George Galloway
Galloway in 2007.
Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow
Incumbent
Assumed office  5 May 2005
Preceded by	Oona King
Majority	823 (1. Bethnal Green and Bow is a Constituency located in Greater London, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Oona Tamsyn King (born 22 October 1967 in Sheffield) is a British politician 9%)
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Kelvin
In office 1 May 1997 – 5 May 2005
Preceded by	New Constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency Abolished
Majority	7,260 (27. Glasgow Kelvin was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005 Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general 1%)
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Hillhead
In office 11 June 1987 – 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Roy Jenkins
Succeeded by	Constituency Abolished
Majority	4,826 (12. Glasgow Hillhead was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1997 Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Roy Harris Jenkins Baron Jenkins of Hillhead OM PC ( 11 November 1920 &ndash 5 January 2003) was a British 3%)
Born	August 16, 1954 (1954-08-16) (age 53) Dundee, Scotland
Political party	Labour (1967-2003) RESPECT (2004-present)
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	www.georgegalloway.com

George Galloway (born 16 August 1954 in Dundee) is a Scottish politician, author and talkshow host noted for his left-wing views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Respect – The Unity Coalition is a Left wing political party in England and Wales founded on 25 January, 2004 in London. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1987 and currently represents Respect for the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Respect – The Unity Coalition is a Left wing political party in England and Wales founded on 25 January, 2004 in London. Bethnal Green and Bow is a Constituency located in Greater London, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom He was previously a Labour Party MP for Glasgow Hillhead and for Glasgow Kelvin. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Glasgow Hillhead was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1997 Glasgow Kelvin was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005

Galloway is perhaps best known for his vigorous campaign to overturn economic sanctions against Iraq in the 1990s and early 2000s and to avert the 2003 invasion of that country. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia He made visits there in 1994 and 2002. As part of a speech in his 1994 visit in which Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was in attendance, he said "Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability",^[1] although Galloway has always claimed that he was addressing the Iraqi people. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 In his 2002 visit, as war talk and claims of weapons of mass destruction filled the airwaves, he said "we are determined that we are going to do everything we can to stop this rush over the cliff. "^[2]

He was later accused by a U. S. Senate Committee led by Norm Coleman of personally profiting from abuses of UN Oil-for-Food programme. Norman Bertram "Norm" Coleman Jr (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician who has served as a U The Oil-for-Food Programme, established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003 was intended He combatively countered the charges by accusing Coleman and other pro-war politicians of covering up the "theft of billions of dollars of Iraq's wealth. . . on your watch" that had occurred under a post-invasion Coalition Provisional Authority, committed by "Halliburton and other American corporations. The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA سلطة الائتلاف الموحدة was established as a Transitional government following the Halliburton Energy Services ( is a US -based Multinational corporation with operations in more than 70 countries . . with the connivance of your own government. "^[3][4] He was expelled from the Labour Party in October 2003 when a party body decided that similarly strong statements he had made in opposition to the invasion had brought the party into disrepute. ^[5]

In January 2004, Galloway made his comeback as a founding member of Respect, a new political coalition to the left of Labour, in association with the Socialist Workers Party and other left-wing groups, anti-Iraq war activists such as Salma Yaqoob, and other figures on the British left such as film director Ken Loach. The Socialist Workers Party ( SWP) is the largest political party of the Far left in Britain that stands in the revolutionary socialist tradition Salma Yaqoob (born 1971) is the vice- chair of Respect – The Unity Coalition and a Birmingham City Councillor She is also the head of the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Kenneth Loach (born 17 June 1936) known as Ken Loach, is an English television and Film director. He won his seat in the 2005 general election, the first time Respect had contested a Parliamentary election. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general On 3 November 2007, the Socialist Workers' Party claimed that Galloway had announced he was splitting from Respect after an internal dispute. ^[6] Galloway denied this, and together with Respect chair Linda Smith, Vice Chair Salma Yaqoob and sixteen other members of the National Council, issued an invitation to a Respect Renewal conference, organised on the same day and time as the scheduled Respect conference. Salma Yaqoob (born 1971) is the vice- chair of Respect – The Unity Coalition and a Birmingham City Councillor She is also the head of the ^[7]

On 17 July 2007, Galloway was censured by the House of Commons Select Committee on Standards and Privileges, which recommended his suspension from the House for 18 days for "his unwillingness to cooperate fully with the Commissioner, and his calling into question of the Commissioner's and our own integrity [which] have in our view damaged the reputation of the House". Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[8] In response, Galloway commented: "Once more and yet again I have been cleared of taking a single penny or in any way personally benefiting from the former Iraqi regime through the oil for food programme or any other means . . . What really upset them [the committee] is that I always defend myself. "^[9] On July 23, 2007, during a debate on the Committee's recommendation, Galloway was ordered out of the House of Commons by the Speaker after making repeated attacks on the integrity of officers of the House. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[10]

Early and personal life

Galloway was born in Dundee, Scotland, grew up in a Roman Catholic household, and was a keen amateur boxer. Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. He attended Charleston Primary and Harris Academy, a nondenominational school. Harris Academy is a Secondary school located in the West End of Dundee, Scotland. Galloway left the Roman Catholic church for a time but returned to Christian belief in his mid-20s, and he is opposed to abortion, although he supports Respect's pro-choice stance. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth An Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and

He was married from 1979 to 1999 to Elaine Fyffe, with whom he has a daughter, Lucy. He married Amineh Abu-Zayyad in 2000: Zayyad filed for divorce in 2005. Dr Amineh Abu-Zayyad ( Arabic ‮أمينة أبوزيّاد‬ is a Palestinian -born Arab and former wife of the British Respect In May 2007 Rima Husseini, his Lebanese former researcher gave birth to a son, Zein.

Galloway states that he is a non-drinker from a non-drinking family. "My father didn’t drink alcohol and his father didn’t and my daughter doesn’t. I think it has a very deleterious effect on people". ^[11]

Labour Party organiser

Galloway joined the Labour Party at 13 years old and within five years was secretary of the Dundee West constituency party. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Dundee West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. His enthusiasm led him to become vice-chairman of the Labour Party in the city of Dundee and a member of the Scottish Executive Committee in 1975. On 5 May 1977, he contested his first election campaign in the Scottish district elections but failed to hold the safe Labour seat at Gillburn, Dundee. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays He was beaten by the Independent candidate Bunty Turley, who was a trade unionist running on the campaign slogan "enough is enough" after allegations were made about Galloway's personal and financial behaviour. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. ^[12] Galloway became the secretary organiser of Dundee Labour Party—the youngest ever Scottish chairman—in March 1981 at 26 years old. ^[13]

His support for the Palestinian cause began in 1974 when he met a Palestinian activist in Dundee; he supported the actions of Dundee City council which flew the Palestinian flag inside the City Chambers. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council The Palestinian flag ( علم فلسطين) was originally designed by Sharif Hussein for the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916 A city hall or town hall is the chief administrative building of a City or Town 's administration and usually houses the city or He was involved in the twinning of Dundee with Nablus in 1980,^[14] although he did not take part in the visit of Lord Provost Gowans, Ernie Ross MP and three city councillors to Nablus and Kuwait in April 1981. Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem Ernest Ross (born 27 July 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed ^[13]

In 1981, Denis Healey, then deputy leader of the Labour Party, failed in a bid to remove Galloway from the list of Prospective Parliamentary Candidates following an article Galloway had written in Scottish Marxist supporting Communist Party affiliation with the Labour Party. Denis Winston Healey Baron Healey, CH, MBE, PC (born 30 August 1917 is a British Life peer and Labour politician Galloway successfully argued that this was his own personal viewpoint, not that of the Labour Party. Healey lost his motion by 13 votes to 5. He once quipped that, in order to overcome a £1. 5 million deficit which had arisen in the city budget, he, Ernie Ross and leading councillors should be placed in the stocks in the city square: "we would allow people to throw buckets of water over us at 20p a time. Ernest Ross (born 27 July 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Stocks are devices used since Medieval times for Public humiliation, Corporal punishment, and Torture. "^[15]

Parliamentary career and public profile

War on Want

From November 1983 to 1987, Galloway was General Secretary of War On Want, a British charity that campaigns against poverty worldwide. War on Want is an anti-poverty charity based in London, England, which highlights the needs of Poverty -stricken areas around the world In this post he was much travelled, especially to areas suffering famine; he wrote eye-witness accounts of the famine in Eritrea in 1985 which were published in the Sunday Times and the Spectator. Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in ^[16]

The Daily Mirror accused him of living luxuriously at the charity's expense. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 ^[17] An independent auditor cleared him of misuse of funds,^[18] though he did repay £1,720 in contested expenses. ^[19] He later reportedly won £155,000 from the Mirror in an unrelated libel lawsuit. ^[20]

