IRAQ/BRITAIN: A British politician accepted libel damages from a US newspaper yesterday over a story which alleged he took $10 million to support former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Mr George Galloway, one of Britain's most outspoken anti-war campaigners, sued the Christian Science Monitor of Boston for an article headlined "Newly-found Iraqi files raise heat on British MP".
The story cited documents given to a journalist by an Iraqi general which purported to show Mr Galloway had received payments in return for his "courageous and daring stand against the enemies of Iraq". Mr Galloway's lawyer accepted a formal apology during a brief hearing at the High Court in London.
The MP was expelled from the British Labour Party last October after branding Mr Blair and President Bush "wolves".
Mr Galloway has a further action outstanding against the London Daily Telegraph which published similar allegations. - (Reuters)
