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Looger · 05-20-2005, 05:20 PM

this galloway thing is HUGE everywhere but here, it seems.

from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4557279.stm:

"I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him. The difference is that Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and to give him maps the better to target those guns."

"Senator [Coleman], in everything I said about Iraq I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong and 100,000 have paid with their lives, 1,600 of them American soldiers sent to their deaths on a pack of lies."

"I have never seen a barrel of oil, owned one, bought one, sold one, and neither has anybody on my behalf."

good background:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4540401.stm

The scandal emerged in early 2004, after an Iraqi newspaper published a list of about 270 people including UN officials, politicians and companies it alleged may have profited from the sale of Iraqi oil during the OFF programme. Mr Galloway and Mr Pasqua were on that list.

the accusers:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4555497.stm

The committee's investigation into the UN's oil-for-food programme, and Iraq's alleged allocations of oil to politicians in the UK, France, Russia and elsewhere, has brought it into the spotlight.

For the leading Democrat on the committee, Carl Levin, the main focus has been follow-the-money investigations, including wide-ranging inquiries into money laundering, Enron and most recently tax evasion.

Among other ongoing projects are investigations into nuclear terrorism and port safety; the provision of credit to low earners; the abuse of first-class air tickets at the defence department; music piracy, and the Sars virus.

man, those guys are taking on the serious stuff all right.

sorry for the single-source links but BBC really has the goods on the galloway stuff.

i guess finally they picked a target with teeth, like a python i heard aboot that mistook a guinea pig for a feeder mouse.

05-20-2005, 05:20 PM	#1
Looger Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: insider trading in WTC 7 Exp:	this galloway thing is HUGE everywhere but here, it seems. from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4557279.stm: "I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him. The difference is that Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and to give him maps the better to target those guns." "Senator [Coleman], in everything I said about Iraq I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong and 100,000 have paid with their lives, 1,600 of them American soldiers sent to their deaths on a pack of lies." "I have never seen a barrel of oil, owned one, bought one, sold one, and neither has anybody on my behalf." good background: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4540401.stm The scandal emerged in early 2004, after an Iraqi newspaper published a list of about 270 people including UN officials, politicians and companies it alleged may have profited from the sale of Iraqi oil during the OFF programme. Mr Galloway and Mr Pasqua were on that list. the accusers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4555497.stm The committee's investigation into the UN's oil-for-food programme, and Iraq's alleged allocations of oil to politicians in the UK, France, Russia and elsewhere, has brought it into the spotlight. For the leading Democrat on the committee, Carl Levin, the main focus has been follow-the-money investigations, including wide-ranging inquiries into money laundering, Enron and most recently tax evasion. Among other ongoing projects are investigations into nuclear terrorism and port safety; the provision of credit to low earners; the abuse of first-class air tickets at the defence department; music piracy, and the Sars virus. man, those guys are taking on the serious stuff all right. sorry for the single-source links but BBC really has the goods on the galloway stuff. i guess finally they picked a target with teeth, like a python i heard aboot that mistook a guinea pig for a feeder mouse.