Galloway to face US senate over Iraqi oil accusation

BRITISH MP George Galloway is to appear before a US Senate committee to defend himself against accusations that he received vouchers for 20 million barrels of oil from Saddam Hussein.

Fri, 13 May, 2005 - 01:00
Kim Pilling

His spokesman quoted him today as saying: "Book the flights, let's go, let's give them both barrels."

He quickly added: "That's guns, not oil."

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