The Senate v Gorgeous George

Originally posted by Redmike
Not sure what you mean - they seem typically critical of his performance.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Does he not come across to you as blustering and bombastic, festooned with rhetorical flourishes?

Sen. Coleman's website:

http://coleman.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=775

GALLOWAY GAVE FALSE AND MISLEADING TESTIMONY UNDER OATH TO SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT IN OIL-FOR-FOOD TRANSACTIONS, ACCORDING TO COLEMAN FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

"Since the May hearing, the Subcommittee has obtained further evidence establishing that the Hussein regime granted oil allocations to Galloway and his political organization, the “Mariam Appeal.” The Subcommittee report reveals that British MP George Galloway made false or misleading statements before the Subcommittee on May 17, 2005. Specifically, evidence gathered by the Subcommittee reveals:

--Galloway personally solicited and was granted eight oil allocations totaling 23 million barrels from the Hussein government from 1999 through 2003;

--Galloway’s wife, Dr. Amineh Abu-Zayyad, received approximately $150,000 in connection with one allocation of oil;

--Galloway’s political campaign, the Mariam Appeal, received at least $446,000 in connection with several allocations granted under the Oil-for-Food Program;

--Illegal “surcharge” payments in excess of $1.6 million were paid to the Hussein regime in connection with the oil allocations granted to Galloway and the Mariam Appeal; and

--Galloway knowingly made false or misleading statements under oath before the Subcommittee at its hearing on May 17, 2005.

“The additional evidence gathered by the Subcommittee links George Galloway to the Iraqi regime’s scheme to manipulate the U.N. Oil-for-Food program,” said Coleman. “Records obtained indicate that Dr. Abu-Zayyad, the wife of George Galloway, received a $150,000 payment and Mariam Appeal, the political campaign led by George Galloway, received at least $446,000.”

The findings revealed in the Subcommittee’s report have been substantiated by personal interviews with high-level members of the Hussein regime, oil traders with personal knowledge of Galloway’s involvement, and extensive bank records that provide a conclusive paper trail and corroborate Galloway’s personal knowledge and involvement in the Oil-for-Food scandal.

Sen. Coleman personally sent Galloway a letter requesting an interview, and offered to fly staff to London in order to conduct the interview. Mr. Galloway declined both offers, and instead, offered to respond to written questions. Galloway denied any involvement whatsoever in any Oil-for-Food transaction in his written responses.
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Originally posted by zeeblebot
Sen. Coleman's website:

http://coleman.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=775

GALLOWAY GAVE FALSE AND MISLEADING TESTIMONY UNDER OATH TO SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT IN OIL-FOR-FOOD TRANSACTIONS, ACCORDING TO COLEMAN FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

"Since the May hearing, the Subcommittee has obtain ...[text shortened]... denied any involvement whatsoever in any Oil-for-Food transaction in his written responses.
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There is a long tradition of stitching up troublesome lefties.

The same sort of thing happened to Arthur Scargill, leader of the National Union of Mineworkers, during their massive strike in the 1980s.

In this case, the allegation was that he had received money from Qadaffi and used it to pay off his mortgage etc etc.

It all turned out be bollox, and indeed it transpired that the chief executive of the union was in the pay of MI5.

Its not difficult to fake these kind of documents, and the testimony of people like Tariq Aziz isn't going to convince anyone. He's facing the death sentence, and will say what he's told to get off the hook.

Scargill wasn't stitched up ... he decided to call a national coal strike after the Thatcher government had spent five years building up coal stockpiles, and it took him months to realise the stockpiles would last longer than his men could without pay. You don't need to demonise a f***wit, loser like that.

Originally posted by Siskin
Scargill wasn't stitched up ... he decided to call a national coal strike after the Thatcher government had spent five years building up coal stockpiles, and it took him months to realise the stockpiles would last longer than his men could without pay. You don't need to demonise a f***wit, loser like that.

Originally posted by Redmike
There is a long tradition of stitching up troublesome lefties.