Community briefs May 2, 2008
This year, a poem Miller wrote in high school, in 1966, provides the commemoration's theme, "Where does it end?" Scott Ritter, a former U.N. weapons inspector, will speak at noon Sunday on the commons. Other activities can be found at http:%%cat%%dept%%endcat. (Cleveland.com -- News)
Letters to the Editor (April 21) May 2, 2008
the "no fly zone" was enforced and you might want to look up Scott Ritter regarding weapons inspectors. He was in there until '98 when we withdrew tham and Operation Desert Fox was begun. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Ritter, Billiot win fishing event Apr 19, 2008
- Scott Ritter of Dauphin Island, Ala. and Chad Billiot of Raceland, La. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
More of this story Apr 19, 2008
Then, April 22-23 at 8 p.m., Scott Ritter, the former UN Weapons Inspector, appears in a theatrical presentation called Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Antiwar. This guy was one of the United Nations Special Commission's most senior inspectors in Iraq between 1991 and 1998, and now makes the theater, school and legislature rounds to stimulate dialogue about Iran and Iraq. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Letters for April 3, 2008 Apr 4, 2008
" February 2001 Focal Point wrote on Apr 3, 2008 11:59 AM:sdraul: he German intelligence officials responsible for one of the most important informants on Saddam Hussein's suspected weapons of mass destruction say that the Bush administration and the CIA repeatedly exaggerated his claims during the run-up to the war in Iraq. Five senior officials from Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, or BND, said in interviews with The Times that they warned U.S. intelligence authorities that the source,... (North County Times)
How Did I Get Iraq Wrong? Mar 22, 2008
I should have listened to what Scott Ritter had to say, instead of dismissing him as a stooge for Saddam. When it comes to continuing debates about the weapons capabilities of Iran and North Korea, I resolve to accept nothing on faith (including the ). (Slate)
U.S. made the right decision Mar 19, 2008
I wondered also about former Marine and U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter s statement that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. This was a credible person who was on the ground and should know what was really happening. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Boys basketball: Sims named as all-GDC Mar 19, 2008
Honorable Mention Adol Aluong and Colin Strasburg, S.F. Roosevelt; Levi Smith, Scott Ritter, S.F. Washington; Brett Anderson, S.F. Lincoln; Brock Estes and Sam Wolff, R.C. Stevens; Danny Hughes, Joe Palmitier and Will Powell, S.F. O Gorman; Thomas Nettleton, Sturgis; Jordan Johnson, Spearfish. Share This Story. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Made in China, Managed in Rochester Mar 9, 2008
We have vendors in China, in England, in Germany," Wind said. It's become a worldwide operation that still has Glazer in awe. "One little microwave cookware item has turned into all this," Glazer said. bl/rv Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly Version For 52 years now, the Rochester Philharmonic League has been giving young talent a chance to shine. It was a night to celebrate Saturday for Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and county Republicans. The phrase Made in China is... (R News)
Kuhl Faces Off Against Massa, Again Mar 8, 2008
I look forward to and welcome the debate," said Massa. Massa criticized Kuhl's support for the war in Iraq and votes against mental health care insurance and children's health care. jmejw Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly Version The Nazareth Arts Center is on its way to becoming a first-class dance and performance venue! While one congressman forges ahead, another Republican lawmaker from western New York will not say whether he'll seek another term. A Republican congressman, whose... (R News)
Construction on 490 Set to Return Mar 8, 2008
It's only about two miles further, it doesn't really take any longer and you're probably going to be better served doing that," said McClenathan. DOT officials say it would be best for motorists to find an alternate route. They suggest taking the next week to find one that best suits their commute. mrh/jw Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly Version The Nazareth Arts Center is on its way to becoming a first-class dance and performance venue! While one congressman forges ahead, another... (R News)
Weapons Inspector Denounces War Mar 7, 2008
Former weapons inspector Scott Ritter ... Scott Ritter says he never thought he would become one of them ... We are spending $5 billion every ten days to fight this war, and a cost of $2 trillion to $3 trillion overall for the war, when $1 trillion could be used for 43,000,000 scholarships, seriously, four year scholarships for students at a public university," she said. Ritter believes the U.S. will be stuck in Iraq until all who supported the war are out of office. He says that could take four... (R News)
