''Mr Galloway Goes to Washington: the Brit who set Congress straight about Iraq'' is a 2005 book by British politician

George Galloway George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer who is currently leader of the Workers Party of Britain, serving since 2019. Between 1987 and 2010, and then between 2012 and 2015, Galloway was a Member o ...

. The book concerned the actions of the United States in invading Iraq, the fallout and Galloway's 2005 appearance before the US senate.

Background

Galloway was a fierce opponent of the

Invasion of Iraq The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a United States-led invasion of the Ba'athist Iraq, Republic of Iraq and the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one mont ...

, and was expelled from the Labour Party over a number of controversial comments. He subsequently became a leading member of the

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and won the

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constituency in the

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. The

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-controlled Senate made a number of allegations that Galloway received personal benefits from

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...

. Galloway comparatively answers the allegations in the Senate committee. The book was published by The New Press.

References

2005 non-fiction books Books about politics of the United Kingdom Books about politics of the United States Books about foreign relations of the United Kingdom Books about foreign relations of the United States Books about the 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War books Books critical of conservatism in the United States Books by George Galloway Books about the United States written by foreigners {{US-poli-book-stub