More than two years after Galloway stepped down as General Secretary to serve as a Labour MP, the UK government's Charity Commission investigated War on Want, finding accounting irregularities from 1985 to 1989, but little evidence that money was used for non-charitable purposes. The Charity Commission for England and Wales (Welsh Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr) is the Non-ministerial government department that regulates registered Galloway had been general secretary for the first three of those years. The commission said responsibility lay largely with auditors and did not single out individuals for blame. ^[18]

Member of Parliament, Glasgow

Galloway was selected as Labour candidate for the Glasgow Hillhead seat, then held by Roy Jenkins of the Social Democratic Party. Roy Harris Jenkins Baron Jenkins of Hillhead OM PC ( 11 November 1920 &ndash 5 January 2003) was a British This is about the UK Social Democratic Party which existed between 1981 and 1988 He fought for a place on the Labour Party National Executive Committee in 1986; in a large field of candidates he finished as second from bottom. The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. At the 1986 Labour Party Conference he made a strong attack on the Labour Party's Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor Roy Hattersley for not favouring exchange controls. The Labour Party Conference, or annual national conference of the Labour Party, is formally the supreme decision-making body of the Party Roy Sydney George Hattersley Baron Hattersley, PC, (born 28 December 1932 is a British Labour Party Politician, published author and journalist

In the 1987 election, Galloway won Glasgow Hillhead from Jenkins with a majority of 3,251. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence Although now known for his left-wing views, Galloway was never a member of Labour's main leftist grouping of MPs, the Campaign Group. The Socialist Campaign Group is a Left-wing grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

Troubles within the Labour Party

Asked about a War on Want conference on Mykonos, Greece during his previous job, the new MP Galloway notoriously replied "I travelled to and spent lots of time with people in Greece, many of whom were women, some of whom were known carnally to me. Mykonos ( Greek: Μύκονος is a Greek island and a mass tourist destination renowned for its cosmopolitan character and its intense nightlife Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία I actually had sexual intercourse with some of the people in Greece. "^[21] The statement put Galloway on the front pages of the tabloid press and in February 1988 the Executive Committee of his Constituency Labour Party passed a vote of no confidence in him. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest A Constituency Labour Party (CLP is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary Constituency in England ^[21]

He went on to win re-selection over Trish Godman (wife of fellow MP Norman Godman) in June 1989, but failed to get a majority of the electoral college on the first ballot. Patricia 'Trish' Godman (born 31 October 1939, Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour politician and Member of the Norman Anthony Godman (born April 19, 1937) is a Scottish Labour Party politician This was the worst result for any sitting Labour MP who was reselected; 13 out of the 26 members of the Constituency Party's Executive Committee resigned that August, indicating their dissatisfaction with the result. ^[22]

In 1990, a classified advertisement appeared in the Labour left weekly Tribune headed "Lost: MP who answers to the name of George", "balding and has been nicknamed gorgeous", claiming that the lost MP had been seen in Romania but had not been to a constituency meeting for a year. Tribune is a Democratic socialist weekly currently a magazine though in the past more often a newspaper published in London. A telephone number was given which turned out to be for the Groucho Club in London, from which Galloway had recently been excluded (he has since been readmitted). The Groucho Club is a well-known private Social club located at Dean Street in Soho, London. Galloway threatened legal action and pointed out that he had been to five constituency meetings. He eventually settled for an out-of-court payment by Tribune.

The leadership election of the Labour Party in 1992 saw Galloway voting for fellow Scot John Smith for Leader and Margaret Beckett as Deputy Leader. John Smith QC (13 September 1938&ndash12 May 1994 was a Scottish Politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943 is a British Labour Politician, Member of Parliament (MP for Derby In 1994 after Smith's death, Galloway declined to cast a vote in the leadership election (one of only three MPs to do so). In a debate with the leader of the Scottish National Party Alex Salmond, Galloway responded to one of Salmond's jibes against the Labour Party by declaring "I don't give a fuck what Tony Blair thinks. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond, (ˈsamənd is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government. "^[22]

Although facing a challenge for the Labour nomination for the seat of Glasgow Kelvin in 1997, Galloway successfully defeated Shiona Waldron. Glasgow Kelvin was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005 He was unchallenged for the nomination in 2001.

In the 1997 and 2001 elections Galloway was the Labour candidate for the seat of Glasgow Kelvin, winning with majorities of over 16,000 and 12,000 respectively. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown During the 2001 Parliament, he voted against the Whip 27 times. Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature During the 2001-02 session he was the 9th most rebellious Labour MP.

Expulsion from the Labour Party

Galloway became Vice-President of the Stop the War Coalition (StWC). The Stop the War Coalition (StWC (informally just Stop the War) is a United Kingdom Anti-war group set up on 21 September 2001 He is actively involved, often speaking on StWC platforms at anti-war demonstrations. From this position Galloway made many aggressive and controversial statements in opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For these he was expelled from the Labour party. He reportedly said in a 28 March 2003 interview with Abu Dhabi TV that Tony Blair and George W. Bush had "lied to the British Air Force and Navy, when they said the battle of Iraq would be very quick and easy. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Abu Dhabi TV ( تلفزيون أبو ظبي) is an Arabic Television station re-launched in 2000, broadcasting from Abu Dhabi, Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. They attacked Iraq like wolves. . . . " and added, ". . .  the best thing British troops can do is to refuse to obey illegal orders. "^[23] He called the Labour government "Tony Blair's lie machine. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to "^[24] His most controversial statement from the interview may have been "Iraq is fighting for all the Arabs. Where are the Arab armies?". ^[25]

The Observer newspaper said in 2003 that the Director for Public Prosecutions was considering a request to pursue Galloway under the Incitement to Disaffection Act, 1934. The Incitement to Disaffection Act 1934 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made it an offence to endeavour to seduce a member of HM Forces ^[26]

On 18 April The Sun published an interview with Tony Blair in which Blair said "His comments were disgraceful and wrong. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. The National Executive will deal with it. " Citing Galloway's comments regarding the Iraq war, the General Secretary of the Labour Party suspended him from holding office in the party on 6 May 2003, pending a hearing on charges that he had violated the party's constitution by "bringing the Labour Party into disrepute through behaviour that is prejudicial or grossly detrimental to the Party". Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The National Constitutional Committee held a hearing on 22 October 2003, to consider the charges, taking evidence from Galloway himself, from other party witnesses, viewing media interviews, and hearing character testimony from (among others) veteran former Labour MP and ex-minister Tony Benn. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony "Tony" Neil Wedgwood Benn (born 3 April 1925 formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British Socialist Politician. The following day, the committee found the charge of bringing the party into disrepute proved, and expelled Galloway from the Labour Party forthwith. Galloway called the Committee's hearing "a show trial" and "a kangaroo court". A kangaroo court or kangaroo trial, sometimes likened to a Drumhead court-martial or Drumhead trial, is a sham Legal proceeding or Court ^[27]

2005 election

In January 2004 Galloway announced he would be working with members of the English Socialist Alliance and others under the name Respect - The Unity Coalition, generally referred to simply as Respect. The Socialist Alliance was a Left-wing Electoral alliance operating in England in existence between 1992 and 2005 and is currently (after being refounded Respect – The Unity Coalition is a Left wing political party in England and Wales founded on 25 January, 2004 in London. This was despite Galloway having a track record of antipathy toward Trotskyists, and the largest component of Respect is the Socialist Workers Party, which broadly identifies itself as part of the Trotskyist political tradition. Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. The Socialist Workers Party ( SWP) is the largest political party of the Far left in Britain that stands in the revolutionary socialist tradition

Some former members of the Socialist Alliance, including the Workers Liberty and Workers Power groups, objected to forming a coalition with Galloway, citing his political record, and his refusal to accept an average worker's wage, with Galloway claiming "I couldn’t live on three workers’ wages. The Alliance for Workers' Liberty (AWL also known as Workers' Liberty, is a Marxist group based in the United Kingdom. Workers Power is an Trotskyist group which is the British section of the League for the Fifth International. An average worker's wage is the Mean Salary of a group of workers. "^[28]

He stood as the Respect candidate in London in the 2004 European Parliament elections, but failed to win a seat after receiving 91,175 of the 115,000 votes he needed. England Scotland and Wales Turnout for all the regions was 37

After his expulsion, he had initially fuelled speculation that he might call a snap by-election before then, by resigning his parliamentary seat, saying:

Galloway later announced that he would not force a by-election and intended not to contest the next general election in Glasgow. Galloway's Glasgow Kelvin seat was split between three neighbouring constituencies for the May 2005 general election. One of these, the redrawn Glasgow Central constituency might have been his best chance to win, but had his long-time friend Mohammad Sarwar, the first Muslim Labour MP and a strong opponent of the Iraq War in place; Galloway did not wish to challenge him. Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster) Mohammad Sarwar (born 18 August 1952, Pirmahal Pakistan) in an Arain agriculturist family is a politician in the United Kingdom The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign After the European election results became known, Galloway announced that he would stand in Bethnal Green and Bow, the area where Respect had its strongest election results and where the sitting Labour MP, Oona King, supported the Iraq War. Bethnal Green and Bow is a Constituency located in Greater London, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Oona Tamsyn King (born 22 October 1967 in Sheffield) is a British politician On 2 December, despite speculation that he might stand in Newham, he confirmed that he was to be the candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire The London Borough of Newham ( is a London borough in East London, within Greater London.