Local School Swears Off Swearing Mar 7, 2008
"Here at Hope Hall, the definition of violence is anything that threatens to harm a person's body, feeling, emotion, anything. You don't have to touch someone to threaten them, said Saphire Strickland, an 8th -grader. The Council for a Cuss-Free Zone is sponsoring a talent show in April, with more ways on how to get your point across without swearing. ll/rv Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly Version Tuesday may have been the resurrection of Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House.... (R News)
Making Historical Music Mar 7, 2008
To get an instrument that has this quality of sound and type of behavior that we can hear a little bit now which is so important for this wonderful music that we love so much and want to hear," says Davidsson. You are invited to see and hear the only organ of its kind built in the United States. Christ Church is holding an open house from 1 to 3 on Saturday afternoon, March 8. It's free and open to the public at 141 East Avenue, near Broadway. DP/yc Email this Story to a Friend Print Friendly... (R News)
Frost: Hearings, and lectures and art exhibits, oh my! Mar 6, 2008
I left just in time to get to the West Newton Cinema, not for a movie, but to hear Scott Ritter ... Maybe we need more Scott Ritters. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Former Marine on Iraq: ‘It’s a losing venture’ Mar 5, 2008
HUDSON Scott Ritter wants you and the rest of America to become intellectually curious. Start asking questions. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
The 'laptop of mass destruction' Mar 4, 2008
Scott Ritter, the former US military intelligence officer who was chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, noted in an interview that the CIA has the capability to check the authenticity of laptop documents through forensic tests that would reveal when different versions of different documents were created. The fact that the agency could not rule out the possibility of fabrication, according to Ritter, indicates that it had either chosen not to do such tests or that the... (Asia Times Online)
Letters to the Editor - 3/3/2008 Mar 4, 2008
Don't you remember (or weren't you paying attention) when the Bush Administration's own weapons inspector Scott Ritter said there no WMD, and all the conservatives like Limbaugh and Hannity ridiculed him. Then U.N. weapons inspectors Hans Blix and Mohammed El Baradei said the same thing, and more trash talk from conservatives. (North County Times)
Approval rating Feb 22, 2008
The GOP are the ones who attacked McCain first, but before him it was Max Cleland, Murtha, Scott Ritter, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Towing the party line is more importance than integrity in politics. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
EDITOR’S MAILBAG (Jan. 29) Feb 1, 2008
EDS wrote on Jan 31, 2008 10:31 AM:" leftgeorge, thanks for making my case. As I scrolled down the list of anti-American traitors, I see some real "bring your sleeping partner to dinner" people: ie. General Wesley Clark, Dennis Kucinich, Cynthia McKinney, Ron Paul, Scott Ritter, Jesse Ventura, Michael n Sheen, Gina Belafonte, Michael Moore, Ed Asner, Ed Begley, Jr., Eminem, etc. It just so happens that these people are liberals to the Nth degree just like you and therefore are anti-Republican... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Boys basketball: Sturgis falls in opener Dec 8, 2007
Washington responded by outscoring Sturgis 10-2 the rest of the period; Smith and Scott Ritter buried 3-pointers. Smith finished with 19 points for Washington, which plays at Spearfish today. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Surrendered to federal authorities... Dec 7, 2007
Scott Ritter, hero to the far left was arrested trying to lure a 15 year old girl to a mall so he could masturbate in front of her and now Bernie is oogling naked children on the internet. Repubs may have their issues but at least they prefer sex with adults. (The Drudge Report)
Miles: Bitter Friends Nov 30, 2007
3] For two broader, deeper, more contextual writings, see Target Iran by Scott Ritter (Nation Books, N.Y., 2006) and Treacherous Alliance by Trita Parsi (Yale University Press, New Haven, 2007). . (Zmag.org)
Recreation Digest: Turkey Trot Results Nov 29, 2007
Now 0 High 23 Low -2. LOADING Nov 29, 2007 - 04:05:30 CST BASKETBALL. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Ex-Marine, top analyst calls for humane foreign policy Oct 26, 2007
Speaking to an audience of 350 at West Virginia State University Monday evening, former Marine and top intelligence analyst Scott Ritter gave an impassioned plea for the U.S. to adopt a more humane foreign policy. I am a hyper-patriot. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
War critic Scott Ritter to speak at State Oct 21, 2007
