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(Live Thread) British Parliament member George Galloway to face oil-for-food accusers (Live Thread)
CNN.com ^ | 5/17/05 | Phil Hirschkorn

Posted on 05/17/2005 4:37:17 AM PDT by Libloather

British Parliament member to face oil-for-food accusers
From Phil Hirschkorn
CNN
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Posted: 0746 GMT (1546 HKT)


Galloway speaks to the media after arriving Monday at Dulles International Airport outside Washington.

(CNN) -- British Parliament member George Galloway will face his accusers when he testifies Tuesday before a U.S. Senate panel probing the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq.

Galloway is due to appear before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which stated in a report last week that deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein granted him vouchers for 20 million barrels of oil between 2000 and 2003.

**SNIP**

Galloway is scheduled to appear late Tuesday morning in Washington as the final witness in a hearing that begins at 9:30 a.m. ET.

**SNIP**

Galloway, 51, who met with Saddam several times in the 1990s, has been a leading critic of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his alliance with U.S. President George Bush in the war with Iraq. He was re-elected on an anti-war platform earlier this month.

**SNIP**

A new report from Democrats on the Senate subcommittee concludes the United States ended up with a majority of the oil lifted from Iraq after vendors paid illicit surcharges of 10 cents to 30 cents a barrel to Saddam.

**SNIP**

The Democratic report found Bayoil shipped a lot of oil allocated to a company called Italtech run by Augusto Giangrandi, a sometime Florida resident with dual Chilean-Italian citizenship.

(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
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To: Txsleuth

No--Levin did not say he agreed that the war was "illegal", he merely pointed out he did not vote for it.

He then forced Galloway back on track to address the question pertaining to the chairman of his charity.


581 posted on 05/17/2005 9:33:01 AM PDT by cyncooper
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To: Txsleuth

Levin said something to that effect during the questioning. It was offered more as an aside. I would have to review the transcript to get the exact wording. He said it as he was pursuing another point and seeking an answer to a particular question. The gist was sort of we agree on that but I want an answer to my question.


582 posted on 05/17/2005 9:33:40 AM PDT by kabar
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To: cyncooper

And Levin(?) ending with kissing his A$$ makes me piSSed!
"He did not kiss his ass. He did a good job."

I know he didn't kiss his A$$, I guess I'm just upset he didn't go after him or force him to answer a question. At least stop him from the baby/children killing lines he spouted. I was hoping they would come out strong after his opening.

Who do you hold out hope for to put Galloway's feet to the fire once the recess is over.


583 posted on 05/17/2005 9:33:49 AM PDT by GottaLuvAkitas1 (Ronald Reagan is the TRUE "Father Of Our Country".)
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To: onyx; mhking

Go to mhking's site---I got it easily


584 posted on 05/17/2005 9:34:15 AM PDT by Txsleuth ( Mark Levin for Supreme Court Justice)
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To: ConservativeMan55

Eric Shawn on Fox now to review what we heard.


585 posted on 05/17/2005 9:34:25 AM PDT by cyncooper
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To: GottaLuvAkitas1
Did they just adjourn??
586 posted on 05/17/2005 9:34:27 AM PDT by OXENinFLA ("And that [Atomic] bomb is a filibuster" ~~~ Sen. Lieberman 1-4-95)
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To: Mo1; Dad yer funny

Good to hear that.

Ok Dad-D-O: here's a sweet joke for you (one fit for public viewing):

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1404814/posts


587 posted on 05/17/2005 9:34:36 AM PDT by onyx (Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
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To: CasearianDaoist

there is no reason why Coleman cannot get angry as part of his rebuttal and questioning. in fact, it would be refreshing. there is no reason why these hearing have to be sterile environments - let's get down and dirty.


588 posted on 05/17/2005 9:34:40 AM PDT by oceanview
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To: Lijahsbubbe

589 posted on 05/17/2005 9:34:57 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: OXENinFLA

Yup--bummer


590 posted on 05/17/2005 9:34:57 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry ("Harry Reid in stripes, I kinda like that image." -Tagline courtesy of DFU. Thanks!)
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To: OXENinFLA

Yup.


591 posted on 05/17/2005 9:34:58 AM PDT by GottaLuvAkitas1 (Ronald Reagan is the TRUE "Father Of Our Country".)
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To: OXENinFLA

Yep, they did. Coleman says the lunch is important, covering "issues", or something like that.


592 posted on 05/17/2005 9:35:15 AM PDT by jacquej
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To: cyncooper
What I witnessed was Galloway being completely gutted.

Don't be fooled by his loud and obnoxious presentation.

I hope your right. All I see is defiance and not answering any questions. The media will not say galloway didn't answer question, only that he was in their face.

It will be all over the world that galloway defied the great satan America.

593 posted on 05/17/2005 9:35:15 AM PDT by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: Txsleuth


Oh yes, I got it right away from his link in #488.


594 posted on 05/17/2005 9:35:17 AM PDT by onyx (Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
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To: Miss Marple

Or his villa in Portugal...


595 posted on 05/17/2005 9:35:27 AM PDT by cyncooper
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To: Libloather
Whos the idiot that allowed this circus to take place.?.
This is just a grandstand for American democrats..
Galloway has an even bigger license for felony than Bill Clinton has..

If somebody must hang I say its the producer of this circus..

596 posted on 05/17/2005 9:36:00 AM PDT by hosepipe (This Propaganda has been edited to include not a small amount of Hyperbole..)
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To: ConservativeMan55

That link is for the Senate

Here is for the hearing with Galloway .. but they are in recess right now

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1404717/posts?page=488#488

http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Live


597 posted on 05/17/2005 9:36:12 AM PDT by Mo1 (Hey GOP ---- Not one Dime till Republicans grow a Spine !!)
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To: Mo1

I thought the tenor of the questioning and responses between Levin and Galloway were respectful and not confrontational as compared to that with Coleman. Galloway didn't attack Levin personally.


598 posted on 05/17/2005 9:36:24 AM PDT by kabar
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To: OXENinFLA
Panel adjourned for scheduling another day.

Interfering with committee luncheons and there was too much to go through to wrap it up today.

599 posted on 05/17/2005 9:36:26 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: Mo1

Thank you


600 posted on 05/17/2005 9:36:51 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
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