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Well, I know the title isn't interesting, but I couldn't have it as "**** George Galloway".
I saw C-SPAN's coverage of the Oil-for-Food program Senate Hearings today, and he was the one on the stand.
He did nothing but evade questions and, whenever he couldn't convincingly evade, blamed the United States for whatever the problem (even while his own country backed most of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.)
My problem with this man is that, while he officially opposed the War in Iraq and the Oil-for-Food program, he had no problem with oil companies illegally making money off of both, specifically when it came to "kick-backs" that oil companies received dealing with the Iraqi Government pre-war. He went as far as to say that he doesn't care where money that is donated to campaigns, etc comes from as long as it goes to "a good cause." In the US, this would hardly stand (at least once it became public.)
I applaud Senator Levin calling him on his antipathy to this, and his only defense against talking about illegality during the Oil-for-Food program was that the US engaged in an "illegal" war.
In my opinion, he is not liberal. He is only liberal when it suits those with whom he is connected. He opposes abortion and Scottish independence, and while on paper he supports Gay Marraige, he has supported the USSR as well as Castro in Cuba, regimes where homosexuals were/are persecuted. Also, he has cheated on his wife, a charge for which Presidents in this country have been impeached.
Also, he has been accused by other members of parliament of "[having] ... made a career of being not just an apologist, but a mouthpiece, for the Iraqi regime over many years". He has described Tariq Aziz, the man who claimed that invading Kuwait was to protect Iraq's oil business as "a dear, dear friend."
He also may have PERSONALLY profited from the Oil-for-Food program that he SO vehemently opposed.
In my opinion, his opposition to the war comes partially from a want to continue making money off of this program.
I believe that George Galloway not only has no place holding public office, but should be brought to trial for his indescretions.
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I saw C-SPAN's coverage of the Oil-for-Food program Senate Hearings today, and he was the one on the stand.
He did nothing but evade questions and, whenever he couldn't convincingly evade, blamed the United States for whatever the problem (even while his own country backed most of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.)
My problem with this man is that, while he officially opposed the War in Iraq and the Oil-for-Food program, he had no problem with oil companies illegally making money off of both, specifically when it came to "kick-backs" that oil companies received dealing with the Iraqi Government pre-war. He went as far as to say that he doesn't care where money that is donated to campaigns, etc comes from as long as it goes to "a good cause." In the US, this would hardly stand (at least once it became public.)
I applaud Senator Levin calling him on his antipathy to this, and his only defense against talking about illegality during the Oil-for-Food program was that the US engaged in an "illegal" war.
In my opinion, he is not liberal. He is only liberal when it suits those with whom he is connected. He opposes abortion and Scottish independence, and while on paper he supports Gay Marraige, he has supported the USSR as well as Castro in Cuba, regimes where homosexuals were/are persecuted. Also, he has cheated on his wife, a charge for which Presidents in this country have been impeached.
Also, he has been accused by other members of parliament of "[having] ... made a career of being not just an apologist, but a mouthpiece, for the Iraqi regime over many years". He has described Tariq Aziz, the man who claimed that invading Kuwait was to protect Iraq's oil business as "a dear, dear friend."
He also may have PERSONALLY profited from the Oil-for-Food program that he SO vehemently opposed.
In my opinion, his opposition to the war comes partially from a want to continue making money off of this program.
I believe that George Galloway not only has no place holding public office, but should be brought to trial for his indescretions.
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