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noicant
10-27-05, 06:39 PM
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· MP challenges accuser to debate in midwest base
· Demand for perjury claim to be settled by court fight

Ewen MacAskill
Wednesday October 26, 2005
The Guardian

George Galloway is considering taking his fight with Senator Norm Coleman to the Republican's heartland by booking a venue in Minnesota and challenging him to a debate.

Mr Coleman is chairman of a senate permanent sub-committee on investigations that yesterday accused Mr Galloway of lying under oath about Saddam Hussein's multi-million pound oil-for food programme.

The senate investigation claimed Mr Galloway, the Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, was granted eight oil allocations totalling 23 million barrels between 1999 and 2003. Mr Galloway said he had never received a penny in oil money.


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"If they say they are going to charge me I'll head for the airport and I'm calling for them to do so, begging them to do so," he said. "The charge against me in this sneak attack is that I lied under oath in front of the Senate when I went there in May and trounced this group of lickspittle pro-war Bu****es. I am unequivocally stating here and now I'll head for Heathrow now, pausing only to pick up my toothbrush, if they will promise to charge me with perjury. It is very clear what they said, I lied under oath. It is a criminal offence which is what they told me when I swore the oath. It is put up or shut up time. See you in court Senator Coleman."

http://mathaba.net/0_index.shtml?x=405348

I will be keeping a keen eye on this important political development.
UDawg
10-27-05, 07:38 PM
I have no idea what this is about but his respons is just political rhetoric.
retsam
10-27-05, 08:09 PM
oh gawd,the last time i watched galloway debate he did nothing more then run his mouth talking in cliches and ad hominem attacks ...
SDinc
10-27-05, 08:52 PM
Galloway was the British parliament guy that was accused of being in bed with Saddam in the oil for food scandal. He made quite a stir in Washington with his testimony while he was here. Repubs would be as politically stupid as the democrats usually are if the try and take this guy on right now.
Ancient
10-27-05, 08:55 PM
oh gawd,the last time i watched galloway debate he did nothing more then run his mouth talking in cliches and ad hominem attacks ...
Galloway did his very best to deflect from the questioning related to Oil-for-Food too. He went off on his little anti-war rant and was lionized by the left for doing so. Now it appears that Coleman has him dead to rights. But characterististic of Galloway, his response is a bunch of bombast mixed with some self-pimpage in his usual inflammatory, potty-mouth style.

I so hope he goes down in flames. That swaggering fool deserves it.
Drumphil
10-27-05, 09:02 PM
well then, they should call him on his BS and charge him. I mean, if he's guilty thats what they SHOULD do isn't it?
Zelda_fan
10-27-05, 09:08 PM
well then, they should call him on his BS and charge him. I mean, if he's guilty thats what they SHOULD do isn't it?

personally I could really care less what happens to him, but for the first time ever, I actually agree with you drum, if someone lies under oath they SHOULD charge them.
retsam
10-27-05, 09:14 PM
well then, they should call him on his BS and charge him. I mean, if he's guilty thats what they SHOULD do isn't it?this statement shows your lack of understanding of politics...
Sazar
10-27-05, 09:26 PM
this statement shows your lack of understanding of politics...

Come on, they accuse him, why not present the proof for all the see and then the brits themselves can take care of him?

Lack of understanding in politics? Come on m8, Galloway, as big a blabbermouth as he is, has a right to defend himself in this manner and I for one would love to see two politicians duke it out :D

I love a fiery debate, I am still trying to awaken from the Gore/Bush slumber-fest.
Ancient
10-27-05, 09:26 PM
well then, they should call him on his BS and charge him. I mean, if he's guilty thats what they SHOULD do isn't it?
You mean the MSM shouldn't have months to drag his name throught the mud first, much like has been done with Rove, Libby, and Delay?

