In January 2013 , Galloway criticised David Cameron 's government for arming Syrian rebels linked to Salafi jihadism . Following the Ghouta chemical attack on 21 August 2013 , Galloway speculated on his Press TV show that the responsibility for the atrocity lay with al-Qaeda and the rebels in Syria who had been provided with the weapons by Israel . During his speech in the House of Commons debate about the crisis in Syria on 29 August 2013 , Galloway was asked about this broadcast by the Conservative MP Matthew Offord . In response , he asserted that he had " said no such thing " , and was accused of lying . In the debate Galloway had stated " It is not that the regime is not bad enough to do it ; everybody knows that it is bad enough to do it . The question is : is it mad enough to do it ? "
Ghouta chemical attack
Ghouta chemical attack
George Galloway