Lies about Galloway's money exposed

international | anti-war / imperialism | news report Friday June 20, 2003 15:29 by John Doe

One of the papers that listed the alleged bribes paid to G Galloway has now given a public apology, saying the documents were forged.
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By staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor , 20th June 2003
On April 25, 2003, this newspaper ran a story about documents obtained in Iraq that alleged Saddam Hussein's regime had paid a British member of Parliament, George Galloway, $10 million over 11 years to promote its interests in the West.
An extensive Monitor investigation has subsequently determined that the six papers detailed in the April 25 piece are, in fact, almost certainly forgeries.

The Arabic text of the papers is inconsistent with known examples of Baghdad bureaucratic writing, and is replete with problematic language, says a leading US-based expert on Iraqi government documents. Signature lines and other format elements differ from genuine procedure.....

The rest of this story is on the SP site, along with Galloway's initial reply, he's going ahead with his libel case.

If you don't wnat to access the news via teh Sp site, here is a link to the Christian Science Monitor.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0620/p01s03-woiq.html

What's the chances of Blair and Co being as quick to remove the suspension?

John