My letter to the committee:
Dear Senate Committee on Homeland Secutity and Governmental Affairs--
I'm writing to express my outrage that the committee has removed the testimony of MP George Galloway from its website. The stated reason-- that Mr. Galloway did not submit a statement-- is transparent hogwash at best and something far more sinister at worst. Mr. Galloway certainly did make an eloquent statement to the committee. Since the full text of that statement is available on numerous other websites, one can only conclude that the committee deliberately chose to censor his testimony, even if only by neglect. This is shameful in the extreme, and it reflects poorly upon the committee's legitimate objective of seeking, considering, and making public open testimony regarding homeland security matters. Mr. Galloway's statement was one of the most important made before the committee during it's investigation of the U.N. Oil-for Food Program-- its deliberate omission from the committee's public documents severely undermines the committee's credibility.
A full transcript of Mr. Galloway's opening remarks can be downloaded from
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0517-35.htm. I urge you to obtain it and post it immediately to remove any appearance that the committee fears full public disclosure of his testimony.
With regards,
XXXXXXX, Ph.D.