Division in the Ranks

Anti-imperialist blowhard and Respect Party MP George Galloway--echoing the talking points of Arab politicians--has gone on record as being opposed to the Western Saharan independence movement from Morocco. ("I am for Morocco's position, and I always have been", he said. "We should not balkanise the Arab region … I am against the partition of Morocco," affirming that “there is no room for small entities.")

But, our favorite Talibanette and fellow Respect Party politician Yvonne Ridley has just penned an article denouncing the ongoing occupation of Western Sahara, arguing that "the Zionist and/or pro-Israeli lobby in Washington" is behind the Moroccan government's agenda.

A harbinger of more internal divisions within the Green-Red alliance that constitutes the Respect Party?