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varun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-21-04 10:18 PM
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Galloway (British MP) wins damages for Saddam slur
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1173523,00.html

Friday March 19, 2004

Galloway: says he is the victim of a political smear campaign

A US newspaper has apologised and will pay damages to MP George Galloway over wrongful allegations that he was paid millions of pounds by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
The Christian Science Monitor accused Mr Galloway of accepting payments totalling $10m in return for promoting Saddam's interests in the west.

Mr Galloway said today's apology in London's high court was a "complete vindication" after it was revealed the documents on which the stories were based were forgeries....

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chookie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-21-04 10:26 PM
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1. Good news for Galloway
That list looked pretty fishy, cooked up special to smear people who had taken a stand against the war, to make it appear as though they were in the pay of Saddam.

Based on forgeries. Hardly a shock. I agree -- this must be investigated.
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