Galloway denies he was on Saddam's payroll after 'discovery' of secret memo

The Independent (U.K.) ^ | 04/22/03 | Chris Bunting

[Pokey78]

Today George Galloway, tomorrow Scott Ritter, Wednesday . . .

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Scare quotes are the "journalist's" best friend.

[BOBTHENAILER]

I have never seen a barrel of oil, never owned one, never bought one, never sold one."

How Clintonesque is that statement?

Reading further in the article one can see how he made his cash. In my business it's called an overriding royalty interst, or, as described in the article, a percentage of every barrel sold.

This gets "curiouser and curiouser". This boy is gonna be toast.

[BOBTHENAILER]

"From the way they have been described to me, I can state that [the documents] bear all the hallmarks of having been either forged or doctored and are designed to discredit those who stood against the war."

Ah yes, the old vast right wing conspiracy theory rises again.

[geedee]

Today George Galloway, tomorrow Scott Ritter, Wednesday . . .

LOL. I like the way you think but, sadly, this really is the world we live in. I suspect even die-hard cynics like me are gonna be surprised when all the shenanigans are discovered.

[Shermy]

"I have never solicited nor received money from Iraq for our campaign against war and sanctions.

Yes, but did organizations connected to him? Did he or wifey get a "salary" from the orgs?

I have never seen a barrel of oil, never owned one, never bought one, never sold one."

Well not him, personally. Plausible deniability is the name of the game.

[TomB]

I agree, this has got to be one of the oddest "denials" I have ever read. This puts Clinton to shame:

– he said: "I have never solicited nor received money from Iraq for our campaign against war and sanctions. I have never seen a barrel of oil, never owned one, never bought one, never sold one."

[fooman]

...but my trust did.

[fooman]

...but my trust did.

[Cicero]

I've never seen a barrel of oil, either. Oil doesn't come in barrels these days, for the most part.

[dighton]

Scare quotes are the "journalist's" best friend.

I'd expect scare quotes from the "respected" Independent, whose "war correspondent" Fisk may be "anxious" about some "files."

[Billthedrill]

Well, if the reported sum of £375,000 is accurate it shouldn't be hard to trace. Pretty good chunk of change, that. It would appear that our Mr. Galloway has some 'splainin' to do...

[dennisw]

His wife is Arab

 

e.Peak (21/1/2002) news: politics: British MP speaks out on ...
... to illegally provide medicine for children in Iraq. Galloway resides
in the UK with his Palestinian wife and their two children. ...
www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/2002-1/issue3/ne-mots.html - 9k - Cached - Similar pages

[beckett]

Here's a brief backgrounder on Galloway: Bush and Blair: Wolves

[Steve Eisenberg]

This story is just too, too, good! There is a leftist fellow who I spar with from time to time on another board (www.ulrp.com), and he always includes a Galloway quote on his signature line. So I've already posted this there.

For more on Galloway, see:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3463-419574,00.html

[Bigg Red]

Today George Galloway, tomorrow Scott Ritter, Wednesday . . .

Be still, my heart! Cynthia in the chokehold of justice !

[beckett]

Oops -- go to Post #152. I don't know why the link isn't going that post, since the URL looks good.

[Mike Darancette]

Just wait until the truth comes out about France, Germany and the UN in their dealing with Iraq on Food for Oil.

[Steve Eisenberg]

I don't know why the link isn't going that post, since the URL looks good.

I also am having technical problems forming links here. A strange bug which surely will be fixed in due course.

[IncPen]

This is a must see

his wife is Arab