We are in trying times, whether you are a supporter of the president and his policies, or whether you are in opposition to them, said Scott Ritter in an interview with the Sunday Gazette-Mail. The war in Iraq is a pressing matter, the global war on terrorism is not going well, terrorism is thriving. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
After 5 years, a final curtain call at Jimmy Tingle's Oct 19, 2007
The Off Broadway hosted noteworthy shows, including a political-comedy festival in 2004 that included everyone from Lewis Black and Janeane Garofalo to Mort Sahl, Barry Crimmins's farewell show earlier this year, and an evening with former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter that ran nearly four hours as Ritter went back and forth with the audience. Tingle wants to keep producing, performing, and writing and plans to bring his "Jimmy Tingle for President" show to a different venue, but he hasn't... (Boston Globe)
Dj vu all over again Oct 5, 2007
For more information on this problematic claim, see a Sept. 27 column by Scott Ritter and an Oct. 1 column by Seymour Hersh on the commondreams. org website. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Rally in Syracuse calls for end to Iraq war Oct 1, 2007
An evening panel discussion at the university's Hendricks Chapel was to include Scott Ritter, a former U.S. Marine and United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998; Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, who spent her childhood in Iraq; and Jimmy Massey, a former Marine and founding member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. AP-ES-09-29-07 1931EDT. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Soldier protest comes to Syracuse Sep 30, 2007
The demonstration will conclude in the evening with a panel discussion at Syracuse University's Hendricks Chapel featuring Scott Ritter, a chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998 and former Marine Jimmy Massey, a founding member of IVAW and one of the first non-commissioned officers to speak out publicly in opposition to the war in Iraq. The Army allows soldiers to participate in peace rallies provided they are not in uniform, are off post, off duty and do not represent... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Organizers: Largest rally since Vietnam on Saturday Sep 28, 2007
The demonstration will start with a rally at 1 p.m. at the Everson Museum plaza, 401 Harrison St. Participants will march to Walnut Park near the Syracuse University campus at 2:30 p.m. A panel discussion will be held in Hendricks Chapel at 7:30 p.m. with war-critics Jimmy Massey, Scott Ritter and Dahlia Wasfi. SPAN will be meeting at the bus stop at University Place at 12:45 p.m. Saturday to head down to Everson Plaza. (Daily Orange, NY)
Cohen: Senate Clown Show Sep 23, 2007
During the run-up to the Iraq invasion, [ I worked in cable news] when these networks relentlessly questioned the integrity and patriotism of former Marine officer and Gulf War veteran Scott Ritter. As the U.N.s top weapons inspector, Ritter had stood up to Saddam Husseins government for years. (Zmag.org)
Dissecting Haggis Sep 20, 2007
We brought speakers into our house, like Noam Chomsky and Scott Ritter, but it was incredibly difficult to get people to come out, because Hollywood was terrified. The liberals were in lockstep with the conservatives, who appealed to the baser motives in all of us patriotism, revenge, fear, these are compelling emotions. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Politics, comedy make strange bedfellows as Scott Ritter comes to Jimmy Tingles Sep 13, 2007
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter (above) pairs up with comic Jimmy Tingle next week ... In his new book, "Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Antiwar Movement," former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter discusses John Boyd's theories of aerial warfare, compares the ideas of Prussian military thinker Carl von Clausewitz to those Sun Tzu proposed 2,500 years ago, and generally tells progressives to quit whining and organize ... "Real Intelligence: Jimmy Tingle Hosts an Evening With Scott... (Boston Globe)
If at first you don't succeed, lie, lie again Aug 16, 2007
Scott Ritter went from being a trusted U.N. weapons inspector valiantly defending poor, misunderstood Saddam Hussein from George Bush's imperialistic war to being just another creep trying to have sex with underage girls ... Scott Ritter went from being a trusted U.N. weapons inspector valiantly defending poor, misunderstood Saddam Hussein from George Bush's imperialistic war to being just another creep trying to have sex with underage girls. (Townhall.com)
Safty: Politics of Fear Aug 15, 2007
Thus, Scott Ritter, former chief UN weapons inspectors from 1991 to 1998, stated on several occasions that the weapons inspection regime had eliminated Iraqs banned weapons (The Boston Globe, July 20,02). Yet, the Bush White House continued to make ominous allegations about the threat Iraq allegedly posed to the security of the United States. (Zmag.org)
