{"id":352396,"date":"2018-03-16T08:05:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T07:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/absurd-that-russia-would-leave-its-signature-on-skripal-crime-george-galloway-video-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2018-03-16T08:05:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T07:05:16","slug":"absurd-that-russia-would-leave-its-signature-on-skripal-crime-george-galloway-video-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/absurd-that-russia-would-leave-its-signature-on-skripal-crime-george-galloway-video-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Absurd\u2019 that Russia would leave its \u2018signature\u2019 on Skripal crime \u2013 George Galloway (VIDEO) \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>        George Galloway has dismissed claims that Russia is \u201cculpable\u201d for the Skripal poisoning, saying it wouldn\u2019t put a \u201csignature\u201d on such a crime. Moscow is preparing to expel British diplomats in retaliation for UK sanctions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Speaking to RT\u2019s Bill Dod, the former Labour MP hit back at Prime Minister Theresa May\u2019s allegations that Russia was behind the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. His comments follow demands by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn that the PM present evidence and use channels provided by international law before assigning blame to Moscow.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHere is the killer question that was not asked by anybody in parliament either on Monday or Wednesday,\u201d<\/em> Galloway said.<em> \u201cIf this Novichok is exclusively Russian, why would Russia choose that weapon to mount a terrorist attack on the streets of Salisbury? They may as well be leaving a pair of boots covered with snow and painting \u2018Vladimir Putin was here\u2019 on the nearest wall.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/420639-russia-sergei-skripal-conspiracy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.03\/thumbnail\/5a9ec924fc7e938a148b4571.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Igor Russak\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s absolutely absurd that Russia would actually put its signature on a crime like this if they had carried it out,<\/em>&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia will expel British diplomats shortly. The measure is a response to May\u2019s sanctions against Russia over its alleged involvement in the poisoning of former Russian double agent Skripal. A total of 23 Russian diplomats will be expelled from the UK, among other punitive measures.<\/p>\n<p>Galloway compared May\u2019s assertions to misleading intelligence reports that were created in the lead-up to the Iraq war. Faulty intelligence garnered by the US and UK claimed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The claim was used to justify the invasion.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have an absolute conviction that this is exactly the same kind of canard that led us to the disaster of the Iraq war,\u201d Galloway said, before adding that \u201cin any list of suspects, Russia must be near the bottom because, self-evidently, it has not and cannot benefit from this crime in any way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7snm1Yvwuu4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Russia\u2019s refusal to respond to the deadline set by May for it to give its account of the Skripal poisoning, Galloway said:<em> \u201cThe reality is Russia has every right to be offended here. It is my view that the language of ultimatums and \u2018you have 36 hours to say you\u2019re guilty or kind of guilty\u2019&#8230; was deliberately designed to fail. Russia was set up to fail this test that Theresa May set it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cJust like Iraq and the WMD, this verdict has already been reached before this investigation ever began,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>When Dod asked Galloway about Ofcom\u2019s intention to revoke RT\u2019s license, he said it would make a <em>\u201cmockery of British protestations of freedom of speech and it will probably be illegal under British, EU and international law, so I hope they will not be so foolish to do that. There will never be another British journalist working in Russia, that\u2019s for sure. People should think about that very carefully,\u201d<\/em> he warned.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you like this story, share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/421398-george-galloway-skripal-russia\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Galloway has dismissed claims that Russia is \u201cculpable\u201d for the Skripal poisoning, saying it wouldn\u2019t put a \u201csignature\u201d on such a crime. Moscow is preparing to expel British diplomats in retaliation for UK sanctions. 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