much.

Believing in George is like believing in god - an act of faith that defies rational analysis. Not something for us thinking folk to succumb to.

Ah well, time for my medication now.

And don't forget to check with War on Want. They have the same opinion of George that most of us have - myself included.

17

Gnasher,

23/03/2007 22:19:28

Well all the best to the new wean, I suppose, but Lisa is correct, as his new pals in London will eventually find out. JohnBaker #10, we in Scotland have known him a lot longer than you have!

18

JohnBaker,

London 23/03/2007 23:15:07

Gnasher, Mr Galloway has yet to lose an election either in your neck of the woods or mine. He is voted in time and again for a reason and you and Lisa need to put your personal (and quite creepy sounding) gripes against the man aside. He is a very popular MP and if he wasn't he would have disappeared into obscurity long ago instead of going from strength to strength. He speaks for a hell of a lot of people and has a solid fan base in this country and around the world. I've supported him for four years now and he has yet to disappoint me - I reserve my hatred for people causing real damage, those starting wars and perpetuating injustices, not for someone doing their utmost to oppose all these things. Clearly you and Lisa have other priorities.

19

Gnasher,

24/03/2007 00:10:55

JohnBaker #18, you said "I've supported him for four years now and he has yet to disappoint me... " yes, it will take a wee while longer, but it will happen. And until it does hapen there's probably nothing anyone can do to talk you out of it.

War On Want, Hillhead Labour Party, Pakistan, publishing... we all fall for him and his charm and eloquence, but little nagging doubts emerge - he's done something involving money or the way he treats women that you're not very happy about, but hey, people are entitled to a private life? - but more little things emerge and eventually the scales fall.

But he is plausible and charming and I don't blame you for thinking so highly of him. You're in a very big club, and will eventually join the larger and older club of those who have become disappointed in him.

20

Gnasher,

24/03/2007 00:19:51

I did a naughty thing - I googled "George Galloway Pakistan" and found Johann Hari's "15 questions to a supporter of George Galloway". It would be interesting to hear the responses of his London fan club to these!

http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/000591.html

I'd completely forgotten about the Mariam appeal.

And about "In poor third world countries like Pakistan, politics is too important to be left to petty squabbling politicians ... Democracy is a means, not an end in itself."

21

sunnygovan,

govan 24/03/2007 00:56:22

George has put a lot of peoples backs up over the years.Yes its true the War on Want fiasco along with other alleged indiscretions did not endear him to the Sun/Telegragh right wing.scumbags and Lisa.
But the bottom line is he has never been convicted of any crime and is highly unlikely to ,although he has evaded several attempts to stitch him up.
He stood against the USA over Iraq and wiped the floor with their top politicians.Anyone who has done as much as him in the name of peace surely must be admired.I wish his unborn child and partner well .

22

JohnBaker,

London 24/03/2007 01:00:16

If that's the best you can dig up, some tedious questions posed by a deluded journalist who pretends he is progressive but who supported the invasion of Iraq, a predictable bloodbath based on blatant lies, (who has since made a grovelling apology for doing so), then that's pretty sad Gnasher. Even worse, you post up a link to 'labourfriendsofIraq' where these tedious questions are posed - not much of a political agenda going on there, eh Gnasher?

23

Gnasher,

24/03/2007 01:14:15

JohnBaker, I'm not trying to dig anything up. my only agenda is to try to make people like you aware of what I know. I can imagine myself making similar points to someone like you twenty years ago.

I'm not that familiar with the "deluded journalist" whose questions I found on the internet. I'm sorry if he apologised for asking those modest questions. If he did it will have been at the instance of m'learned friends. Like Jeffrey Archer, George knows how to use the law to silence opponents.

Unlike Jeffrey Archer, and Jonathan Aitken, and Horatio Bottomley, he has not been convicted of any crime.

Now you've had a go at insulting me - you didn't answer Mr Hari's questions, have you? Maybe you forgot.

24

June Collins,

London 24/03/2007 13:56:05

I am old enough to have followed Galloway throughout his political career and I have never wavered in my admiration of him.

And if anyone is in any doubt about the sort of people who disapprove of Galloway, just have a look at one them on this very board, Lisa from Perth who posted at 5.59 yesterday, advocating the killing of George and his partner's baby.

That's the calibre of his opponents.

Who'd want the approval of that sort of person?

25

Athena,

London 24/03/2007 15:13:01

Hi June, very good point - George's critics are usually extremely vicious people, evident from the type of insults they throw around. And they usually accuse George of all the things that they themselves are displaying - I think in psychology that is known as 'projection'.

The other telling thing is that Galloway is often called 'controversial' despite the fact he is advocating peace, equality and an end to imperialism, whilst Blair and other war-loving politicians are treated as perfectly normal, moderate figures, despite the fact that their 'policies' involve dropping bombs and chemical weapons on nations, killing close to a million people in the last few years alone.

But Mr Galloway is 'controversial' according to some of the clowns in the media.

Like the other great George, George Orwell said, 'In times of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act'. I wonder if Mr O is spinning in his grave by now?

26

Tricia,

24/03/2007 17:36:40

Taking one from the card player"s notes, I guess at age 52 George is finally operating with a full dick or is it deck?


 

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