Let the Cleavage Conversation Begin... Jul 28, 2007
Today's Top Political Stories. Says fundraising and campaigning will conflict; cites lack of "respectfulness" of format. (The Drudge Report)
What to read on Iraq Jun 27, 2007
Peterson also recommends Endgame (Simon & Schuster, 1999) by former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter ... Scott Ritter's insight into the workings of Baghdad's security apparatus are invaluable and help explain the potency of the anti-US insurgency today. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Scott Ritter and weapons of mass destruction Jun 6, 2007
I had an opportunity to interview Scott Ritter, a man who has been in the middle of this debate since 1991 ... Reading Scott Ritter's two most recent books, "Target Iran" and "Waging Peace," has not convinced me of his views, but it has helped me understand the perspective of those who are so angry and mistrustful of the president ... The president's opponents, including the highly qualified Scott Ritter, build increasingly compelling arguments in the midst of the information and vision vacuum... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Bronner: Explaining Iraq May 21, 2007
Democrats fearful of bucking the nationalist trend simply did not listen to experts like Scott Ritter, Hans Blix, and Mohamed El Baradei. In reality, whatever the degree to which official and mainstream intelligence was manipulated, critical information was easily available for those willing to seek it. (Zmag.org)
paid a visit to the website to do so May 2, 2007
Find out more about the press, politics and Iraq from former weapons inspectors Scott Ritter and David Albright and media scholar Kristina Borjesson. Review the press coverage by paper and network. (Harper's Magazine)
Protesters to urge Bush impeachment Apr 29, 2007
The group sponsored a speech in February by Iraq journalist Dar Jamal and plans to sponsor a speech by war critic and former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter later this year, Knapp said. Talk Back. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Gulf's new Ground Zero Apr 6, 2007
The towns would still be among the first to be targeted by US carpet bombing or even Marine Corps units, the former US weapons inspector Scott Ritter says. The US would then secure them in order to protect the Straits of Hormuz from Iranian attack. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Iran's Rights and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Mar 30, 2007
In his book, Target Iran, Scott Ritter, who has worked as an IAEA weapons inspector described the politicization of the weapons inspection process inside the IAEA at the hands of the U.S., Israeli and German intelligence agencies ... Scott Ritter, Target Iran: The Truth About the White House's Plans for Regime Change, Nation Books, 2006. (OhmyNews International)
Ritter: See Hillary Run Mar 5, 2007
Scott Ritter served as a former Marine Corps officer from 1984 until 1991, and as a UN weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 until 1998. He is the author of several books, including "Iraq Confidential" (Nation Books, 2005) and "Target Iran" (Nation Books, 2006). (Zmag.org)
Letters for Monday, March 5, 2007 Mar 5, 2007
Observers, like Scott Ritter, have been warning us for over a year that the U.S. has been in a covert war in Iran for some time. The strategic shift by the U.S. toward the Sunni and away from the Shia is fully under way. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Anti-United Nations measure stalls in House vote Feb 28, 2007
Check out Scott Ritter and all of his knowledge as a UN peacekeeper ... hold on there wrote on February 25, 2007 11:08 AM To "to ms mendoca and to the morons":: The UN wasn't given SQUAT time in Iraq--see Scott Ritter sites. (Yahoo News -- United Nations)
Hillary's calculations add up to war Feb 22, 2007
Leaving aside the absurdity that Democratic senators such as Clinton and '04 presidential candidate John Kerry didn't have the access and means to do the same basic fact-checking of Bush administration claims that independent journalists, intelligence analysts and published skeptics, such as ex-arms inspector Scott Ritter undertook, how is that they could have ignored the historical evidence that occupying Iraq with the vague goal of "fostering democracy" was a phenomenally dangerous endeavor.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Antiwar Radio Feb 20, 2007
Where else can you find guests such as Daniel Ellsberg, Scott Ritter and Rep. Walter B. Jones (the 'freedom fries' Congressman). (Disinformation)
Does White House have a 'Thelma and Louise' plan? Feb 19, 2007
" Many who warned early of such an attack -- such as the New Yorker's Seymour Hersh, former weapons inspector Scott Ritter or former CIA official Philip Giraldi -- are now even more passionately convinced the administration is headed for the Iranian cliff, possibly as early as spring. But it took more than their work for so much of official Washington to panic. It took the administration's decision to send the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, the second carrier task force in the Persian Gulf;... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Why I love chicks Feb 19, 2007
