THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Saddam's little helper

The Daily Telegraph ^ | April 22, 2003

[MadIvan]

John Malkovich said George Galloway (and Robert Fisk) should be shot. Good idea.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[Shermy]

Please ask the "Telegraph" to tell the revenging Iraqis to pull out the Scott Ritter documents too.

[MEG33]

Can this Galloway be charged? A public shunning should begin immediately.

[mumbo]

Ivan, this is news both good and bad. Bad to find out that a committed pacifist has no scruples, but good to find out the unscrupulous one was paid for his 'beliefs'. Great catch by the Telegraph, and I hope they find more!

[Miss Marple]

I have nothing but praise for The Telegraph, who had the sense to send a reporter and a ranslator to the source of these documents. I read each story with a horrified fascination.

Thank you for posting this, as wll as all of the other excellent articles which you have called to our attention.

[Steven W.]

The entire anti-war (anti-capitalist, pro-socialist) movement has blood on its hands and is further discredited every single day.

[Jewels1091]

WOW! I'm thinking his name won't be the only one found. I think there will be alot of names in pay off books that are going to shock us!

[jjm2111]

John Malkovich the actor?

BTW, this guy is the foul Mouth of Saddam. [/LOTR references]

[jjm2111]

Ivan, you have some great posts. I'm honored to be on your ping list. This article was first rate.

[Paradox]

Thank God for the Telegraph, exposing the FRAUDS for what they are. It is disheartening, and somewhat frightening, that a regime that is under the microscope can STILL make deals and buy off so many people.

This sh*t has me p*ssed off! I am.. GOBSMACKED!

[Grampa Dave]

Many of us have suspected that this has been going on with many of the left wing fanatics and some of the so called right wing fanatics in bed with Soddomite and hating GW and Tony.

Yesterday, The Daily Telegraph's correspondent in Baghdad, David Blair, unearthed papers detailing alleged payments from Saddam's intelligence service to Mr Galloway through a Jordanian intermediary.

There is a word for taking money from enemy regimes: treason. What makes this allegation especially worrying, however, is that the documents suggest that the money has been coming out of Iraq's oil-for-food programme. In other words, the alleged payments did not come from some personal bank account of Saddam's, but out of the revenue intended to pay for food and medicines for Iraqi civilians: the very people whom Mr Galloway has been so fond of invoking.

[MadIvan]

Indeed, John Malkovich the actor:

MP stunned at actor's outburst
BBC News
Saturday, 4 May, 2002

A Scottish Labour MP is taking legal advice after the Hollywood star John Malkovich allegedly said he would like to shoot the politician.

Malkovich is reported to have said that the Glasgow Kelvin MP, George Galloway, was one of two people he would most like to kill.

The source of Malkovich's anger appears to be Mr Galloway's condemnation of Israel's action against Palestinians and his criticism of the west's policies on Iraq.

The actor was addressing students at the Cambridge union debating society when he was asked who he would most like to "fight to the death".

Malkovich, star of movies including Dangerous Liaisons and the Killing Fields, replied: "I'd rather just shoot them."

He named Mr Galloway and The Independent newspaper's Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk.

Union spokesman Julian Blake said: "He had been speaking to the union president before the event and he mentioned then that he read the British press and had been following George Galloway's comments.

"People were fairly surprised when he brought him up though."

'Terrorism climate'

The actor did not explain exactly why he disliked Mr Galloway. He said only that Mr Galloway did not tell the truth.

Mr Galloway said he was astonished that the actor should have such animosity against him.

The MP said he assumed that his outspoken criticism of American policy in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Iraq was behind the outburst.

"In the current climate of terrorism and violence and so on, if it was a joke it is not very funny and if it wasn't a joke, he will be hearing from my lawyers," he added.

"We can have a high noon at the Old Bailey if he likes.

'Very strange man'

"His comments are especially dangerous because in a couple of days' time, I will be in the Palestinian Authority visiting President Arafat and there are a lot of bullets flying around there."

Malkovich is in the UK filming Johnny English with Rowan Atkinson and Natalie Imbruglia.

Mr Galloway asked: "Who can get inside the head of John Malkovich, a very strange man offering a dangerous liaison - indeed, offering a killing field?"

Last month, Mr Galloway renewed his call for people in Scotland to boycott goods from Israel in response to violence in the Middle East.

Malkovich was right.

Regards, Ivan

[dighton]

In order to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights, Tony Blair has abolished the death penalty in treason cases . . .

A pity. Mr. Galloway sounds ideal for the gallows.

[Shermy]

What makes this allegation especially worrying, however, is that the documents suggest that the money has been coming out of Iraq's oil-for-food programme.

Chirac, Schroeder, Chretien...who's next?

[Grampa Dave]

A lot of us have felt that many of the haters or our President who have been such strong backers of the evil Soddomite were getting paid.

Make you wonder about Scott Ritter, most of the editors, publishers, writers for the NY/LA Slimes, Washington Compost, Peter Jennings, Dan Blather and everyone on CNN.

Yesterday, The Daily Telegraph's correspondent in Baghdad, David Blair, unearthed papers detailing alleged payments from Saddam's intelligence service to Mr Galloway through a Jordanian intermediary.

There is a word for taking money from enemy regimes: treason. What makes this allegation especially worrying, however, is that the documents suggest that the money has been coming out of Iraq's oil-for-food programme. In other words, the alleged payments did not come from some personal bank account of Saddam's, but out of the revenue intended to pay for food and medicines for Iraqi civilians: the very people whom Mr Galloway has been so fond of invoking.

Also, many of the so called real conservative writers since 9/11 have sounded as bad if not worse than the lefties of the press. Have they been on the take too?

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

I once said that Mr. Malkovich was wrong to say that Galloway and Fisk should be shot.

I would like to withdraw that statement as regards Galloway.

[LonePalm]

Ping!

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[InkStone]

MadIvan, you post non-stop great things.

Thank you for all the time and effort it takes to do so.

[jjm2111]

Haha! Galloway and Fisk. That's priceless. I always admired Malkovich's acting ability, especially in that movie being John Malkovich. (He was a good bad guy in ConAir too.) I didn't know he was our side of the political aisle.