The ensuing electoral campaign in the seat proved to be a difficult one with heated rhetoric. It was reported by the BBC that Galloway had himself been threatened with death by extreme Islamists from the banned organisation al-Ghurabaa. Islamism ( Islam + ism; Arabic: al-'islāmiyya) a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only Al Ghurabaa' ( Arabic: الغرباء; English: The Strangers) is a banned Muslim organization that operated in the United Kingdom All the major candidates united in condemning the threats and violence. ^[29]

On May 5, Galloway won the seat by 823 votes and made a fiery acceptance speech, saying that Tony Blair had the blood of 100,000 people on his hands and denouncing the returning officer over alleged discrepancies in the electoral process. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John When challenged in a subsequent televised interview by Jeremy Paxman as to whether he was happy to have removed one of the few black women in Parliament, Galloway replied "I don't believe that people get elected because of the colour of their skin. Jeremy Dixon Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English Journalist, Author and Television presenter. I believe people get elected because of their record and because of their policies. So move on to your next question. "^[30][31]

Oona King later told the Today programme that she found Paxman's line of question inappropriate. Today, sometimes referred to as the Today programme to avoid ambiguity is BBC Radio 4 's long-running early morning news and current affairs "He shouldn't be barred from running against me because I'm a black woman . . . I was not defined, or did not wish to be defined, by either my ethnicity or religious background. "^[32]

Constitutional Affairs minister David Lammy later criticised Galloway for the "manner in which he won that seat, whipping up racial tensions, dividing some of the poorest people in this country, I think was obscene. David Lindon Lammy (born 19 July 1972 is a British Politician and the Member of Parliament for Tottenham. " Lammy further called him a "carpetbagger. "^[33]

"It's good to be back", Galloway said on being sworn in as MP for Bethnal Green after the May election. He pledged to represent "the people that New Labour has abandoned" and to "speak for those who have nobody else to speak for them. "

Parliamentary participation statistics

Galloway's participation in Parliamentary activity fell to minimal levels after he was suspended and later expelled from the Labour Party. After speaking in a debate on Iraq on 25 March 2003, Galloway did not intervene in any way in Parliamentary debates or ask any oral questions for the remainder of the Parliament and his participation in House of Commons Divisions was among the lowest of any MP (the website "They Work For You. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. com"^[34] has more details). Since being elected in 2005, his participation rate has remained low. At the end of 2005 he had participated in only 15% of votes in the House of Commons since the general election, placing him 634 out of 645 MPs - of the MPs below him in the rankings, one is the former Prime Minister Tony Blair, five are Sinn Féin members who have an abstentionist policy toward taking their seats, three are the speaker and deputy speakers and therefore ineligible to vote, and two have died since the election. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 Galloway claims a record of unusual activity at a "grass roots" level. His own estimate is that he has made 1,100 public speeches between September 2001 and May 2005. ^[35]

In November 2005 Galloway's commitment to Parliamentary activity was again called into question when he failed to attend the Report Stage of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill in the House of Commons, despite Respect having urged its members to put pressure on MPs to attend. The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 is a British Act of Parliament intended to deal with the Law Lords ' ruling of 16 December, 2004 ^[36] It was subsequently confirmed that Galloway had been carrying out a speaking engagement in Cork, Ireland on the night (Galloway's spokesman asserted the performance was "uncancellable"^[37]). Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

Although that stage of the bill failed by two votes, it initially appeared that the government won by a majority of only one, in which Galloway's attendance would have tied the vote. However, even in the case of a tie the vote would not have resulted in defeat for the government, because the vote was on an amendment (tightening the standard on what constitutes incitement to terrorism) and the amendment would not have passed. It would have taken three more "aye" votes to pass the amendment. All the same, Respect later put out a statement stating that it regretted the vote had been missed. The statement further claimed that Galloway had cleared his diary for all the subsequent votes on the bill. ^[38] Galloway did attend a subsequent debate on the Bill, and voted against^[39] the final reading of the bill, which passed. The last time he voted in Westminster was 11 June 2007^[40] and the last time he spoke in the house was 23 July 2007^[41]

Galloway voted in support of the government's original draft of the religious hatred bill in 2006, which many people had feared would restrict artistic freedom and free speech. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [4].

Suspension from the House of Commons

On July 17, 2007, following a four-year inquiry, the House of Commons Select Committee on Standards and Privileges published its sixth report. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The committee concluded that there was "no evidence" that Galloway gained any personal benefit from either the former Iraqi regime, or from the Oil-for-Food Programme. The Oil-for-Food Programme, established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003 was intended It did not examine the bank account of Galloway's former wife or their joint account.

However, it found that Galloway's use of parliamentary resources to support his work on the Mariam Appeal "went beyond what was reasonable" and recommended he be suspended from the House. George Galloway (born 16 August 1954 in Dundee) is a Scottish Politician, author and talkshow host noted for his Left-wing views confrontational style

In response, Galloway stated "The Committee appear utterly oblivious to the grotesque irony of a pro-sanctions and pro-war Committee of a pro-sanctions and pro-war Parliament passing judgement on the work of their opponents, especially in the light of the bloody march of events in Iraq since this inquiry began four years ago. They describe that as questioning their integrity and bringing Parliament into disrepute. The House would do well to honestly calibrate exactly how its reputation on all matters concerning the war in Iraq stands with the public before deciding who precisely has brought it into disrepute. "^[43] At a press conference following publication of the report, Galloway stated "To be deprived of the company for 18 days of the honourable ladies and gentleman behind me [in parliament] will be painful . . . but I'm intending to struggle on regardless. . . What really upset them [the committee] is that I always defend myself. . . I am not a punchbag. If you aim low blows at me, I'll fight back". ^[9]

The next General Election

On 10 August 2007, Galloway confirmed he would stand in Poplar and Limehouse^[44][45] where the Labour Party has a notional majority of 3,942. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Poplar and Limehouse will be a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ^[46] The Labour candidate will be the current Poplar and Canning Town MP Jim Fitzpatrick. Poplar and Canning Town is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. James "Jim" Fitzpatrick (born April 4, 1952) is a British Politician. Galloway said he had planned to stand down from Parliament at the next election, but was prompted to stay on and fight to win the neighbouring East London constituency after he felt he was unfairly suspended from Parliament for 18 days in October 2007. East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames.

'Stress Ball' Incident

On April 22nd, 2008, Galloway was campaigning in London from an open-top bus. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common While touring central London ahead of the next week's elections, the MP was knocked unconscious, by a rubber stress ball which was thrown at him from a first floor window of a nearby office building by an office worker. A stress ball is a malleable toy usually not more than 7cm in diameter The ball around the size of a tennis ball, hit Galloway on the side of the head, which caused him to become dazed, and due to the force of the throw, lost his balance and hit the other side of his head on a part of the bus. After receiving ambulance treatment, Galloway began campaigning again, and the person responsible for throwing the ball was charged with assault. ^[47]

Political views

Galloway has a reputation as a left-winger and advocates redistribution of wealth, greater spending on welfare benefits, and extensive nationalisation of large industries. Redistribution of wealth refers to the transfer of wealth from some individuals to others "Social welfare" redirects here For other uses see Welfare A social welfare provision refers to any program which seeks to provide Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the Public ownership of a national government He opposes Scottish independence and supports the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He also supports Irish unification. A United Ireland is the term used to refer to a sovereign state encompassing the whole of the island of Ireland. In the Scottish Parliament election, 2007, George Galloway supported Solidarity,^[48] despite not supporting all their policies, such as Scottish independence. The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament Solidarity (full name Solidarity – Scotland's Socialist Movement) is a political party in Scotland, launched on September 3, 2006 Nick Cohen though has suggested that Galloway is a right-winger like Oswald Mosley for lining up with Ba'athist and Islamic fundamentalist regimes hostile to principles of the left. Nick Cohen is a British journalist author and political commentator Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley 6th Baronet (16 November 1896 &ndash 3 December 1980 was a British Politician, known principally as the founder of the British ^[49] Galloway has attracted most attention for his comments on foreign policy, taking a special interest in Libya, Pakistan, Iraq, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and

