Our Christmas Plea For Gary McKinnon 2011.
Posted on : 01-12-2011 | By : admin | In : News
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This is the Tenth Christmas that Gary McKinnon and his family have been waiting for their countries support.
Never before has it been more important to show your individual support for Gary McKinnon as the US continues its persecution of an extremely vulnerable British citizen.
Yesterday 1st December 2011.
The US ambassador to the UK has told MPs the extradition treaty between the two countries works well.
Louis Susman told the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee it was “fair and balanced” and “promotes the interests of justice” in both countries.
The meeting came ahead of a Commons debate on the controversial issue.To be held on Monday 5th December as a full cross party debate.
The Tory chairman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, Richard Ottaway, said it was clear the ambassador felt very strongly about the treaty.
As we do here at Tweet4Gary, particularly in the light of recent reports that An independent review of the treaty led by the former Court of Appeal judge Sir Scott Baker, which costthe country half a million pounds and took more than a year to complete may have been influenced by the United States Attorney General Eric Holder.
We strongly believe that the interference of both the US Ambassador and the US Attorney General only confirms our concerns that the US is only concerned with getting its man, regardless of his human rights.
The main issue today of course is to fight back.
Many of us are only too aware of the incredible failures of the previous government to stand up for Gary.
The Home secretary of 2003 who negotiated the horendous treaty with the US has never had to answer for his mistakes to parliament but was happy to admit his contempt for British Citizens to The Daily Mail
‘I gave too much away’: David Blunkett’s startling admission on UK-U.S. extradition treaty
And as we hear today from a trustworthy source, Labour intend to try and defeat this essential motion on Monday created by Dominic Raab with cross party support from Keith Vaz and Sir Menzies Campbell.
Parliament to have historic vote on extradition
Finally can I say if you have any doubts about Labours intentions remember 2009.
BETRAYED: Spineless Labour MPs who backed Asperger’s victim’s bid to beat extradition desert him.
In 2009 Labour MPs were accused of hypocrisy after abandoning Gary McKinnon in his fight against extradition to the U.S.
Dozens had previously given written pledges of their support to the Asperger’s Syndrome sufferer.
But only eight stuck to their guns and joined the Tories and Liberal Democrats in voting against the Government.
When it came to a vote, however, 74 Labour MPs who had previously signed Commons motions backing Mr McKinnon or demanding a review of extradition agreements with the U.S. failed to go against the party line. Fifty-nine voted with the Government and 15 abstained.
Tory justice spokesman David Burrowes, Mr McKinnon’s MP in Enfield Southgate, said: ‘It’s a sad day for Parliament.
Eighty-two Labour MPs signed three Parliamentary motions, dating back to 2005, opposing the Extradition Act and sending Gary McKinnon to the U.S. for trial.
But only eight of them had the integrity to back the Tory Opposition Day call for an ‘immediate review’ of the one-sided treaty. Of the other 74 Labour backbenchers, 59 displayed rank hypocrisy by supporting the Government. Another 15 abstained.
The Turncoats were:
Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington), David Anderson (Blaydon), John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead), Joe Benton (Bootle), Clive Betts (Sheffield Attercliffe), Lyn Brown (West Ham), Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway), Richard Burden (Birmingham Northfield), Dawn Butler (Brent South), Martin Caton (Gower), Ann Cryer (Keighley), Jim Cunningham (Coventry South)
Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford), Janet Dean (Burton), Jim Dowd (Lewisham West), Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough), Hywel Francis (Aberavon), Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow), Roger Godsiff (Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath), Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland), John Grogan (Selby), Patrick Hall (Bedford), David Heyes (Ashton under Lyne), Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North), Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood), Brian Iddon (Bolton South East), Eric Illsley (Barnsley East)
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate), Brian Jenkins (Tamworth), Martyn Jones (Clwyd South), Sadiq Khan ( Tooting), Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith), Tony Lloyd ( Manchester Central), Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East), Jim McGovern (Dundee West), Anne McGuire ( Stirling), Shahid Malik (Dewsbury), Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South), Anne Moffat (East Lothian), Madeleine Moon (Bridgend), Julie Morgan (Cardiff North), George Mudie (Leeds East)
Nick Palmer (Broxtowe), Gordon Prentice (Pendle), Joan Ruddock (Lewisham Deptford), Joan Ryan (Enfield North), Martin Salter (Reading West), Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd’s Bush), John Smith ( Glamorgan), Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South), Gavin Strang (Edinburgh East)
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire), Desmond Turner (Brighton Kemptown), Rudi Vis (Finchley and Golders Green), Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge), Bob Wareing (Liverpool West Derby), Betty Williams (Conway), Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth), Iain Wright (Hartlepool).
The Abstainers
Roger Berry (Kingswood), Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham), Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead), Andrew Dismore (Hendon), Bill Etherington (Sunderland North), Frank Field (Birkenhead), Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East), John Heppell (Nottingham East), Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool Walton), Christine McCafferty (Calder Valley), Bob Marshall-Andrews ( Medway), Chris Mullin (Sunderland South), Edward O’Hara (Knowsley South), Marsha Singh (Bradford West), Mike Wood (Batley and Spen).
After the MP’s expenses scandal, if they want our trust as they will surely want our vote in 2015 then its certainly time to see that in their actions as opposed to their words.
As part of our Christmas plea we ask that you please ask your MP to sign and support the Dominic Raab’ motion on extradition on the 5th December 2011.
Its important to remember that all ministers in the current coalition cabinet supported Gary prior to the last election, so please remind them.
The easiest way to do this is to use the Write To Them website
This is also available in the right hand bar on this site.
As always we wish all of the supporters of Gary and visitors to this site A Happy and Peaceful Christmas Season.
May 2012 finally bring joy to Gary Janis and family












