UK politician faces questions from senators
(17 May 2005)
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1. Close-up British Member of Parliament George Galloway being seated at witness table
2. Pan view of cameramen
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3. George Galloway swearing oath before committee
5. Back view Galloway sits down before Senator Norm Coleman, Committee Chairman
6. SOUNDBITE (English) George Galloway, British Member of Parliament:
"Senator, I am not now, nor have I ever been an oil trader. And neither has anyone on my behalf. I have never seen a barrel of oil, owned one, bought one, sold one, and neither has anybody on my behalf."
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7. Side view of Galloway testifying
8. Close-up Senators Norm Coleman and leading Democratic Senator Carl Levin
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) George Galloway, British Member of Parliament:
"I have met him (Saddam Hussein) exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him. The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and to give him maps the better to target those guns. I met him to try and bring about an end to sanctions, sufferings and war. And on the second of the two occasions, I met him to try and persuade him to allow Dr Blix and the United Nations weapons inspectors back into the country."
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10. Wide view of hearing
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) George Galloway, British Member of Parliament:
"I gave my heart and soul to stop you committing the disaster that you did commit in invading Iraq. And I told the world that your case for the war was a pack of lies."
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12. Close-up photographers at hearing
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13. SOUNDBITE (English) George Galloway, British Member of Parliament:
"Senator, this is the mother of all smokescreens. You are trying to divert attention from the crimes that you supported from the theft of billions of dollars of Iraq's wealth. Have a look at the real oil for food scandal. Have a look at the first 14 months you were in charge of Baghdad, the first 14 months when 8.8 billion dollars of Iraq's wealth went missing on your watch. Have a look at the real scandal breaking in the newspapers today, revealed in the earlier testimony in this committee that the biggest sanctions busters were not me, or Russian politicians or French politicians, the real sanction busters were your own companies with the connivance of your own government."
14. Galloway testifying
15. SOUNDBITE (English) George Galloway, British Member of Parliament:
"So I opposed this programme with all my heart. Not because Saddam was getting kickbacks from it and I don't know when it's alleged these kickbacks started. Not because some individuals were getting rich with Iraq, under it. But because it was a murderous policy of killing huge numbers of Iraqis. That is what troubles me. That is what troubles me."
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16. Wide view of news conference in hallway outside hearing room
17. SOUNDBITE (English) George Galloway, British Member of Parliament:
"But to the people watching it, I thought that I established what I intended to establish and namely that the rest of the world doesn't see things the way they are seen inside the bubble of the neo-con right wing Republican power here in Washington. That most people think the real villains of the piece on Iraq are not Kofi Annan, me or President Chirac - but here in Washington."
18. Pan view of Galloway surrounded by reporters as he leaves the building
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Norm Coleman, Republican - Minnesota, Committee Chairman:
20. Cutaway reporters
STORYLINE:
Having flown from the United Kingdom to address the claims personally, Galloway said: "I am not now nor have I ever been an oil trader and neither has anyone on my behalf."
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Respect this man who had the balls to stand up the world's biggest bully
@davidockley2987
2 жыл бұрын
Bigger than Putin?
@MineMeMineMeMineMe
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidockley2987 Putin isn't bully! stop following western media and politicians. They are the ones who ended up breaking contracts with Russia with constant expansion of Nato towards russian borders. Know the dispute first from both sides and than judge. US has been the global bully of last century. Now historically the Ukraine is the cultural capital of Russian people. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6mkma6RfZWsoLw.html there are ton of other videos on internet to learn the conflict yourself.
@davidockley2987
2 жыл бұрын
@@MineMeMineMeMineMe "Putin isn't bully"? 🐯🐵
@davidockley2987
2 жыл бұрын
@@MineMeMineMeMineMe "Putin isn't bully"?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You have obviously been brainwashed. Also, DO NOT DICTATE TO ME! I will follow who ever I please. I am NOT in Russia.I live in a free society and I am free to make my own choices without fear of repercussions. 🇺🇦
@arynrowland862
2 жыл бұрын
Lol, for being bullies, we sure have contributed a lot to Europe through NATO. The 22% of NATO’s funding we provide sure stinks of bullying to me. You fool.
He wiped the floor with those patsy Senators. They hadn't got a clue who they were dealing with. Well done George... keep Crusading!
