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Is it possible that Ritter himself recognized that discovery of his arrest would compromise the fight against Saddam if he continued as a critic of the regime?

That is, did Ritter consciously decide to adopt an outspoken pro-Saddam viewpoint in anticipation of his predilections becoming public, knowing that such exposure would then damage the pro-dictator crowd?

If so, that is in some sense a noble decision. It doesn't mitigate his crimes, by any means, but he definitely fell on his sword.

I think perhaps it's more likely that the Administration discovered the arrest and forced Ritter to go to the "other side" with the intention of releasing the damning information at a critical stage in the debate. It has definitely been made public at a crucial time.

More likely one of Scottie's minders lured him into giving a good shagging to a few of the dissidents' children in that Baghdad rape cape he visited -- the one he says he can't tell us about because he's waging war and the things in there were horrible beyond imagination. When Scottie came to, he realised how much he enjoyed himself, and made the necessary adjustments to the superstructure of his belief system so he could keep his secret, keep coming back for more under-age knob-polishing, and become a hero to the Left. I think that scenario is likely to be a bit closer to the truth, don't you?

"My heart's telling me to kill Saddam, or, I don't know, maybe my gut tells me that,'' he said. ''My heart's telling me to do what the Constitution says, but the gut's saying kill Saddam. And my brain has no clue which way to go here. It's just twisted. And I'm honest when I say I get up every morning and I just want to get the hell out of this."
-- Scott Ritter, November 2002