[Fred Mertz]

I haven't read this thread, but my first reaction was that this 'incident' was contrived to silence Ritter, not merely discredit him.

[hoosiermama]

SO why wasn't it leaked when it happened. IMO, it's not the first/only time he used the internet in this way
Locally the embarrassment of being caught (name in paper etc) is sometimes the only punishment given for this level of crime. Was Ritter's name in paper at the time of his arrest? What doe the arrest papers say? Aren't they public knowledge?

OTOH didn't Saddam repeatly call him a spy? Maybe he was just going out into town to often?? Just a thought!

MM I agree with most of you posts.