During that meeting Galloway made fawning statements to Saddam. But Galloway now claims that he was addressing the Iraqi people and not Saddam. Most people are familiar with the "I salute you" speech but many have never seen more than just that line. Galloway's defenders back him in what he says he ment by that line. Take a look at more of that speech and see if you agree with Galloway.
Galloway stood before Saddam Hussein and said ‘Your Excellency, Mr President. I greet you in the name of the many thousands of people in Britain who stood against the tide and opposed the war and aggression against Iraq and continue to oppose the war by economic means which is aimed to strangle the life out of the great people of Iraq. "I greet you too, in the name of the Palestinian people…..I thought the President would appreciate to know that even today, three years after the war, I still meet families who are calling their newborn sons Saddam…Sir, I salute your courage, your strength your indefatigability. And I want you to know that we are with you until victory, until victory until Jerusalem." (The Times, 20th January, 1994).
It's pretty clear Galloway was kissing Saddam's ass here.
Via Harry.
And Harry asks why should we stop picking on Galloway.
Serious accusations have been made against Galloway and if they had been made against Tony Blair or any senior politician from a mainstream party there would already have been calls for resignation. Remember the fuss over Blunkett's rail ticket for his girlfriend? One domestic rail ticket. Then take a minute to browse through the information relating to the Mariam Appeal.
And check out my case against Galloway.
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