@gary96397
5 жыл бұрын
What a fella..well done George
@johncrosley1
2 жыл бұрын
He is not the same principled man that he used to be.
@AhmedDeedatPalestine
2 жыл бұрын
This man has admantium vibranium balls
@marcmaddock9980
Жыл бұрын
@@johncrosley1 lol he never had any principles. It's always been all about lining his pockets.
@ellastarrr1st149
9 ай бұрын
Very true!!
What intrigues me is, he is staring senators in the face, yes stares US senators in the face, yet they could hardly reciprocate the gesture.
@arynrowland862
2 жыл бұрын
Because they are US Senators, and he is a bug on the ass of some Arab dictator somewhere.
@Gobbygiblet
2 жыл бұрын
They were shook by them and George sliced through their bullshit.
@erinundra
Жыл бұрын
The corrupt, lying bastards couldn't meet his eyes.
@Diverball1
Жыл бұрын
That's sort of the point though. US Senators usually count on overawing those called to testify before them. But the vast majority of such testimony comes from American citizens, who are practically conditioned from birth to see the institutions of their government as near divinely-ordained. Senators have no idea how to deal with someone who considers the very concept of "respect the office, even if you don't respect the occupant" to be a total crock of shit, especially when that person is not in any way subject to their jurisdiction.
That Senator is a disgrace to Minnesota. He actually was involved with an oil company from Iraq. He tried to run again in Minnesota and lost. He tried to be a Mayor and still lost.
@ezefinkielman4672
10 ай бұрын
Oh how history could have been like had Paul Wellstone not been killed in that plane crash
@TheIkaraCult
3 ай бұрын
Thats the guy who Al Franken beat right?
@Model3GenerativeANdroid
3 ай бұрын
he was murdered
The didn’t realise that George Galloway is probably one of the Best debaters.
@VeritasEtAequitas
5 жыл бұрын
Master debater?
@Jharrycornelius
4 жыл бұрын
And the best debate trick is speaking the truth. But these guys never learned that in school.
@LoyalOpposition
4 жыл бұрын
@@VeritasEtAequitas You must have missed when GG made Christopher Hitchens look stupid.
@aminman15
4 жыл бұрын
@@LoyalOpposition At the time Hitchens was enjoying his whiskeys and writing in America when the wartmongering neo-cons were in charge; his fatal mistake was appeasing them.
@LoyalOpposition
4 жыл бұрын
@@aminman15 Yes, I agree. But hey, he got a ton of new fans, and crazy amounts of money! I hear racists today quote him (usually about religion).
He ripped them apart
On a GG binge tonight following his Rochdale victory. No one can outsmart this man. The greatest orator of our time. Fearless and a man of unwavering conviction. A truly remarkable man
@user-ld4jg3zs3u
3 ай бұрын
Beware the devil with the silver tongue
@jessicaherring1507
3 ай бұрын
@@user-ld4jg3zs3u how is he the devil?
@spartanthe300ththermopylae4
2 ай бұрын
@user-ld4jg3zs3u you mean, *YOU?*
@HomemadeBrownies1
Ай бұрын
A remarkable Jew hater.
@Leo-we7qu
Ай бұрын
He’s a close second to Christopher Hitchens as an orator in my opinion. GG for PM
"And, if indeed he lied to this committee, there'll have to be consequences to that." What consequences does he think he has the right to impose on a foreign elected official appearing voluntarily before a hearing?
@phoneblaster
2 жыл бұрын
...but then if there was substance in his statements, then should there be not consequences for them including the senator under whose watch it all happened? lol
@FreeAssange556
2 жыл бұрын
... We're still waiting for consequences for James Clapper for lying to congress. It aint happening.
@michaelnumber88
Жыл бұрын
Yep - typical fascist rhetoric.
@mark_ducato2838
6 ай бұрын
I think his comments are the remarks of a sore loser.
And reelected to the British Parliament just this week too. A very detirmined man of principle.
@nightnyungwe5945
3 ай бұрын
His election has the British establishment running wild in panic. Doesn't say much that is positive about the ruling elite all these years later. They have not learned from their mistakes
Your words will never been forgotten
Man did he give them an education in being a professional orator of his truth.