Though the MSM will likely ignore the whole Galloway affair in comparison to Plamegate, just as the entire OFF fiasco has garnered little MSM press in comparison. Contrary to popular belief, the liberal media don't like to eat their own.
retsam
10-27-05, 09:36 PM
Come on, they accuse him, why not present the proof for all the see and then the brits themselves can take care of him?when was the last time you have seen anyone walk out of congress in handcuffs? he did lie to congress.... it took them something like a year after to charge bernie sanders... the report just came out yesterday we have to wait and see. this isnt something that happens overnight. if he comes to america and they dont charge him then ill change my tune.
Sazar
10-27-05, 09:39 PM
I want fisticuffs on PPV. Tyson's no fun anymore :(
retsam
10-27-05, 09:40 PM
:lol2:
Ancient
10-27-05, 09:43 PM
Come on, they accuse him, why not present the proof for all the see and then the brits themselves can take care of him?

Lack of understanding in politics? Come on m8, Galloway, as big a blabbermouth as he is, has a right to defend himself in this manner and I for one would love to see two politicians duke it out :D

I love a fiery debate, I am still trying to awaken from the Gore/Bush slumber-fest.
The proof has been presented. It's a very detailed account of how the money made its way back to Galloway's wife and his "charitable" fund.

Have you not seen this information? I'll be glad to link you to it.

http://hsgac.senate.gov/_files/PSIREPORTGallowayOct05FINAL.pdf
retsam
10-27-05, 09:48 PM
but saz is right, he does have a right to defend himself in court... i just wish they would charge this scumbag with something after all...
Reaper106
10-27-05, 09:49 PM
I want fisticuffs on PPV. Tyson's no fun anymore :(
LOL, that would sell like hotcakes:D
sytaylor
10-28-05, 01:56 AM
The problem with charging him is that the money doesn't stick to him, nor is he directly accountable. So in essence they've got him to to the senate hearing a while back to get on his high horse, say something stupid, and then nail him for it. If they do nail him, excellent, as for the man himself... as I said on b3d a couple of days ago.

Galloway is a showman assbandit. A good showman and a first class assbandit.
CybrSage
10-28-05, 07:44 AM
Wait, shouldn't we already consider him guilty since he is accused? That is what people are doing to Rove and company.
Ancient
10-28-05, 08:54 AM
The problem with charging him is that the money doesn't stick to him, nor is he directly accountable. So in essence they've got him to to the senate hearing a while back to get on his high horse, say something stupid, and then nail him for it. If they do nail him, excellent, as for the man himself... as I said on b3d a couple of days ago.

Galloway is a showman assbandit. A good showman and a first class assbandit.
I wouldn't agree that the money doesn't stick to Galloway. There is testimony from an oil trader that Galloway specifically asked him how to sell the oil allocations from Saddam. Merely having a thrid-party do that for him and hide the funds in his wife's account or in a charitable foundation does not absolve Galloway of complicity in the matter.

Hopefully the Brits will take of him. Galloway's made plenty of enemies over there as well so if he's guilty they'll be more than happy to take that trashtalker down.
noicant
10-28-05, 12:18 PM
I wouldn't agree that the money doesn't stick to Galloway. There is testimony from an oil trader that Galloway specifically asked him how to sell the oil allocations from Saddam. Merely having a thrid-party do that for him and hide the funds in his wife's account or in a charitable foundation does not absolve Galloway of complicity in the matter.

Hopefully the Brits will take of him. Galloway's made plenty of enemies over there as well so if he's guilty they'll be more than happy to take that trashtalker down.

But shouldn't be investigating his wife first and not him, seeing as it was her account?
Ancient
10-28-05, 01:02 PM
But shouldn't be investigating his wife first and not him, seeing as it was her account?
I think they are more concerned about how the money got to that account than which account it's in. Besides that, it was George to whom the oil allocations were given, according to Aziz, not his wife. However, if it can be proven that his wife knew where that money came from she could be considered a co-conspirator.