George Galloway denounces Iraq inquiry (establishment stitch up)

"People have queued up to say they have nothing against the membership of the inquiry. Well, I do. The more the Foreign Secretary adumbrated their distinguished characteristics, the more I saw a parade of establishment flunkeys—Sir Humphrey This and Sir Humphrey That. Those who are not just grey blurs are in fact partisans. Freedman is one of the authors of the intellectual case for the war. He and his neo-con friends were the people who made the then Prime Ministers bullets for the war. Gilbert hailed Bush and Blair—imagine, they are already two of the most discredited political figures in the world, and history has not even started on them yet—as akin to Roosevelt and Churchill. Yet both Freedman and Gilbert are among the very small group of people who will conduct the inquiry.

Why can we not have real politicians on the inquiry? Why cannot the hon. and learned Member for Medway (Mr. Marshall-Andrews)—forensic, learned, legal—be on the committee? Why cannot the right hon. and learned Member for North-East Fife (Sir Menzies Campbell), with all his experience, skills and training, be on the inquiry? Why cannot the former Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd, with his vast knowledge of international affairs, be on the inquiry? Why should Parliament be represented by a woman I have never heard of? I have sat in this place for 23 years, and I doubt whether anybody here, other than those with the privilege of knowing the lady personally, could tell us anything that she has ever done. How can she represent Parliament in this great debate—this great inquiry? There are no military men, no men or women of legal eminence and no politicians except a non-political peeress of whom none of us has heard. This inquiry team has no credibility out there among the public"
George Galloway MP on the government's proposed Iraq war inqury (whitewash) 24/6/09

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[tonester09]

What a breathtakingly truthful and honest speech this is. Whenever he speaks the rest of the Commons fuckpigs scarper because they know he speaks the uncomfortable truth.

[pixelshade]

I had to turn off the TV while watching the fake inquiry, that doomed liar Bliar made my blood boil!

[justagog]

I dont agree with Gloway on every topic but on this he is spot on and its honest firebrands that this country and America need. In the U.S the only people who behave like firebrands are right wing nutjobs , who do not bother to check facts before spouting off( Limbaugh& Beck to name 2), Galways command of the English language and his grasp of the facts both hidden and revealed makes him stand out No one in theU.S. apart from religious fanatics use as much fervour to get across whilst begging .

[MrTrippyDays]

zionist taken over uk and usa long time ago

protocols of zion nearly completed

[diosmio99]

Ian Duncan Smith said in Parliament 2003 'I don't think there is necessary or adequate preparation for post invasion/occupation of iraq'(paraphrasing) to which anti war mp's shouted... ' then WHY are you voting for it?'☻

[daveyork0]

Best speaker in the Commons. No contest.

[diosmio99]

I hatE bliar as much as GGG but what did he say last night on talksport radio about the little war criminal saying Saddam was in breach of 1441 for not letting Iraqi scientist to leave the country with Blix? don't give bliar ammo FFS GGG!!

[franz909]

Man of Steel and Morality .

[79Sarwar]

You tell em George.

[accidentsinspace]

Galloway: One of the last of the great and brave men! The rest are nothing but liars, cheats and thieves, pocketing TAX PAYERS MONEY! OUR HARD EARNED MONEY!!