@awalk5177
2 жыл бұрын
THE TRUTH - his truth , your truth, etc . is not valid. Americans may like to think so, but there is NOT. There is only one truth, there are no shades of truth.
@robinharwood5044
Жыл бұрын
Truth, not "his truth".
I wish other politicians around the world have half the guts of George Galloway has
@davidockley2987
2 жыл бұрын
Mrs. Thatcher had guts too.
@arynrowland862
2 жыл бұрын
Lol, notice the difference in how he addresses America’s leaders vs. his own. If he said half of the things about U.K.’s leaders that he said about ours, he wouldn’t be allowed to go on the state run media and spout his nonsense. Here in America, we have an unalienable right to free speech. Can’t say the same for Britain.
@davidockley2987
2 жыл бұрын
@@ExpatZ266 I know they are not the same think you patronising moron. She had both guts and hubris.
@elainecumming27
2 жыл бұрын
I admire the balls he got considering he might be at high risk esp these days certainly no freedom of speech
@elainecumming27
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidockley2987 aye right
This is an iconic piece of political history - like the pieces of history we witnessed in the 20th Century.
Galloway is back with a bang Well done mate
@geraldbutler5484
3 ай бұрын
Enjoyed rewatching George stick it up the US senate. Similar to Rishi Sunak, who’s he? He’s not Moses come down from the mount carrying stone tablets.
George, "Hold my beer, I'll be back in a few minutes". Respect forever George.
@weatherman68
3 ай бұрын
@ALean99 Don't play with knives, you always get burnt 😉✌️🕊🍻
A masterclass from George Galloway.
These fools invited a Lion into their house and got savaged accordingly
If this was a boxing match, the referee would've stopped the contest after round one "To save the Senato from further punishment"
Gallway eviscerated that committee. He is the most fearsome debater that I've ever seen.
@serkankalkan6439
3 жыл бұрын
Eviscerated is the biggest understatement since biblical Noah said, "geez that looks like rain".😎nophotosplease
@Phil_Mitchell
2 жыл бұрын
Hitchens destroyed him. Galloway is an uneducated Scotsman thinking he's some orator.
@QuintTheSharker
2 жыл бұрын
@@Phil_Mitchell I wouldn’t say hitch destroyed him in that debate. Time has proven Galloway correct on this.
@Phil_Mitchell
2 жыл бұрын
@@QuintTheSharker Galloway was in favour of keeping the status quo of the Saddam crime family enslaving Iraq, where Saddam plundered the country, turning into a pariah and bringing justified sanctions upon it. Whatever maybe said about the failures of post war Iraq, we managed to end that status quo by getting rid of that fascist, yes fascist (because to the identitarian left, fascists can only be of the Euro-centric kind) dictator. We at least gave Iraq a chance to create a civil society. Well at least the Kurds took their chance. The rest only have themselves to blame.
@xGribbles
2 жыл бұрын
@@Phil_Mitchell It made sectarian violence so much worse and laid the bed for IS. The country is completely and utterly fucked. Non-interventionism.
Senator Coleman - it was a wrestling match and you had lost it to MP Galloway.
This man should be remembered as a One-Man Army that stands/stood for human rights worldwide and speaks/spoke out against world oppressors straight to their face........Respect from Tanzania
Yep fast forward to 2021...he was definitely right...in all counts.... well done George.
@willflo3277
2 жыл бұрын
Hear Hear and Norm Coleman lives in Political Oblivion which is the best place for him.
@V8VORLICH
3 ай бұрын
FAST FORWARD TO 2024 ROCHDALE❤
After seeing this full hearing I recommend it more then I would an epic film. There’s no one like this Galloway gentleman. The integrity is palpable and yet I don’t think there’s a virtue signaling bone in this man’s body. Really puts ALL of the other politicians in a shining light, especially those who hold up their “virtue” as a shield even though their actions are as empty as that shield.
@eddiel7635
Жыл бұрын
He’s as corrupt as the best of them but he’s a very good orator.
@gideonbarfee1548
Жыл бұрын
@@eddiel7635 What is your proof of his corruption, Sir? Or you are paid to play for the establishment?
