Galloway Smoked Cuban Cigar in Senate

[lindsayg]

http://news.lycos.co.uk/uk/050518215306.5lwfe6gy.xml.html

Maverick British politician George Galloway said he broke a US trade sanction by smoking a Cuban cigar in Washington where he clashed with senators over charges he received Iraqi oil kickbacks.

Galloway, who gave a spirited defence Tuesday before a US subcommittee investigating the UN oil-for-food scandal, accused US President George W. Bush and Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair of being the real villains.

"I did a bit of sanctions busting in Washington yesterday, I smoked a Havana cigar just like this one," the 50-year-old Scotsman told a London rally of his left-wing, anti-war, political party Respect.

"I smoked it inside the Capitol building and I even blew the smoke at the White House," he shouted above thunderous cheers and applause from hundreds of supporters. "And I think we blew them away, didn't you?"

The United States has had an embargo against Cuban goods for 40 years.

[warrens]

1. Amazing that DeLay didn't steal it from him

Tommy boy is well-known for his love for Cuban cigars.

[MemphisTiger]

2. Surely not, cuban cigars are illegal in this country

and a senator like DeLay wouldn't break the law, would he? :sarcasm:

[meegbear]

3. Well I guess that completely invalidates everything he said

:eyes:

[TriMetFan]

4. Mr. Galloway has my respect

whether or not he was involved in stealing money. Why: because he has more Guts/Balls then any Democratic right now for standing up to the Nazi Republican Party.

[ret5hd]

5. hmmm...what a coincidence...i'm smokin' a cohiba as we speak...

a friend brought me a box of 5 when he returned from overseas.
edit: for pic
re-edit: removed pic of cheap dominican republic cigar