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  • Europeans deny oil-for-food payoffs

    05/13/2005 4:52:51 PM PDT · by SallyM · 7 replies · 441+ views
    Chicago Tribune ^ | 5-13-05 | John Leicester
    Europeans deny oil-for-food payoffs Senate panel alleges two gave support to Hussein for vouchers By John Leicester Associated Press May 13, 2005 PARIS -- Two European politicians on Thursday adamantly denied accusations from a U.S. Senate committee that Saddam Hussein's regime allocated them millions of barrels of Iraqi oil in exchange for their support. The denials came a day after the committee investigating corruption in the United Nations oil-for-food program released new evidence purporting to show that the two politicians, British lawmaker George Galloway and former French Interior Minister Charles Pasqua, received vouchers for Iraqi oil in exchange for supporting...