Views on Iraq and Saddam Hussein

Galloway opposed the 1991 Gulf War and was critical of the effect the subsequent sanctions had on the people of Iraq. He visited Iraq several times and met senior government figures. His involvement caused certain critics to deride him as the "member for Baghdad North". Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous In 1994, Galloway faced some of his strongest criticism on his return from a Middle-Eastern visit during which he had met Saddam Hussein "to try and bring about an end to sanctions, suffering and war. " At the meeting, he reported the support given to Saddam by the people of the Gaza Strip and ended his speech with the phrase "Sir: I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability,"^[50]{{ although Galloway maintains that he was misinterpreted. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west ^[51] Galloway's speech was translated for Hussein, and Anasal-Tikriti, a friend of Galloways and a Respect candidate, spokesman for the Muslim Association of Britain said: "I understand Arabic and it [Galloway's salutation] was taken completely out of context. When he said "you" he meant the Iraqi people, he was saluting their indefatigability, their resolve against sanctions. Even the interpreter got it right and, in Arabic, says salutes the stand of the Iraqi people'. " [5] Additionally he reportedly said "hatta al-nasr, hatta al-nasr, hatta al-Quds" (Arabic for "until victory, until victory, until Jerusalem"). Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the

In 1999, Galloway was criticised for spending Christmas in Iraq with Tariq Aziz, then Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister. Mikhail Yuhanna (ميخائيل يوحنا Mīḫāʾīl Yūḥannā) later and more popularly known as Tariq Aziz or Tareq Aziz, (طارق عزيز In the 17 May 2005, hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Galloway stated that he had had many meetings with Aziz, and characterised their relationship as friendly. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives ^[52] After the fall of Saddam, he continued to praise Aziz, calling him "an eminent diplomatic and intellectual person. " In 2006 a video surfaced showing Galloway enthusiastically greeting Uday Hussein, Saddam's eldest son, with the title of "Excellency" at Uday's palace in 1999. Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (18 June 1964 Baghdad &ndash 22 July 2003 Mosul) (عُدي صدّام حُسين was the eldest son of Saddam Hussein ^[53] "The two men also made unflattering comments about the United States and joked about losing weight, going bald and how difficult it is to give up smoking cigars," according to The Scotsman. The Scotsman is a Scottish national Newspaper, published in Edinburgh. ^[54]

In a House of Commons debate on 6 March 2002, Foreign Office Minister Ben Bradshaw said of Galloway that he was "not just an apologist, but a mouthpiece, for the Iraqi regime over many years. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw (born 30 August 1960 in London) is a British Politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for " Galloway called the Minister a liar and refused to withdraw: "[Bradshaw's] imputation that I am a mouthpiece for a dictator is a clear imputation of dishonour" he said, and the sitting was suspended in consequence of the dispute. ^[55] Bradshaw later withdrew his allegation, and Galloway apologised for using unparliamentary language. In August 2002, Galloway returned to Iraq and met Saddam Hussein for a second time. According to Galloway, the intention of the trip was to try and persuade Hussein to re-admit Hans Blix, and the United Nations weapons inspectors into the country. (born 28 June, 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish Diplomat and Politician. ^[56]

Galloway signing an asylum seekers petition, sitting on the edge of the StWC stage at the 2005 Make Poverty History rally. According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race The Stop the War Coalition (StWC (informally just Stop the War) is a United Kingdom Anti-war group set up on 21 September 2001 The Make Poverty History campaign (which is written as MAKE POVERTY' HISTORY') is a British and Irish coalition of Charities, religious

Giving evidence in his libel case against the Daily Telegraph newspaper in 2004, Galloway testified that he regarded Saddam as a "bestial dictator" and would have welcomed his removal from power, but not by means of a military attack on Iraq. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Galloway also pointed that he was a prominent critic of Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1980s, as well as of the role of Margaret Thatcher's government in supporting arms sales to Iraq during the Iran/Iraq war. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Labour MP Tam Dalyell said during the controversy over whether Galloway should be expelled from the Labour Party that "in the mid-1980s there was only one MP that I can recollect making speeches about human rights in Iraq and this was George Galloway. Sir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns 11th Baronet (born 9 August 1932) known as Tam Dalyell (diːˈɛl is a Scottish Politician "^[57] When the issue of Galloway's meetings with Saddam Hussein is raised, including before the U. S. Senate, Galloway has argued that he had met Saddam "exactly the same number of times as U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld met him. The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and to give him maps the better to target those guns. "^[58]

During a 9 March 2005, interview at the University of Dhaka campus Galloway called for a global alliance between Muslims and progressives: "Not only do I think it’s possible but I think it is vitally necessary and I think it is happening already. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Dhaka (commonly referred to as Dhaka University or just DU) ( Bengali: ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Đhaka It is possible because the progressive movement around the world and the Muslims have the same enemies. Their enemies are the Zionist occupation, American occupation, British occupation of poor countries mainly Muslim countries. "^[59]

Galloway and Israel

While Galloway frequently condemns Israel's military actions, many of Galloway's specific comments regarding Israel have been strongly criticised.

At a July 22, 2006 demonstration (and later in a Socialist Worker op-ed),^[60] Galloway stated "Hezbollah has never been a terrorist organisation!"; to which the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom passed a motion condemning Galloway for this. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Socialist Worker is the name of several socialist / communist Newspapers It is a weekly newspaper published by the International Socialist The National Union of Students ( NUS) is the main confederation of Students' unions that exist inside the United Kingdom. The NUS motion said Galloway is "clearly not ignorant of Hezbollah’s history of violence and the killing of innocents. . . "^[61] The NUS wrote two letters to Galloway, explaining their condemnation for his praise of Nasrallah who "has called for the killing of Jews. . . worldwide" and "Hezbollah is an organisation with a history of terrorism. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion " The NUS also noted they are not "accusing [him] of being antisemitic or being a Holocaust denier. What we do condemn is your open support for a leader and an organisation that is antisemitic, terrorist and denies the holocaust. "^[62]

In an interview Galloway had with Alex Jones, Galloway blamed Israel for creating "conditions in the Arab countries and in some European countries to stampede Jewish people . Alexander Emerick Jones (born February 11 1974 is an American Paleoconservative radio host and documentary filmmaker . . into the Zionist state". Jones then alleged that the "Zionists" funded Hitler, to which Galloway replied that Zionists used the Jewish people "to create this little settler state on the Mediterranean," whose purpose was "to act as an advance guard for their own interests in the Arab world. . . "^[63] Engage included commentary on the interview that included: "Critically, however, this 21st century Protocols claims to be pro-Jewish; and has studiously replaced 'The Jews' with new bogeymen, 'The Zionists'," and that the interview is a "perversion of past and present Jewish Zionist life". Engage is an organisation which publishes materials in opposition to what they see as left and liberal antisemitism primarily in UK academic institutions The Protocols of the Elders of Zion ( Protocols of the wise men of Zion, Library of Congress 's Uniform Title; "Протоколы ^[64] Labour Liverpool Riverside MP Louise Ellman, who has been derided by Galloway as “Israel’s MP on Merseyside,” said: “I think this is just another demonstration of George Galloway’s total hostility toward Jewish national identity and self-determination. Louise Ellman (born 14 November 1945) is the Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside. ” Eric Moonman, former Labour MP and president of the Zionist Federation, characterised Galloway's comments as "manipulating many of the facts," and warned that "we must not underestimate the way in which he can influence groups of people who are somewhat naive about the Middle East and Zionism. Eric Moonman (born 29 April 1929, Liverpool) was a British Labour politician The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, also known as the British Zionist Federation or simply the Zionist Federation (ZF was established in ” Stan Urman, Director of Justice for Jews from Arab Countries, a group which represents 856,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries, said: “How does one explain pogroms in 1912 and 1932 well before the establishment of the State of Israel?. Antisemitism in the Arab world|Islam and Antisemitism The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century expulsion or mass departure of Jews primarily of Sephardi . . His comments do not stand the test of historical fact. ” Galloway told the Jewish News that he "[stands] by all those comments," and that Zionism "has turned the people of Einstein and Epstein into one apparently represented by Sharon and Netanyahu. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical ”^[65]

In a series of speeches broadcast on Arab television, Galloway described Jerusalem and Baghdad as being "raped" by "foreigners". Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Ronnie Fraser of the Academic Friends of Israel interpreted Galloway's statement about Jerusalem to mean that he was referring to the Jewish people, as opposed to the State of Israel. The International Academic Friends of Israel (IAFI is a non-profit organization of leading academics and scientists set up to support the free and open exchange of ideas within the international ^[66] Galloway has consistently argued against confusing anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, and has condemned anti-Semitism in unequivocal terms.

