No doubt, the far left's once-fervent appreciation of
Galloway's bombast is more muted these days.
They may not like to admit it, but their favorite loon
seems to have been no more than a mouthpiece-for-hire.
GEORGE GALLOWAY, PAID PUPPET
NEW YORK POST
Editorial
July 19, 2007 -- U.S. senators can be forgiven a smirk or two over the news that Britain's House of Commons has suspended malignant left-wing legislator George Galloway for 18 days.
Newly uncovered documents suggest Galloway lied to his colleagues when he denied being on Saddam Hussein's Oil-for-Food payroll. Indeed, they show that, in the months before Iraq war, he personally thanked Saddam for the money he'd gotten and offered to help the Butcher of Baghdad set up an English-language satellite-TV channel. Scotland Yard is reportedly weighing a criminal probe.
Back in 2005, Galloway staged a flamboyant performance when he testified (stonewalled is more like it) before the Senate Permanent Committee on Investigations. He denied any connection to Iraqi funding, denounced the hearing as "the mother of all smokescreens" and launched into a tirade against the war.
Actually, the British Parliament's decision only confirms what's been obvious for some time: In his report on the Oil-for-Food scandal, investigator Paul Volcker concluded that Galloway was on Saddam's payroll, illegally pocketing $270,000. Last month, a British charity put the figure at $376,000.
No doubt, the far left's once-fervent appreciation of Galloway's bombast is more muted these days.
They may not like to admit it, but their favorite loon seems to have been no more than a mouthpiece-for-hire.
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