@eddiel7635
Жыл бұрын
@@gideonbarfee1548 Hahaha, I’m sure the ‘establishment’ whoever that is, have bigger fish to worry about than George Galloway in 2022. 🤦🏻♂️
@patrickvanmeter2922
5 ай бұрын
@@eddiel7635 So, the proof evades you?
@vinycrimbo8692
Ай бұрын
@patrickvanmeter. eddiel7635 hasn't got back to you yet!!! I wonder why that is!😂
“Let’s invite George Galloway, what could possibly go wrong?”
Galloway is a true beacon of light and truth in this age of lies and darkness. God bless you George
It almost like that Watchman scene but instead it's George saying "I'm not in here with you, you're in here with ME!"
@chrisfricker7025
3 жыл бұрын
That's a good shout, I love that film aswell
Thay got more than they bargained for when they took on Mr Galloway ,best debate I've ever seen .George was genius and put them to shame for trying to sully his reputation ,all based on lies to cover up their own involvement .🤨😒
What a man! At last someone speaks the truth in the tyrants eyes!
I respect this man so highly! 🥰
Just when I have had enough of American media and certain politicians I watch this clip and my equilibrium is restored. These senators/congressmen should have done some research on 'Gorgeous' (that's his nickname here in Great Britain) George Galloway before they took him on. "The world sees things differently" so true, more true today. And what could a US sector do to a foreign national that came to answer voluntarily?. A British national at that!!! Good for you Gorgeous George!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Well done George, good on you for standing your ground
they worked so hard to discredit Galloway, but they couldn't.
No boxing commission would have sanctioned Galloway vs. Coleman. They would never sign on to such a blatant mismatch. They would have Coleman’s blood on their hands.
@zhoubaidinh403
Жыл бұрын
You don't send a prepubescent boy to fight a big burly man
@amossutandi
Жыл бұрын
To quote George Galloway ; Coleman is a lickspittle crazed neocon.
Huge respect George. Truth lover, still warrior. May God help you on the way of truth.
Thanks George for putting the record straight.
This is the guy the Romans bumped into when they paraded across Europe.Scotland was the only place they did not defeat
@weatherman68
4 жыл бұрын
They never conquered Ireland either. Mind you, the Scots came from Ireland. "Let's move somewhere even fuckin' colder".
@jontraz5993
4 жыл бұрын
@@weatherman68 made me laugh uncontrollably
@woody10198
3 жыл бұрын
The Romans did actually conquer a good chunk of Scotland but retreated to England after a few decades. This was to supply troops to Mainland Europe to fight off Germanic incursions across the Rhine
@jeremiahkerry
3 жыл бұрын
weatherman68 And, wetter!
@jeremiahkerry
3 жыл бұрын
woody10198 Yes, but they had Tunisian guards on Hadrian’s Wall. What a fecking posting that must have been! From Mediterranean sunshine to the bleak Scottish border; without socks too! The wall and their camps are still there in great condition.
George the slayer, I salute!
Love how they leave out the “pack of lies” portion of Galloways speech
The wright of the Uk as and US Government could not break him..he was exceptional in his superior intellect and knowledge 👏👏👏👏
And then fast forward to Wikileaks and George was spot on.....!!!!
@garethlawton5278
3 ай бұрын
We knew the war was full of shit 20 years ago. Anyone who kept track of what was happening knew it was BS. Saddam wanted to sell oil for gold and go against the enforced selling of oil in USD. That is why Saddam was removed, it's simply that.
This is what it looks like when you tear a pathetic group a new one. Well done George.
This is the reason why the Americans absolutely HATE Mr Galloway!
Galloway humbled the pompous warmongers and ended up lambasting them. What a performance
Makes me proud to be a Scotsman.
They had no idea who they were arguing with.
More people like george is a must in this world
A true hero a man of principle
Senate committee members behind closed doors: "Who is the idiot who thought it was a good idea to bring this man in front of us"
None of the senators could look George Galloway in the eye.
@artinvartanian4631
2 жыл бұрын
They were being scolded like children.
Will always be on the right side of history because you had the courage to tell the truth. Not many people like this anymore
It is hard to find anyone in Westminster today for whom one could have a fraction of the respect one should have for this man.
I had to come back and watch this short clip again after his recent win in the UK. This will go down in history as one of the greatest take downs against a powerful country. He destroyed and exposed them, not to mention the humiliation of them internationally.
