[HAL9000]

WNYT broadcast Ritter's mug shot but did not make the connection to his role as the chief U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq during most of the 1990s.

I'm still amazed at that.

[Timesink]

I'm still amazed at that.

Never underestimate the utter cluelessness of the average local TV station's producers and reporters.

[cake_crumb]

"I'm still amazed at that."

IIRC, he had only just moved to Delmar from Florida at the time...and he wasn't on TV every night...it's doubtful anyone knew who he was, though I have a sneaking suspicion that he played the full "important former UN spector" orchastra for the assistant DA. And probably the judge: appealing to their wish NOT to compromise such an august body as the UN, especially what with all the ongoing problems with Saddam. The UN is SOOOOO important to world peace.

This is only a suspicion, because it's the logical course of defensive offense for a perp in his position who was caught with the goods in hand, as it were.

[OldFriend]

NYSlimes has yet to print ONE word about these arrests of Scott Ritter.