Galloway was introduced as “a former member of the British Houses of Parliament” during a live interview with Qatari Al-Jazeera television, to which he responded: “I am still a member of parliament and was re-elected five times. Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" On the last occasion I was re-elected despite all the efforts made by the British government, the Zionist movement and the newspapers and news media which are controlled by Zionism. ” Mark Gardner, Director of Communications at the Community Security Trust, said, “This is despicable language for a Member of Parliament to use. The Community Security Trust ( CST) is a British charity established in 1994 to ensure the safety and security of the Jewish community in the UK Suggestions of Jewish media control can only give encouragement to anti-semites of every type". Ben Novick, Director of Media Relations at BICOM, dismissed Galloway’s allegations about "Zionist control" of the media, adding: “We hope that Al-Jazeera’s premonition of Galloway as a former MP will soon become a reality. The Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM is a United Kingdom based organisation which acts to create a more supportive environment for Israel ”^[67]

Galloway expressed support for the Syrian presence of Lebanon 5 months before it ended, telling the Daily Star of Lebanon "Syrian troops in Lebanon maintain stability and protect the country from Israel". The Daily Star is a pan-Middle East English language newspaper edited in Beirut and published alongside the International Herald Tribune In the same article he expressed his opposition to UN resolution 1559 which urged the Lebanese Government to establish control over all its territory. ^[68]

Galloway's view of Blair and Bush

At the national conference of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, on 30 June 2003, he apologised for describing George Bush as a "wolf", saying that to do so defamed wolves:

On 20 November 2004, George Galloway gave an interview on Abu-Dhabi TV in which he said:

On 20 June 2005, he appeared on Al Jazeera TV to lambast these two leaders and others. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island"

On 3 February 2006, Galloway was refused entry to Egypt at Cairo Airport and was detained "on grounds of national security", where he had been invited to 'give evidence' at a 'mock trial' of Bush and Blair. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. After being detained overnight, he said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak "apologised on behalf of the Egyptian people", and he was allowed to enter the country. After initial derogatory comments from Galloway and a spokesman from his Respect party regarding Mubarak's pro-western stance and ties to Bush and Blair, Galloway later commented: "It was a most gracious apology which I accept wholeheartedly. I consider the matter now closed" (see [6], [7]).

In an interview with Piers Morgan for GQ Magazine in May 2006, Galloway was asked whether a suicide bomb attack on Tony Blair with "no other casualties" would be morally justifiable "as revenge for the war on Iraq?". Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965) is a former editor of British Tabloid newspapers the News of the GQ (originally Gentlemen's Quarterly) is a monthly men's Magazine focusing upon Fashion, style and culture for men through articles This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons He answered "Yes it would be morally justified. I am not calling for it, but if it happened it would be of a wholly different moral order to the events of 7/7. It would be entirely logical and explicable, and morally equivalent to ordering the deaths of thousands of innocent people in Iraq as Blair did. " He further stated that if he knew about such a plan that he would inform the relevant authorities, saying: "I would [tell the police], because such an operation would be counterproductive because it would just generate a new wave of anti-Muslim, anti-Arab sentiment whipped up by the press. It would lead to new draconian anti-terror laws, and would probably strengthen the resolve of the British and American services in Iraq rather than weaken it. So yes, I would inform the authorities. "^[71] Some news analysts, notably Christopher Hitchens, took this to be a call for an attack while appearing not to. Christopher Eric Hitchens (born April 13, 1949) is a British Author, Journalist, Literary critic and American ^[72]

Views on the July 2005 London bombings

In the House of Commons, on the day of the 7 July 2005 London bombings that killed 52 and injured hundreds, and following a visit to the Royal London Hospital in his constituency where many of the victims had been taken, Galloway condemned the attacks strongly, but argued that they could not be separated from the hatred and bitterness felt among Muslims because of injustices in Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan, including injustices, he said, suffered as a result of British foreign policy:

• See full text of Galloway's speech in Parliament

Winding up the debate for the government in the last moments allotted, Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram described Galloway's remarks as "disgraceful" and accused Galloway of "dipping his poisonous tongue in a pool of blood. Adam Paterson Ingram (born in Glasgow on 1 February 1947 is a British politician, and Member of Parliament for East Kilbride. "^[75] No time remained for Galloway to intervene and he ran afoul of the Deputy Speaker when trying to make a point of order about Ingram's attack. For the 1964 documentary film see Point of Order (film. For other uses see Point A point of order is a matter raised during consideration He later went on to describe Ingram as a "thug" who had committed a "foul-mouthed, deliberately timed, last-10-seconds smear. "^[76] The men had previously clashed over claims in Galloway's autobiography (see below). George Galloway (born 16 August 1954 in Dundee) is a Scottish Politician, author and talkshow host noted for his Left-wing views confrontational style

Galloway and Pakistan

At the time of the 1999 coup in Pakistan, he wrote, "In poor third world countries like Pakistan, politics is too important to be left to petty squabbling politicians. Pakistan is always on the brink of breaking apart into its widely disparate components. Only the armed forces can really be counted on to hold such a country together. . . Democracy is a means, not an end in itself and it has a bad name on the streets of Karachi and Lahore. " [As published in the Mail on Sunday, November 10, 1999]. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

The government of Pakistan had earlier bankrolled his Asian Voice publishing company (see below).

Record on LGBT issues

In 1994 Galloway voted in support of the equalisation of the age of consent for homosexuality (which was then 21 years) with that for heterosexuality at 16 years. While the phrase age of consent typically does not appear in legal Statutes when used with in relation to sexual activity, the age of consent is the minimum age at Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Heterosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the opposite sex or to a heterosexual orientation ^[77] and then voted against a reduction of the homosexual age of consent to 18. ^[78] He voted in favour of permitting unmarried and gay couples to adopt children. ^[79] Critics have claimed that his involvement in the leadership of Respect - which made no explicit mention of gay rights in its 2005 election manifesto^[80] and accepted donations from certain Islamic, homophobic sources^[81] - raise questions about commitment to those issues, as does his rather poor voting record in parliamentary divisions, 80% of which he missed, during the 2001-5 parliament while still a Glasgow MP. ^[82] However, Respect's 2005 conference which Galloway took part in, resolved that explicit defence of equal rights and calls for the end to all discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people would be made in all of its manifestos and principal election materials. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation Transgender (trænzˈdʒɛndɚ from ( Latin) derivatives ^[83]

Galloway's assertion on The Wright Stuff chat show (13 March 2008) that the executed boyfriend of gay Iranian asylum seeker Mehdi Kazemi was a sex offender rather than a homosexual^[84] received criticism from Peter Tatchell among others. The Wright Stuff is a British Television Chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, andcurrently airing on Five each weekday at Mehdi Kazemi (born 1989 is a Gay Iranian who is currently wanted in Iran for Sodomy. Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian born British Human rights activist who gained international celebrity ^[85] Galloway also claimed on The Wright Stuff that the case of gay rights in Iran was being raised by those who support a war with Iran. The Wright Stuff is a British Television Chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, andcurrently airing on Five each weekday at

Corruption allegations and other controversies

Mariam Appeal

In 1998 Galloway founded the Mariam Appeal, intended "to campaign against sanctions on Iraq which are having disastrous effects on the ordinary people of Iraq". The Mariam Appeal ("the Appeal" was a Political campaign in the United Kingdom (UK established in 1998. The campaign was named after Mariam Hamza, a child flown by the fund from Iraq to Britain to receive treatment for leukaemia. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood The intention was to raise awareness of the suffering and death of hundreds of thousands of other Iraqi children due to poor health conditions and lack of suitable medicines and facilities, and to campaign for the lifting of the Iraq sanctions that many maintained were responsible for that situation. The Iraq sanctions were a near-total financial and trade embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council against the nation of Iraq.

The fund received scrutiny during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, after a complaint that Galloway used some of the donation money to pay his travel expenses. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia ^[86] Galloway said that the expenses were incurred in his capacity as the Appeal's chairman. Although the Mariam Appeal was never a registered charity and never intended to be such, it was investigated by the Charity Commission. The Charity Commission for England and Wales (Welsh Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr) is the Non-ministerial government department that regulates registered The report of this year-long inquiry, published in June 2004,^[87] found that the Mariam Appeal was doing charitable work (and so ought to have registered with them), but did not substantiate allegations that any funds had been misused.

A further Charity Commission Report published on 7 June 2007 found that the Appeal had received funds from Fawaz Zureikat that originated from the Oil For Food programme, and concluded that: "Although Mr Galloway, Mr Halford and Mr Al-Mukhtar have confirmed that they were unaware of the source of Mr Zureikat’s donations, the Commission has concluded that the charity trustees should have made further enquiries when accepting such large single and cumulative donations to satisfy themselves as to their origin and legitimacy. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Commission’s conclusion is that the charity trustees did not properly discharge their duty of care as trustees to the Appeal in respect of these donations. They added: "The Commission is also concerned, having considered the totality of the evidence before it, that Mr Galloway may also have known of the connection between the Appeal and the Programme". ^[88] Galloway responded: "I've always disputed the Commission's retrospective view that a campaign to win a change in national and international policy—a political campaign—was, in fact, a charity. "^[89]

Oil for Food

Daily Telegraph

On 22 April 2003, the Daily Telegraph published an article describing documents found by its reporter David Blair in the ruins of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. David Blair is the Diplomatic Editor of The Daily Telegraph. He began working for the Daily Telegraph in Zimbabwe in 1999 The documents purport to be records of meetings between Galloway and Iraqi intelligence agents, and state that he had received £375,000 per year from the proceeds of the Oil for Food programme. The Oil-for-Food Programme, established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003 was intended Galloway completely denied the story, and pointed to the nature of the discovery within an unguarded, bombed-out building as being questionable. He instigated legal action against the newspaper, which was heard in the High Court from 14 November 2004. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " ^[90]

On 2 December, Justice David Eady ruled that the story had been "seriously defamatory", and that the Telegraph was "obliged to compensate Mr Galloway . Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire . . and to make an award for the purposes of restoring his reputation". Galloway was awarded £150,000 damages plus costs estimated to total £1. 2 million. The court did not grant leave to appeal; in order to appeal in the absence of leave, the defendants would have to petition the House of Lords.

