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That kind of attitude has long characterized so-called Euro-skepticism. But Ganley's money and political ambition has some rattled. Like other Euro MPs, British Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament Andrew Duff dismisses Ganley as a rabble-rouser out for publicity. "It's utter balls to say he represents democracy," Duff says. "Scratch the surface and you'll discover he's a demagogue and a Europhobe." But Duff is also worried that Ganley could appeal to disgruntled European voters. "There is a real danger that this simplistic populism will strike a chord with voters that are profoundly...
With a personal fortune estimated at $300 million, Ganley has plenty of money to bankroll his new party. To hone his message, he has hired American Democratic campaign consultant Joe Trippi. Ganley talks of Libertas winning 70 seats in the 736-member European Parliament, more than enough to become a powerbroker between the other political groups. The only E.U.-wide poll, predict09.eu, suggests that Libertas could win a few seats but will fall well short of its stated goal...
Ganley has also faced questions about his own accountability and transparency, about his funding of Libertas in Europe, and his business links with the U.S. military. The European Parliament said last year that their own investigation found Ganley had signed contracts with the Pentagon worth about $200 million. Ganley's opponents claim his anti-E.U. stance reflects hiw connections with U.S. interests, a claim Ganley has always rejected...
...part of the "Euro-Palestine" list of candidates running for the European Parliament. In June, he's fronting an "anti-Zionism" group that also includes a former Le Pen speech writer, a radical black supremacist, and an author whose 2002 book The Horrifying Fraud became a bestseller in France by alleging that 9/11 was an inside job carried out by the U.S. government...
...State Shura Council, a legal advisory body that reviews drafts before they can be passed to the Cabinet and parliament, is vetting the anti-trafficking bill. It's not the first of its kind in Iraq. The old penal code included a law issued in 1969 and amended in the 1990s that outlawed and penalized trafficking...