@helens939
3 ай бұрын
Did you notice though that the media are trying to bring him down by showing clips like Big Brother rather than this excellent oration.
This guy along with Hitchens are the greatest orators of the modern era. He's fabulous.
@aboodf6268
3 жыл бұрын
True. Their 2005 debate was one of the best I have ever seen. It was very heated and intense and Mr. Galloway was especially superb in it.
@yorkshireman3874
3 жыл бұрын
Think him, Hitchens and Bercow have an excellent command over the English language
@nelsongrant6882
2 жыл бұрын
@@yorkshireman3874 and thatcher even though she is hated by literally over a billion people
Coleman should be done for slander. Mr Galloway you were spot on.
This is the light version, he was very direct and confrontational
This is very great. Heart goes out for Iraqi brethren 🙏
George Galloway is a British hero !
Here is a warrior standing against evil and telling it on its face you are a thief.
Rekt!!!, Im gonna start calling him George the Great from now on.
They found out who George Galloway was that day, he wipes the floor with everyone.
Evil doers cannot cope with this truth teller
I don't know who the dirtbag at the end is but to have the nerve to threaten and call George suspect after murdering a million innocents for oil is next level hilarious. He must have been sore from that beating.
True Scots man. A brave❤ heart.
George Galloway is WAY WAY too smart for these so called lawyers.
..."consequences for lying to a committee?" 😂😂😂
Mr. Galloway goes to Washington...
George Galloway... What a man🧡
A Moment in History that will stay forever in my mind.
American arrogance and Hypocrisy ! Still carrying on today !
Beautiful
There were no consequences for Galloway because he wasn't lying. Politicians with the nuts to speak truth to power are rare, but Galloway is one of them
They couldn't have chosen a worse subject to vent their bullshit on: Not unlike a WOLF being interviewed by RABBITS!
The title should have been the other way around. What a genius!
Very important. Do you notice that he uses no script or notes??
George Galloway is brilliant
This is pure bliss :))) George has all my respect! His spine is remarkable. He is a man with common sense and integrity and that`s what I like about him, although I don`t agree with everything he believes in, like his views on the C19 :)
Bad man George...✊ no retreat, no surrender...!!!!👊👊
does this oozes intelligence and honesty. he wiped the floor with those corrupt US senators
They bit off more than they could chew with him.
Check out his speech at the Oxford Union. Also about the war, ita a masterclass
KUDOS!!!!! To Mr. Calloway. Thank you for having spoken truth to corrupted power
They really regretted this 🤣
Just some food for thought,when you are a kid you are told to always tell the truth ,when you are an adult ,doing such things will get you fired ,labelled or killed , Just a thought
Forget the debate, forget the details. Galloway sits so still and confidently and speaks with such boldness, compared to the utter squirming of Coleman and the others. If nothing else, viewers should take note of how important the posture, vocal qualities and movements of a witness or speaker are translated mentally.
@phillipdaugherty1486
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly
Wow , he’s such a Braveheart . Is he Scottish ?
He's not always right but when he is... He's certainly head and shoulders above those crooks......
A man truth has proved his integrity
A real face of true human lover with inhumane courage. A sincere leader.
"You swear that this testimony is the TRUTH, the hole TRUTH and nothing but the TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? - they were not ready neither for truth nor the help of GOD.
We clearly see who the liar is! Thank you Mr Galloway for your excellent lesson on how to speak truth to power. #Solidarity✊☮️
No handsomely paid lawyers,no pauses,no looking down searching for the notes,just truth nothing but the truth
Best man 4the job he speaks with passion and tact.. he is an honest, trustworthiness respectable man n no money can buy that
Got to admit this guy knows how to talk, very powerful.
This is the leader that is missing in the right place!!!
"Suspect"? The committee is very suspect and should be dealt with.
Lets hope he puts that Alastair Campbell in his place... where he should have been along with TB Liar 18 years ago! JAIL!!! Where can I donate to Georges fight? A man that is true of principle and I respect, despite not liking all his policies since he was MP for Hillhead... I wish you The Very Best George! You're on good side!
George Galloway looks younger now than he did 15 years ago!
Love this man.
I respect this man
Is it groundhog day ,because this is exactly what there are trying to do it today in Ukraine.