Ritter cancels a trip to Iraq

Albany Times-Union | 22 Jan 03 | By ALAN WECHSLER and MIKE GOODWIN, Staff writers

[Petronski]

$4,000 for his rants?

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[Petronski]

Ping for the main list.

Emir el-Ritar's world is shrinking.

[Catspaw]

"Based on that, we researched him and decided to have him here in February," Meaney said.

They didn't research him all that well, now did they?

And this just cries out for a FREEP!

[Republic of Texas]

Now that the news is out, he has no more use for them, and they have no more use for him.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Schedule the meeting at the Bagdad Burger King and say "punching the clown" is on the menu and I bet he'll be there in a heartbeat.

[anniegetyourgun]

Ritter gives actual meaning to the word "heathen".....

[The Great Satan]

Saddam has no use for him after this weekend. In fact, Ritter is a liability for his puppet-master at this point. I don't blame him for cancelling the trip. Wouldn't want to risk an "accident."

[Petronski]

Skat el-Ritar: the perve who was left out in the cold.

[Petronski]

Old 'Pervy McLickspittle' seems to have gotten himself caught in a big ringer.

[Quilla]

Or possibly Saddam's blackmail evidence has just become irrelevant. Ritter may not have to speak on Iraq's behalf any longer.

[The Great Satan]

Oh, the cancellation and this weekend's revelations are related. Make no mistake about that.

[MadIvan]

Hell, I can use the $4,000 - I'll rant about how Scott Ritter is an utter loon. It'll be more coherent than what he'd say. ;)

Regards, Ivan

[Mr. K]

"...controversy over a minor sex charge he faced in 2001..."

Anyone wanna bet that if this was a pro Bush, Republican, or conservative this would not have been called a 'minor sex charge'...

NOTE: IT WAS INTENT TO HAVE SEX WITH A MINOR- NOT A 'MINOR SEX CHARGE'

[TLBSHOW]

Ritter is scheduled to give a speech Feb. 12 at Schenectady County Community College. There are no plans to cancel Ritter's appearance, for which he'll be paid $4,000, SCCC spokesperson Heather Meaney said.

ITS FREEP TIME

[CatoRenasci]

Of course the cancellation and the arrest coming out are related. In fact, my guess is that these arrests are only the tip of the iceberg: Saddam's secret police probably learned of Ritter's interest in little girls and set him up with some for the cameras back when he was in Iraq at some point. That'll be when he changed his views. The Iraqis still have him by the short hairs, I'll bet. His credibilty is pretty much destroyed by these arrests, but what if the Iraqis released tapes of him cavoring with girls/boys of the same age as Mohammed's youngest wife when he consummated the marraige: nine!

[guitfiddlist]

We need to have some fun with Freep placard suggestions:

"Yeah Ritter, tell us some more Whoppers."

"New Homeland Security Color Code Announced - Amber Alert. Ritter spotted in area."

[Phantom Lord]

Does Burger King still have those paper crowns for the kids? A bunch of FReepers could get their hands on those crowns and wear them to the speaking engagement.

[Dante3]

What book signing did he attend? If he has a book out that would explain a lot.

[TLBSHOW]

He is in New York City doing a commercial for Peace!