The libel case was regarded by both sides as an important test of the Reynolds qualified-privilege defence. ^[91] The Daily Telegraph did not attempt to claim justification (a defence in which the defendant bears the onus of proving that the defamatory reports are true): "It has never been the Telegraph's case to suggest that the allegations contained in these documents are true". ^[92] Instead, the paper sought to argue that it acted responsibly because the allegations it reported were of sufficient public interest to outweigh the damage caused to Galloway's reputation. However, the court ruled that, "It was the defendants' primary case that their coverage was no more than 'neutral reportage' . . . but the nature, content and tone of their coverage cannot be so described. "

The issue of whether the documents were genuine was likewise not at issue at the trial. However, it later transpired that the expert hired by Galloway's lawyers, a forensic expert named Oliver Thorne, said "In my opinion the evidence found fully supports that the vast majority of the submitted documents are authentic. "^[93] He added "It should be noted that I am unable to comment on the veracity of the information within the disputed Telegraph documents, whether or not they are authentic. "

The Telegraph lost their appeal on 25 January 2006, the same day as Galloway's Big Brother eviction, and on 15 February 2006, the newspaper announced it would not be seeking leave to appeal. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Others

The Christian Science Monitor also published a story on 25 April 2003, stating that they had documentary evidence that he had received "more than ten million dollars" from the Iraqi regime. The Christian Science Monitor (CSM is an international Newspaper published daily Monday through Friday Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. However, on 20 June 2003, the Monitor reported^[94] that their own investigation had concluded the documents were sophisticated forgeries, and apologised. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Galloway rejected the newspaper's apology, asserted that the affair was a conspiracy against him, and continued a libel claim against the paper.

The Christian Science Monitor settled the claim, paying him an undisclosed sum in damages, on 19 March 2004. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " ^[95][96] It emerged that these documents had first been offered to the Daily Telegraph, but they had rejected them. The documents' origin remains obscure.

In January 2004, a further set of allegations were made in al-Mada, a newspaper in Iraq. The newspaper claimed to have found documents in the Iraqi national oil corporation showing that Galloway received (through an intermediary) some of the profits arising from the sale of 19. 5 million barrels (3,100,000 m³) of oil. Galloway acknowledged that money had been paid into the Mariam Appeal by Iraqi businessmen who had profited from the UN-run programme, but denied benefiting personally, and maintained that, in any case, there was nothing illicit about this:

The report of the Iraq Survey Group published in October 2004 claimed that Galloway was one of the recipients of a fund used by Iraq to buy influence among foreign politicians. The Iraq Survey Group (ISG was a fact-finding mission sent by the Multinational force in Iraq after the 2003 Invasion of Iraq to find the alleged Iraqi weapons Galloway denied receiving any money from Saddam Hussein's regime. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards had begun an investigation into George Galloway but suspended it when Galloway launched legal action. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is an officer of the British House of Commons. On December 14, it was announced that this investigation would resume. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people

U. S. Senate

Allegations

Evidence presented to the Committee (contract M/9/23); George Galloway's name appears next to Fawaz Zureikat in a different font and at an angle to the rest of the text on that line (number 23 in the list). [3]

In May 2005, a U. S. Senate committee report^[97] accused Galloway along with former French minister Charles Pasqua of receiving the right to buy oil under the UN's oil-for-food scheme. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Charles Pasqua (born 18 April 1927, Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French Businessman and Gaullist Politician The report was issued by the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, chaired by Senator Norm Coleman, a Republican from Minnesota. The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ( PSI) is the oldest subcommittee of the U Norman Bertram "Norm" Coleman Jr (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician who has served as a U Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The report cited further documents from the Iraqi oil ministry and interviews with Iraqi officials.

Coleman's committee said Pasqua had received allocations worth 11 million barrels (1,700,000 m³) from 1999 to 2000, and Galloway received allocations worth 20 million barrels (3,200,000 m³) from 2000 to 2003. The allegations against Pasqua and Galloway, both outspoken opponents of U. N. sanctions against Iraq in the 1990s, have been made before, including in an October report by U. S. arms inspector Charles Duelfer as well as in the various purported documents described earlier in this section. Charles A Duelfer replaced David Kay in January 23 2004 as the leader of the Iraq Survey Group, which was the United States ' search for Weapons of But Coleman's report provided several new details. It also included information from interrogations of former high-ranking officials in U. S. custody, including former Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz and former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan. Mikhail Yuhanna (ميخائيل يوحنا Mīḫāʾīl Yūḥannā) later and more popularly known as Tariq Aziz or Tareq Aziz, (طارق عزيز Taha Yasin Ramadan al-Jizrawi ( February 22, 1938 – March 20, 2007) ( طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي) was the Vice Among the claims is that there is new evidence to suggest that the Mariam Appeal, a children's leukaemia charity founded by Galloway, was in fact used to conceal oil payments. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood The report cites Ramadan as saying under interrogation that Galloway was allocated oil "because of his opinions about Iraq. "

Detail of contract M/12/14 (click on image for high-resolution version)

Socialist Worker^[98] reported what they say is evidence that the key Iraqi oil ministry documents regarding oil allocations, in which Galloway's name appears six times (contracts M/08/35, M/09/23,^[99] M/10/38, M/11/04,^[100] M/12/14, M/13/48^[101]) have been tampered with. Socialist Worker is the name of several socialist / communist Newspapers It is a weekly newspaper published by the International Socialist They published a copy of contract M/09/23 and allege that George Galloway's name appears to have been added in a different font and at a different angle to the rest of the text on that line. In these documents (relating to oil allocations 8-13), Galloway is among just a few people whose nationality is never identified, whilst Zureikat is the only one whose nationality is identified in one instance but not in others. ^[102] Socialist Worker is a publication of the Socialist Workers Party, which at the time was in alliance with Galloway in RESPECT - the Unity Coalition.

Galloway's response

On 17 May 2005, the committee held a hearing concerning specific allegations (of which Galloway was one part) relating to improprieties surrounding the Oil-for-Food programme. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[103] Attending Galloway's oral testimony and enquiring of him were two of the thirteen committee members: the chair (Coleman) and the ranking Democrat (Carl Levin). The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Carl Milton Levin (born June 28, 1934) is a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan and is the Chairman of the Senate ^[104]

Upon Galloway's arrival in the US, he told Reuters, "I have no expectation of justice from a group of Christian fundamentalist and Zionist activists under the chairmanship of a neo-con George Bush". Galloway described Coleman as a "pro-war, neo-con hawk and the lickspittle of George W. Bush", who, he said, sought revenge against anyone who did not support the invasion of Iraq.

In his testimony, Galloway made the following statements in response to the allegations against him:^[105]

He questioned the reliability of evidence given by former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, stating that the circumstances of his captivity by American forces call into question the authenticity of the remarks. Galloway also pointed out an error in the report, where documents by The Daily Telegraph were said to have covered an earlier period from those held by the Senate. In fact the report's documents referred to the same period as those used by the The Daily Telegraph, though Galloway pointed out that the presumed forgeries pertaining to the Christian Science Monitor report did refer to an earlier period. The Christian Science Monitor (CSM is an international Newspaper published daily Monday through Friday

Galloway also denounced the invasion of Iraq as having been based on "a pack of lies" in his Senate testimony. The U. S. media, in reporting his appearance, emphasised his blunt remarks on the war. The British media gave generally more positive coverage; TV presenter Anne Robinson said Galloway "quite frankly put the pride back in British politics" when introducing him for a prime time talk show. Anne Josephine Robinson (born September 26 1944 is an English Television presenter and former Journalist, known for her assertive views and style ^[106][107]

The transcript of Galloway's evidence to the Senate was added to the Senate Committee's website but removed approximately 24 hours later, with the observation that "Mr Galloway did not submit a written statement". ^{[108][109][110]}

Alleged false or misleading testimony

A report by the then-majority Republican Party staff of the United States Senate Committee on Investigations published in October 2005 asserted that Galloway had given false "or misleading"^[111] testimony under oath when appearing before them. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The report exhibits bank statements it claims show that £85,000 of proceeds from the Oil-for-Food Programme had been paid to Galloway's then-wife Amineh Abu-Zayyad. Galloway reiterated his denial of the charges and challenged the U. S. Senate committee to charge him with perjury. He claimed Coleman's motive was revenge over the embarrassment of his appearance before the committee in May. ^{[112][113][114]}

