A remarkable story in the anti-war Guardian reveals the existence of an Iraqi slush-fund, no less, that was financing the anti-war movement:

'Money illicitly siphoned from the UN oil-for-food programme by Saddam Hussein was used to finance anti-sanctions campaigns run by British politicians, according to documents that have surfaced in Baghdad. Undercover cash from oil deals went to three businessmen who in turn supported pressure groups involving the ex-Labour MP George Galloway, Labour MP Tam Dalyell, and the former Irish premier Albert Reynolds, it is alleged in documents compiled by the oil ministry, which is now under the control of the US occupation regime.'

While the story emphasises there is no suggestion that any money was siphoned off into individual trouser pockets, it nevertheless exposes the anti-war movement associated with these gentlemen as corrupt -- and responsible for deepening the misery of ordinary Iraqis. If true, it's pretty sensational stuff. Let's see whether other anti-war organs treat it with the same seriousness as the Guardian.