But respect for public office is a far cry from the mindless leader-worship we saw in the highly deferential Congress, mainstream media and majority of Americans in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001 a leader-worship that marched to the ominous drumbeat of "My Leader right or wrong." The "patriotic" hysteria of that time brooked no dissent and ostracized even knowledgeable experts, such as Scott Ritter, ex-Marine, advisor to General Schwarzkopf in "Desert Storm" and U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq,... (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Thelma and Louise Imperialism Feb 18, 2007
You'd have to check out the work of former UN arms inspector Scott Ritter, who recently published a book whose title says it all: Target Iran. These men some classic conservatives are now, if anything, even that the Administration is headed for the Iranian cliff, possibly as early as this Spring. (CBS News)
Next Stop: Tehran Feb 15, 2007
Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Deputy Prime Minister Avigdor Lieberman urge an expeditious attack to destroy Iran s nuclear capabilities arms inspector Scott Ritter has called the drive to attack Iran a policy made in Israel. And outspoken former Israeli Brigadier General Oded Tira has called on the Israeli lobby to engage Democratic hawks and exploit media connections to bring about action against Iran. (The American Conservative)
Former CBS anchor speaking at UTPA on Tuesday Feb 12, 2007
The last speaker in the series, Scott Ritter, a former U.N. weapons inspector, is scheduled to appear April 5. For more information on the series, call (956) 316-7989. (McAllen Monitor, TX)
Engelhardt: Iran Feb 10, 2007
You'd have to check out the work of former UN arms inspector Scott Ritter (who was laughed out of the room in 2002-2003 for claiming that Saddam Hussein probably had no stocks of WMD, or even WMD programs, left), and who recently published a book whose title says it all. . (Zmag.org)
Ritter: Iraq, Iran, and WMDs Jan 31, 2007
Scott Ritter interviewed by ... Scott Ritter: First, lets be absolutely correct ... Scott Ritter was one of the UN's top weapons inspectors in Iraq between 1991 and 1998. (Zmag.org)
Prather: Pre-War Planning Jan 31, 2007
Someone also seems to have ordered dirt dug up on former UN Inspector Scott Ritter. And on Chairman of the UN Monitoring and Verification Commission Hans Blix. (Zmag.org)
Rate Bush's speech Jan 24, 2007
85 in a book by former US Marine and UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter. Pretty much everything in this book has come to pass in the way he wrote about it - No WMD, no links to al-Qaeda, Sunni e factions at each others throat, regional instability. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Better plan? There’s oodles of em Jan 18, 2007
Well, Scott Ritter, who was on the inspection teams in 1998, knew there weren t any. So did Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, who ran inspections right up until Bush ordered inspectors out of Iraq in 2003. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Political theater Jan 11, 2007
Their names will be disclosed only once the play is put together by Richard Norton-Taylor, a journalist at The Guardian, although Clare Short, a former minister in Blair's cabinet, and Scott Ritter, a former UN weapons inspector, have been mentioned as likely witnesses. The experience brought to the project by Sands and Knowles should also boost its credibility. (International Herald Tribune)
Read More... Jan 8, 2007
Scott Ritter, a former U.N. arms inspector in Iraq, has written a book, Target Iran, in which he accuses the Israeli government and its American lobby of pushing the U.S. into attacking Iran. By coincidence, an Israeli general has verified everything Ritter says. (Disinformation)
Blair to face trial by theatre over Iraq war Jan 8, 2007
Witnesses so far include MPs Clare Short, who was in the cabinet in the run up to war, and Bob Marshall-Andrews; Sir Michael Quinlan, former permanent under-secretary at the Ministry of Defence; and Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector. They will testify this month, with the results edited into an April stage version by the Tricycle's regular collaborator, the Guardian journalist Richard Norton-Taylor. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Tsunami protection; Iraq and the left Jan 3, 2007
Al Gore, Howard Dean, Scott Ritter and others were prescient about the outcome of the invasion and were dismissed as fools. Now, rather than hold cheerleaders of the war accountable for the hundreds of thousands dead and maimed, Cohen criticizes those on the left who oppose the war. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