Controversies at university debating societies

On 2 November 2006, The Times reported that Galloway was in a fracas at the Oxford Union. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Status and membership The Oxford Union is an Unincorporated association, holding its property in trust in favour of its objectives and members and governed [8] He was there to discuss his book (Galloway, George (2006). Fidel Castro Handbook. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until MQ Publications. ISBN 1-84072-688-1.  ). His views on democracy in Cuba were barracked by the audience, whom he described as "hunting, shooting and fishing types" and from the "rugby club". Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Three former state school students who met him afterwards and disputed this description, allege that Galloway said: "I don’t represent anyone’s views. State school is an expression used in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to distinguish schools provided by the government from privately I represent me. I don’t give a fuck what anyone else thinks. "^[115] and: "You are confusing me with someone who gives a fuck". When the students tried to get Galloway to apologise, he asked for them to be removed from the room, but they left of their own accord. ^[116] Before the Union appearance, he had granted Oxford Student newspaper journalist Imran Jina an exclusive interview in which he claimed he would be well-received by his audience. His comments have been criticised by several MPs, including Boris Johnson, who said: "there’s no need to swear"; and Steven Pound, who said: "If he wishes to be respected by anyone other than Fidel Castro he should apologise. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964 is a British Politician and Journalist. Stephen Pelham Pound (born 3 July 1948) commonly known as Steve Pound, is a British Labour party politician who has served as the Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until " [9] [10] [11]

On 6 November 2006 in a debate at the University College Cork, Ireland, Philosophical Society, speaking in proposition of the motion "That this house believes the US foreign policy is the greatest crime since World War II", Galloway controversially stormed out after being accused of collusion with dictators by the opposition speaker; Irish film and television producer Gerry Gregg. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Debate ( American English) or debating ( British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational Argument. University College Cork ( UCC) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, the university is located in Cork. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The UCC Philosophical Society the Philosoph is the largest Debating society at University College Cork The foreign policy of the United States is highly influential on the world stage as it is a Superpower. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking Galloway confronted Gregg directly and insisted that he withdraw the allegations. After Gregg, a former member of Sinn Féin and the Workers' Party, refused to withdraw the comments, Galloway left the auditorium and abandoned the debate. Official Sinn Féin (later renamed "Sinn Féin the Workers Party" was a Marxist Irish republican Political party which evolved from the split The Workers Party of Ireland (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe, though its logo translates it erroneously as Páirtí na nOibri) is a left wing Irish Many of the audience of 500 walked out in sympathy with the MP. Galloway threatened legal action and informed Gregg that his solicitor would contact him the following morning. A "solicitor" is a term used in many Common law jurisdictions for a lawyer who offers legal services outside of the courts He also remarked that Gregg would probably be able to afford the lawsuit with an abundance of counterfeited money. The debate continued and the motion was defeated by those present by a clear margin. [12]

Sectarian attack at airport

On 10 June 2007 Galloway claimed that he was the victim of a sectarian attack at Glasgow Airport. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Sectarianism is Bigotry, Discrimination, Prejudice or Hatred arising from attaching importance to perceived differences between subdivisions ^[117][118] He believes that his attackers were on the way home from attending an Orange Order parade in London and that they attacked him because he is a Celtic fan (Celtic is generally the team supported by Catholics). The Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order or the Orange Lodge, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based predominantly A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people usually organized along a street often in Costume, and often accompanied by Fire London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. ^[119] However, no arrest was made in connection with this.

Support for Soviet Union

Galloway once stated "I am on the anti-imperialist left. Anti-imperialism, strictly speaking is a term that may be applied to or movement opposed to some form of Imperialism. . . If you are asking did I support the Soviet Union, yes I did. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Yes, I did support the Soviet Union, and I think the disappearance of the Soviet Union is the biggest catastrophe of my life. If there was a Soviet Union today, we would not be having this conversation about plunging into a new war in the Middle East, and the US would not be rampaging around the globe. "^[120].

Publishing/media activities

Asian Voice

Galloway has been involved in several publishing companies. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view He owned Asian Voice, which published a newspaper called East from 1996. It later transpired that the Pakistan Government was funding Galloway's company Asian Voice to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds. "Documents show that the Pakistan government agreed an initial budget for the weekly newspaper of £547,000. According to a memorandum dated January 2, 1996, the Pakistan government proposed to "covertly sponsor" the publication, with money allocated to "the Secret Fund of the High Commissioner for Pakistan in the UK as a special grant for the project". Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) ^[121] The Commons Committee cleared Galloway of any wrongdoing in this matter. ^[122]

Autobiography

His autobiography, I'm Not The Only One, was published on 28 April 2004. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The book's title is a quotation from "Imagine" by John Lennon. " Imagine " is a song by John Lennon, which appears on his 1971 album Imagine. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram applied for an interim interdict to prevent the book's publication. Adam Paterson Ingram (born in Glasgow on 1 February 1947 is a British politician, and Member of Parliament for East Kilbride. Ingram asserted that Galloway's text, which stated that Ingram "played the flute in a sectarian, anti-Catholic, Protestant-supremacist Orange Order band", was in bad faith and defamatory, although Ingram's lawyers conceded that for a year as a teenager he had been a member of a junior Orange Lodge in Barlanark, Glasgow, and had attended three parades. The Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order or the Orange Lodge, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based predominantly The Judge, Lord Kingarth, decided that he should refuse to grant an interim interdict, that the balance of the arguments favoured Galloway's publisher and that the phrase "sectarian, anti-Catholic, Protestant-supremacist" was fair comment on that organisation. Although Ingram was not and never had been a flute-player, the defending advocate observed that "playing the flute carries no obvious defamatory imputation . . . it is not to the discredit of anyone that he plays the flute. " The judge ruled that Ingram should pay the full court costs of the hearing. ^[123]

Celebrity Big Brother

In January 2006 Galloway appeared on the fourth series of the reality show for three weeks. Celebrity Big Brother 2006 was the fourth series of Big Brother (UK He was seen dancing in a leotard^[124] and imitating a cat drinking milk. A leotard is a Skin-tight one-piece garment that covers the torso and body but leaves the legs free ^[125]

talkSPORT

On 11 March 2006, Galloway started broadcasting on Britain's biggest commercial radio station, the UTV-owned talkSPORT and two weeks later started a simultaneous broadcast on Talk 107, TalkSPORT's Edinburgh based sister station. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located talk107 is a radio station based in Edinburgh, Scotland, broadcasting a phone-in based talk format Top Cat is a Hanna-Barbera Prime time animated television series which ran from September 27, 1961 to April 18, Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. UTV Radio is a UK media company and owner of several Radio stations in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. talkSPORT is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters offering a commercial sports and talk radio service from London talk107 is a radio station based in Edinburgh, Scotland, broadcasting a phone-in based talk format

Billed as "The Mother Of All Talk Shows", Galloway starts every broadcast by playing the theme from the Top Cat cartoon series. Top Cat is a Hanna-Barbera Prime time animated television series which ran from September 27, 1961 to April 18, UTV said that Galloway was pulling in record call numbers and the highest ever ratings for its weekend slots, even pulling in more than the station's Football First programme.

The Real Deal

On 21 May 2007, Galloway started presenting a television programme known as The Real Deal on Raj TV, a channel aimed at the Asian community in Britain available on Sky channel 171. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Raj Television Network was started in 1994 and is an important player in the South Indian cable television market After 10 Feb 2008 this show is back again and is hosted on the Press TV channel. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Press TV is an English language international Television News channel which is funded by the Iranian government, based in Tehran

Mazher Mahmood

In March 2006 Galloway claimed in a statement that Mazher Mahmood, an undercover reporter for the News of the World who uses a disguise as a sheikh to frame celebrities, targeted him in an alleged sting operation. Mazher Mahmood is an undercover reporter for the British newspaper News of the World. The News of the World is a British Tabloid Newspaper published every Sunday Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Cheikh, Shaikh, and other variants ( Arabic:, shaykh Galloway claims that Mahmood and an accomplice tried but failed to implicate him in illegal party funding, and to agree with anti-Semitic statements. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility Galloway wrote to the Metropolitan police commissioner and the Speaker of the House of Commons about the incident. Metropolitan police is a generic title for the Municipal police force for a major Metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force He also released photographs of Mahmood and revealed other aspects of his activities. ^[126][127] The News of the World lost a High Court action to prevent publication of photographs of Mahmood. For the Cameroonian court by this name see High Court of Justice (Cameroon, for the Israeli court of this name see Supreme Court of Israel. ^[128]

Fidel Castro Handbook

Galloway also published the Fidel Castro Handbook, a biography of the Cuban leader in 2006 (MQ Publications. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until ISBN 1-84072-688-1).

