How did the accusations against George Galloway surface?
How did the accusations against George Galloway surface? They came to light in January 2004 when an Iraqi newspaper published a list of 270 companies, organisations and individuals who allegedly profited from Iraqi oil sales after being allocated vouchers by Saddam Hussein’s regime. Mr Galloway’s name, and that of his associate Fawaz Zureikat, was on the list, along with those of politicians from around the world. The list was revisited, in greater detail, by the chief US weapons inspector, Charles Duelfer, in September 2004. Mr Galloway was not on that list, but Mr Zureikat was. Mr Duelfer said it was not known if recipients of the oil vouchers had actually cashed them in. What was the oil-for-food programme? It was set up while Iraq was under sanctions to allow Saddam to export limited quantities of oil under UN supervision to buy food and medicine for the people. A total of $64bn went through the scheme from its inception in 1996 until after the war. How did Saddam cheat? He set up
