Mr. Galloway goes to Washington

"In the late Spring of 2005, George Galloway, a newly elected British Member of Parliament, came to Washington D.C., to appear before a Senate subcommittee that claimed - without ever talking to him - that he had enriched himself through the scandal-plagued Iraq oil-for-food program." "What happened next was a rare political moment: to the surprise of the assembled senators, congressional aids, and press, Galloway turned the tables on his accusers. In now-famous words, Galloway, with fiery eloquence, asserted that he had met Saddam Hussein "exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld," adding that "the difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and to give him maps the better to target those guns. I met him to try and bring about an end to sanctions, suffering, and war."" "Mr. Galloway Goes to Washington is the story of Galloway's relationship with Saddam Hussein (including details of their private meetings) and of his remarkable visit to Washington in which he dared to set the record straight - not just his own record, but also that of the U.S. government, including the dishonesty and hypocrisy that led to the horror-filled and heartbreaking war in Iraq, and that continues still. The book includes the complete transcript of the famed Senate testimony and is packed with facts about the United States' ignominious history in Iraq - facts that are easy to forget but crucial to remember."--Jacket.

Year

2005

Language

English

Publisher

New Press

Editions

1

Pages

132

ISBN

9781595580627

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