REPORTS IN THE TELEGRAPH that British antiwar MP George Galloway was paid off by the Iraqis seem almost too thrilleresque to believe. On the other hand, The Telegraph must feel strongly about its case, given the obvious risk of a libel suit, which Galloway now says he’ll bring. Tim Blair has a roundup of links and observations.

Galloway, meanwhile, needs to ponder the old lawyer’s warning: “If you sue someone for libel, they’re liable to prove it.”

UPDATE: A reader emails: “On the other hand, Galloway might be able to prove that he didn’t have to be paid to be an apologist for Stalinist regimes.”

Yeah, that would improve his moral position. . . .

ANOTHER UPDATE: Lionel Mandrake has some observations, and some links.