Friction Books

In 2005 Galloway established Friction Books,^[129] an imprint for fiction and non-fiction, with longstanding associate Ron McKay ^[130]. Though Friction claimed its purpose was to publish "books that burn, books that cause controversy and get people talking", it only released the Paco Ignacio Taibo II novel An Easy Thing ^[131]. Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born 11 January, 1949 in Gijón, Asturias) birth name Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo, has lived in Mexico

Big Brother's Big Mouth

Galloway acted as the guest presenter for the E4 companion programme to the 2007 edition of Big Brother, Big Brother's Big Mouth, from 5 June to 8 June 2007. E4 is a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, launched as a pay-TV companion to Channel 4 on 18 January Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

TV and film appearances

• Question Time (numerous appearances) - Panelist answering questions
• As a policeman, in Ugly Rumours "War", 25 February 2007 [13]
• Our Story Our Voice (2007)
• The Friday Night Project (2007)
• 30 Greatest Political Comedies (2006) (TV)
• The Wright Stuff - Panelist
• The Late Late Show (1 programmes, 2006)
• Richard & Judy (2 programmes, 2006)
• Tubridy Tonigh (2006)
• Celebrity Big Brother (23 episodes, 2006)
• Have I Got News For You - Panelist(2003)

From 25 June 2007 Galloway has a column in the Daily Record giving his views on Scottish politics. Question Time is a topical Debate Television programme in the United Kingdom, based on Any Questions?. Ugly Rumours was the name of a rock band founded in part by the former UK Prime minister Tony Blair, while studying law at St John's College This article is about the Edwin Starr song for other uses see War (disambiguation. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Our Story Our Voice is a 2007 independent political documentary which looks at the social tension in the world today Celebrity Big Brother 2006 was the fourth series of Big Brother (UK Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Galloway as an orator

Galloway is widely viewed as an adept wordsmith and debater. For example, according to the Boston Globe he is "known, even in the highly articulate world of British politics, for his memorable turns of phrase",^[132] whereas The Times finds that he has "the gift of the Glasgow gab, a love of the stage and an inexhaustible fund of self-belief. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. "^[133] The Guardian finds him "renowned for his colourful rhetoric and combative debating style"^[134] and the Spectator once awarded him Debater of the Year. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Sometimes this general acknowledgement of Galloway's rhetorical capacity is accompanied by criticism that he is evasive (Scotsman, "ducked the question"^[135]).

References

External links

Video

• George Galloway interviews David Strahan author of “The Last Oil Shock – A Survival Gide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man”
• Galloway speaks at Manchester Town Hall, UK, 29 February 2004 about launch of Respect. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Video, Chris Edwards
• Galloway speaks in Manchester, UK, 22 November 2003 on future of anti-war movement. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Video, Chris Edwards
• Galloway speaks in Manchester, UK, 8 November 2003 about next steps for the anti-war movement. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Video, Chris Edwards
• George Galloway speaks in Manchester, UK, 9 May 2003 about media witch hunt. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Video, Chris Edwards
• Unofficially Gorgeous - Huge video archive
• The Fruitceller - Huge Video archive for the Anti-War Movement
• Galloway talking about war with Iran
• Video of Galloway Vs. Hitchens Debate September 2005
• Galloway speaks at Manchester University, UK, 26 November 2006 about British politics after Blair. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Video, Chris Edwards
• Galloway speaks in Manchester, UK, 21 February 2006 about local elections. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Video, Chris Edwards
• Galloways speaks in Manchester, UK, 6 October 2004 about European Social Forum. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Video, Chris Edwards

General

• GeorgeGalloway.com. Official George Galloway website.
• RESPECT RENEWAL. Official party website
• RESPECT - The Unity Coalition. The previous Official party website.
• MySpace.com/GeorgeGalloway. Official George Galloway MySpace.
• CouchTripper Unofficial forum, high quality downloads and massive archive of Galloway on radio and TV, where other sites come to stock up.
• Galloway downloads on SpideredNews.com. George Galloway media downloads (including talkSPORT shows).
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: George Galloway MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - George Galloway MP
• The Public Whip - George Galloway MP voting record
• George Galloway interviewed by eyebrow magazine September 2007
• mp3s of Galloway speaking at London International Peace Conference, 10 December 2005
• Galloway's participation at the International Peace Conference December 2005
• IMDB Profile
• Christopher Hitchens' attack leaflet of selected Galloway statements, including quotes admiring unelected dictators. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• George Galloway Is Gruesome, Not Gorgeous by Christopher Hitchens, Slate.com, September 13, 2005. Christopher Eric Hitchens (born April 13, 1949) is a British Author, Journalist, Literary critic and American Slate is an English-language online current affairs and culture Magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

(Prequel to Galloway vs Hitchens debate[14] held at CUNY, September 14, 2005. The City University of New York (CUNY Acronym ˈkjuːni is the public University system of New York City. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. )

• Article by Christopher Hitchens: Parliament's damning report about Saddam apologist George Galloway (from Slate.com)

Articles and news reports

• Galloway, George Respect at the Crossroads
• Channel 4 News - Galloway:"I'm no punchbag" - July 2007
• FactCheck - "That's a fact." With all due respect, George... - April 2005
• Al-Jiran. Channel 4 News is the news division of British TV broadcaster Channel 4. FactCheckorg is a nonprofit Website that describes its own goal as " the level of deception and confusion in U Iraqi author Fadhil Rashad: George Galloway, You Will Be Tried Just Like Your Friend and Benefactor Saddam Hussein. November 30, 2005. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• The Independent George Galloway vs. Christopher Hitchens, September 16, 2005. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Zirin, Dave. Mr. Galloway Goes to Washington. Znet September 13, 2005
• Sunday Herald George Galloway - personal interview August 7, 2005. Z Communications is a media group founded in 1987 by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sunday Herald is an award winning Scottish Sunday Newspaper launched on 7 February 1999 Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• BBC. George Galloway interview on "What's the problem?". June 10, 2005. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• McKay, Ron. Galloway Beats New Labour and the Ghost Voters. Sunday Herald. The Sunday Herald is an award winning Scottish Sunday Newspaper launched on 7 February 1999 May 8, 2005. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Greenslade, Roy. No need for balance. The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. May 13, 2005. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Waraich, Omar The Galloway Saga: Smearing an Antiwar Politician. CounterPunch (newsletter). CounterPunch is a biweekly Newsletter published in the United States that covers politics in a manner its editors describe as "muckraking with a radical February 24, 2005. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• BBC. Galloway Wins Saddam Libel Case. December 2, 2004. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
• Abu Dhabi TV. Abu Dhabi TV ( تلفزيون أبو ظبي) is an Arabic Television station re-launched in 2000, broadcasting from Abu Dhabi, British MP Galloway: US and British Governments Will Burn in "Hell-Fires". November 20, 2004. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
• The Scotsman. Galloway Iraq appeal cleared of impropriety over funds. June 29, 2004. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
• The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Special Report: George Galloway Expulsion from the Labour Party. April 25, 2004. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
• Al Jazeera. For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" So what do I believe in? transcript of speech. October 30, 2003. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• Watson, Richard. Why the MP went begging to Pakistan. The Daily Telegraph, April 26, 2003. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• The Scotsman. The Scotsman is a Scottish national Newspaper, published in Edinburgh. Indefatigably yours. Personal interview, 19 May 2003. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• New Worker. End the blockade on Iraq 1998 interview
• Alliance for Workers Liberty. The Alliance for Workers' Liberty (AWL also known as Workers' Liberty, is a Marxist group based in the United Kingdom. Would You Vote For This Man?: "Respect" and George Galloway. Solidarity 3/70. March 31, 2005. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Tatchell, Peter. Galloway's Iranian propaganda? The Guardian, March 26, 2008. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

US Congressional testimony & related

• mp3s of Galloway's speeches made during his tour of US, 13-24 December 2005
• Unspinning the US’s web of lies against Galloway, Socialist Worker, 5 November 2005
• mp3 of George Galloway vs. Christopher Hitchens, September 14, 2005
• Galloway lied over Iraqi oil payments, says Congress report, Rupert Cornwell, The Independent, October 25, 2005
• Christopher Hitchens' documentation of the Oil for Food issue, September 2005
• Unmitigated Galloway, Christopher Hitchens, Weekly Standard, May 30, 2005
• How they forged the case against Galloway, Socialist Worker newspaper, May 21, 2005
• "Galloway and the mother of all invective", The Guardian newspaper, May 18, 2005
• Link to full video recording of hearing in this BBC News report:Galloway takes on US oil accusers, BBC, May 17, 2005
• UK's Galloway blisters US policy on Iraq on MSNBC Crooks & Liars: audio and video
• Two Fox News reports: one short and sceptical; the other is a longer recording of Galloway's testimony, Fox News, May 18, 2005
• Transcript of Galloway's comments, CNN
• Full Text of Galloway's statements, Times online
• Galloway's statements including senators questions
• US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 12 May 2005, "Report on oil allocations granted to Charles Pasqua & George Galloway"