Antiwar British politician George Galloway says he is prepared to come to the United States and face questioning from US Senators who this week accused him of taking kickbacks from the government of Saddam Hussein. This week, the Senate subcommittee investigating the so-called Oil-for-Food scandal released a report naming Galloway and an antiwar French politician. Republican Senator Norm Coleman, who is heading up the investigation, said “The evidence is clear. It is incontrovertible that George Galloway received allocations from Saddam Hussein, that he financially benefited from that, that he did it over a period of time.” Galloway says the accusations are totally baseless, saying, “To be damned in this way by people calling themselves an investigative committee but who never asked me a single question, that is justice American style.” The investigative committee invited Galloway to appear at its May 17 hearing, entitled Oil For Influence: How Saddam Used Oil to Reward Politicians and Terrorist Entities Under the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program. Galloway said, “Yes, I will be there, but I am not happy with the process. Who would be? Even in Kafka there was a trial of sorts.”
George Galloway Says He Will Come to DC to Answer Charges of Corruption
HeadlineMay 13, 2005