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No reason to attack Iraq, ex-weapons inspector tells packed house in Saugerties By Aimee J. Frank, Correspondent February 01, 2003 It was standing room only at the Frank D. Greco Senior Citizens Center in Saugerties on Friday for the talk by former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter. FREEMAN/Bob Haines SAUGERTIES - He's made a name for himself stating Saddam Hussein does not have weapons of mass destruction and opposing a possible U.S. military strike against Iraq, but "I stand before you as someone who is not a pacifist," Scott Ritter told a packed house Friday night. "I believe that, in...

Watch Albany Channel 6 (WRGB) 11 o'clock news. 76Tiger was interviewed by Joe Gambino (no, a different "family") and asked for a reaction to Scott Ritter's talk at the Saugerties Senior Center tonight. Although I'm not sure how much will survive the editing process, I told Joe that Ritter was inconsistent, political and now lacked credibility. Joe pressed me on Ritter's credibility and whether the recent disclosures influenced my opinion. I responded by saying that during the 90's, Ritter was very vocal and rabid against the Iraq regime, and now he's their biggest cheerleader, claiming that they can't possibly harbor...