I believe that independent auditors cleared Galloway of all charges in
regard to war on want.
He met Saddam Hussein twice, the same number of times as Donald Rumsfled.
The latter met him to sell weapons and back his war on Iran; the former to
try and mediate the impacts and effects of war.
I agree, he is a self-publicist, and his champagne-socialist lifestyle does
little to endear him to me. Nonetheless, he has been an important and
persistent voice in the anti-war movement.
I guess the hat won't be passed round at the IBG, then :-)
Nick
--On 26 June 2003 11:32 +0000 Jon Cloke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I agree completely; George Galloway's been a relentless self-publicist
> for a number of years who apparently believes that the more times he gets
> on TV the better for the Iraqi people, which is a dubious proposition to
> say the least - and his fawning on Saddam Hussein was something suitable
> only for those with a very strong stomach.
>
> These allegations were to my mind always going to prove false, as the ones
> made by the Telegraph will be, but that doesn't alter the fact that
> Galloway's made a large amount of money over the last few years in his
> role as professional dissident, for very little benefit to the people he
> claims to represent.
>
> Let him fund his defence out of his own deep pockets.
>
>
> Jon Cloke
>
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