'Fresh query' over Galloway fund

[cyberpj]

Galloway - How Dare He Speak That Way To U.S. !

'Fresh query' over Galloway fund

UK MP George Galloway could face a new inquiry into the finances of an appeal he set up to help a sick Iraqi girl.

The Charity Commission has said it will contact US senators investigating claims Mr Galloway was given credits for Iraqi oil by Saddam Hussein.

The UK body is keen to see US evidence concerning Mr Galloway's Mariam Appeal.

The MP denies funds from the sale of oil were funnelled through the appeal. He told senators a previous Commission inquiry had found no impropriety.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4557931.stm

[rodeodance]

1. oh they will hound them like they hound clinton back here.

...............Some of the records for the appeal had been taken out of the country by its then chairman, Jordanian businessman Fawaz Zureikat, Mr Dibble told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

This meant investigators had to "reconstruct" the income and expenditure of the appeal fund by looking at its bank accounts, he said.

"With the help of the trustees... we were able to establish at least that the majority of the monies were applied for purposes that were charitable," he said.

The Charity Commission has now asked to see the US senators' evidence in order to establish if further action is needed.

[daleo]

15. Arguably, hounding Clinton helped Clinton politically

It may well have prevented him from getting a lot of his agenda moved forward, but it seemed to help with his political popularity. I think hounding Galloway would have the same effect.

[Benbow]

2. I heard the Charity Commission representative interviewed

about this on the radio this week, after the hearing. He was very calm and reasonable, and at the end of the interview he said pleasantly and quietly that the Charity Commission would ask the Senate to send the Commission what evidence they had. He didn't sound as if he was expecting anything exciting.

[cyberpj]

3. No surprise. I'm so very sure this has been requested as retribution. nt.

[cyberpj]

4. And ALSO - Vote inquiry in Galloway's seat

Vote inquiry in Galloway's seat

Mr Galloway beat Labour's Oona King in a tight contest
Election officials in MP George Galloway's constituency are investigating 250 complaints from people who were unable to vote.
Mr Galloway beat Labour in Bethnal Green and Bow by 823 just votes but has complained about the electoral roll.

A spokesman for Tower Hamlets Council said it was examining reports from people who found they were not on the register on polling day.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4564221.stm

[Mr Creosote]

19. The important thing to remember here

is that it is the LABOUR party that controls Tower Hamlets. If this was an attempt to fiddle the election, it was an attempt to get oona King re-elected.

[T_i_B]

22. Bethnal Green and Bow

The election contest in Bethnal green & Bow between Oona King and George Galloway was probbably the dirtiest of any constituency in Britain. All sorts of allegations and incidents occured down there during the election. Just take a look through some of the old threads in the UK forum during the election.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=191x2874
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=191x2554
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=191x4031
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=191x4235

[Tempest]

5. This could blow up in Coleman's face

If the evidence he claims to have is the same old rehash, this will be very bad for the Repugs.

Look for Coleman to refuse to turn over the documents.

[cyberpj]

14. Oh, you're getting much too cynical.......

I mean savvy.

I agree. I keep thinking there are lots of chinks in the Republican armor getting more attention these days. I'm optimistically hopeful that things may be turning.

[Tempest]

16. Two more signs the worm is turning for the Repugs

Dubya's approval rating is at 43%, down from 48% last month.

The Repug controlled Congress' approval rating is at 33%, down from 37% last month.

And 70% say they are unhappy with the way the Repugs are handling themselves.

[stlsaxman]

6. Sidebar question-

Where is a link to the entire testimony of Galloway available?

No one has it... MSGOP had a little bit of it... c-span isn't airing it either....

where oh where....

[JohnyCanuck]

7. Try here

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/galloway.html

Has links to a 4 minute video clip, full length video and full transcript of Galloway's testimony and also info on the possible forgery of the document implicating Galloway in the oil for food deal.

[mom cat]

9. I just watched the full video of galloway's testimony. Thanks!

[niceypoo]

8. Didn't Haliburton under Cheney rebuild Saddams oil......

industry after the gulf war? When does he get investigated???

[mom cat]

10. When hell freezes over.

[bunny planet]

11. He has to be punished now for speaking so much truth.

We can't have that now can we, he has to be thoroughly discredited.

[Merlin]

12. Another PACK OF LIES !

I love the way George says that.
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[stillcool]

13. i hope they go after him...

He's the only male we've seen with balls in years. We need outside intervention because our entire government apparatus is fu*ked.

[staticstopper]

17. speaking of b***s...

I erased my blog and want to start another, knowing that for it to succeed it has to offer a fresh angle or something usable. So the first idea that came to mind was a "Draft Galloway" sort of thing...how does that sound?

Maybe aimed at single liberal gals who's biological alarm clocks are going off and need some righteous antiwar sperm donated (like me) Well, that part is just a drunken late night flight of fancy.

I could call it wwv.draftgallowayoratleasthisbabybatter.blogdot,com

sorry, I could not resist. But, he indeed gave me hope of a brighter future, one where there's hope that the west does not slip back into the dark ages....where the thought of childbearing does not send cold chills of worry up my spine.

[ngGale]

18. Now the US is out to discredit Galloway, again....

maybe even with new forged documents.

[Briar]

20. Compare and contrast with the hounding of Clinton

These are tried and tested tactics - and the right never scruples to stoop to them.

[truthisfreedom]

21. fuck Galloway. the guy is lovable, but he's not American, so no matter

what the extremists do to him, it doesn't affect us.

let them do what they will. they're wasting time and effort.

by the way, coleman is a womanizing hosebag. ask anyone who has met him in Minnesota.

[Nostradamus]

23. like the Sex Pistols, Galloway thrives on bad publicity

Its a big mistake to pick a fight with a glaswegian

[Vladimir]

24. This is getting a bit boring

they investigated before, and found jack shit. The Charity Commission got all the bank details, even if not all the accounts, and found no problems - how that's gonna be changed now is anyone's guess. But of course half the point of these investigations is to take up so much of George's time and RESPECT's time fighting them that there is no time to do anything else, like campaign against the myriad of legislative bullshitisms proposed by the Labour government for this term of office.

[bpilgrim]

25. it's the HEIGHT of HYPOCRISY considering the OIL CARTEL driving da bus

if they wanna play these games i would say fine because a worthy opposition would take the lowering of the bar opportunity to investigate lame allegations to investigate the chimp and Chaney for LIFE, but since our quisling opposition leaders don't seem to have the spine for any of the NUMEROUS opportunities to investigate and at the very least slow these murderous thugs down it instead will be an opportunity to investigate the left unopposed :argh:

peace

[Vladimir]

26. I hear ya

there is going to be some fun with the impeachment proceedings against Blair here... of course it won't come to anything but you gotta make the point.