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Mr. Galloway Goes to Washington
George Galloway
A lively, rousing account from the Briton who took DC by storm.
The Brit Who Set Congress Straight About Iraq
New Press
September 2005
144 pages ISBN: 159558062X Trade Size
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"As a matter of fact, I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the
same number oftimes as Donald Rumsfeld. 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."—George
Galloway in the U.S. Senate, May 2005 In late spring of2005, 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 aides, and
press, Galloway turned the tables on his accusers, calling
attention to the dishonesty and hypocrisy that led to the
war in Iraq. This 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. Filled with the
passion and wit that are Galloway trademarks, the book
includes the complete transcript of the famed Senate
testimony and is packed with facts about the U.S.'s
ignominious history in Iraq—facts that are easy to forget
but crucial to remember.
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