Galloway accused of lying to US Senate

mkpdavies · 25-10-2005, 02:28 AM

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/...600063,00.html

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The MP George Galloway angrily rejected fresh allegations last night from a US senate investigation that he lied under oath about Saddam Hussein's multimillion-pound oil-for-food programme.
The inquiry, headed by the Republican Norm Coleman, claimed he had "knowingly made false or misleading statements under oath" when he appeared before a committee hearing in Washington in May.

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The latest report from the committee claims:

· "Galloway personally solicited and was granted oil allocations from the government of Iraq during the reign of Saddam Hussein. The Hussein regime granted Galloway and the Mariam Appeal (an organisation he set up to help Iraqis suffering from sanctions) eight allocations totalling 23m barrels from 1999 through to 2003."

· "Galloway's wife, Dr Amineh Abu-Zayyad, received approximately $150,000 in connection with one of those oil allocations."

· "Galloway's political campaign, the Mariam Appeal, received at least $446,000 in connection with the oil allocations granted to Galloway and the Mariam Appeal under the oil-for-food programme."

· "The Hussein regime received improper 'surcharge' payments amounting to $1,642,000 in connection with the oil allocations granted to Galloway and the Mariam Appeal."

· "Galloway knowingly made false or misleading statements under oath before the sub-committee."

I wonder if they have some real evidence this time. Galloway is willing to go in again and defend his name.

Tom Collier · 26-10-2005, 03:09 PM

Galloway was on Channel 4 news last night. It seems the money to his wife was after Mariam when she started her own research project.

He made much of the fact that they are now divorcing, which I don`t see the relevance of. He said, "I wasn`t my wife`s keeper". No but you do tend to discuss things like 150k when you are married, I thought. But he had a point about the US senator relying on evidence from Iraqis on capital charges who have been accused of cover ups for years by the US. On the other hand, are they really going to or expect to get their necks spared over something like this? I would have thought it difficult to prove that Galloway knowingly took oil for food money if indeed he did.

Jon Snow did his usual barmy interviewing, implying that Galloway`s committee appearance was so dramatic that it was now a collossal personal struggle. Galloway is surely not that important. is party is a one man outfit. Still, Bliar would probably laugh til his trousers fell down if he got sent down. Do you think it`ll be Guantanimo Bay if he is?

John Carter · 26-10-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Collier

Still, Bliar would probably laugh til his trousers fell down if he got sent down.

As would I.

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26-10-2005, 03:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tom Collier Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 359	Galloway was on Channel 4 news last night. It seems the money to his wife was after Mariam when she started her own research project. He made much of the fact that they are now divorcing, which I don`t see the relevance of. He said, "I wasn`t my wife`s keeper". No but you do tend to discuss things like 150k when you are married, I thought. But he had a point about the US senator relying on evidence from Iraqis on capital charges who have been accused of cover ups for years by the US. On the other hand, are they really going to or expect to get their necks spared over something like this? I would have thought it difficult to prove that Galloway knowingly took oil for food money if indeed he did. Jon Snow did his usual barmy interviewing, implying that Galloway`s committee appearance was so dramatic that it was now a collossal personal struggle. Galloway is surely not that important. is party is a one man outfit. Still, Bliar would probably laugh til his trousers fell down if he got sent down. Do you think it`ll be Guantanimo Bay if he is?