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An interview with Scott Ritter, Restaurant Inspector. Q. Mr. Ritter, in 1998 you were dismissed as a New York City food safety inspector after complaints from the “Taste of Tikrit” cafe. In subsequent testimony to the City Sanitation Board, you said the cafe “had mouse droppings in such quantity that they blocked the kitchen exits; the restaurant’s refrigeration consisted of one illegal immigrant waving a popsicle over a pile of chicken carcasses, and the owners were forced to play Led Zeppelin records at 120 decibels to drown out the sound of buzzing flies in the back.” You also noted that...

<p>On the eve of the Gulf War, a young Marine named Scott Ritter wanted to quit. But when President George H.W. Bush began dispatching troops to the Persian Gulf, Mr. Ritter changed his mind. "I can't leave the Marine Corps when my country's getting ready to go to war," he said later. "That's a dishonorable thing to do."</p>

President Bush's plan to topple Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein just got a whole lot tougher, former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter said Tuesday in Atlanta. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's offer Monday to allow inspections "without conditions" was the last thing the Bush administration wanted, Ritter told a packed auditorium of 450 people at Georgia State University.He said the White House is more interested in removing Hussein from power than disarming Iraq."Iraq has called the world's bluff," said the former Marine and chief inspector for the United Nations Special Commission to disarm Iraq. "Iraq's move has put the United States in...

Thank you Mr President and the members of the Iraqi National Assembly for giving me the opportunity to speak with you today. I understand that I appear before you today not only as the first American citizen to address your body, but also as the first non-governmental speaker as well. And I thank you for providing me with this historical opportunity. As you are well aware, we live in dangerous times with the threat of war looming on the horizon and the harsh reality of life without normalcy stalking your nation and indeed the entire Middle East on a daily...

'Instant' Book Decries U.S. on Iraq Associated Press Monday, September 16, 2002; 4:15 PM NEW YORK –– Former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter will be featured in an "instant" book that strongly opposes going to war against Iraq. Context Books will publish "War on Iraq" next week, with a first printing of 125,000. The book was written by William Rivers Pitt, a Boston-based author and political analyst. An interview with Ritter is included in the text. According to a statement released by Context, the book "debunks the key arguments for war," notably Iraq's alleged nuclear capabilities. Ritter, a former...

Scott Ritter, the former United Nations arms inspector, has become increasingly irascible in his attempt to challenge America's case for going to war with Iraq. His ill-temper was all too apparent yesterday when an interview on the BBC's Today programme on Radio Four turned into a long exchange of accusations with the presenter, Jim Naughtie, over who was "playing games". Mr Ritter has become a hate figure in America, where he is increasingly asked whether he is a "traitor" for arguing that Saddam Hussein does not pose a threat and that his weapons of mass destruction have been largely destroyed....

September 16, 2002 RITTER I've said that no one has backed up any allegations that Iraq has reconstituted [Weapons of Mass Desruction] capability with anything that remotely resembles substantive fact. To say that Saddam's doing it is in total disregard to the fact that if he gets caught he's a dead man and he knows it.... I am more aware than any UN official that Iraq has set up covert procurement funds to violate sanctions. This was true in 1997-1998, and I'm sure its true today. Of course Iraq can do this. The question is, has someone found that what...

SCOTT RITTER SAYS THAT "WAGING PEACE" IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TRUTH: [TIME MAGAZINE] You've spoke about having seen the children's prisons in Iraq. Can you describe what you saw there? [Ritter] The prison in question is at the General Security Services headquarters, which was inspected by my team in Jan. 1998. It appeared to be a prison for children — toddlers up to pre-adolescents — whose only crime was to be the offspring of those who have spoken out politically against the regime of Saddam Hussein. It was a horrific scene. Actually I'm not going to describe what I saw...

Saturday, Sep. 14, 2002Scott Ritter was the UN's top weapons inspector in Iraq until 1998, when he resigned claiming President Clinton was too easy on Saddam. Now he says the dictator doesn't seem to have weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and that trying to oust Saddam is "extremely dangerous." TIME's Massimo Calabresi asked the voluble former marine about his recent private trip to Baghdad, Jane Fonda, and accusations he's a spy for Israel, Iraq or Russia. Time: What were you doing in Baghdad? Ritter: Waging peace. My goal in Baghdad was to facilitate a debate here in the United States...

In my journey thru the sewer of the rats I found a new Ritter and Pitt story. Yes William Pitt last seen spewing bs with Scott Ritter in their new we hate america book is now gathering the rat troops to produce a hate bush magazine and other un american thoughts from the liberal left wing in america. He says it is being distributed by a magazine company. And he needs stories. LOL.... I bet we have some good ones to counter his spew of bs. This below is from Pitts plea for stories and what kind he wants for...

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UNAMERICANS Scott Ritter and William Pitt Slam Bush and America in New Book (BIG BARF ALERT) While crusing the dark side I came upon Scott Ritter and William Pitt press release for their unamerican book slaming Bush and America and its war on Terrorist. Instead builds up the case for kissing Iraq's butt! These 2 fools teamed up is a BIG JOKE! One a left wing nut and the other a traitor. What a combo... For the spew from the dark side read this below for a major hurl. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pub OCTOBER 2002 WAR ON IRAQ: What Team...

...The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. Unqualified support of the Shah of Iran led directly to the Islamic revolution of 1979. Then the United States chose to arm and finance the [Islamic] mujahedin in Afghanistan instead of supporting and encouraging the moderate wing of the government of Afghanistan. That is what led to the Taliban in Afghanistan. But the most catastrophic action of the United States was to sabotage the decision that was painstakingly stitched together by the United Nations regarding...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 9/11/02 BREAKING: Scott Ritter gives tour of Iraqi Terror Training Site; BREAKING: Gaza, Hamas gives out Iraqi terror money; BREAKING: Jerusalem, terrorists use poison; BREAKING: more on the Iraqi al-Twaitha and Tuweithe nuclear facilities; ===================== Bagram =================== In Bagram, American soldiers and Coalition Joint Task Force CJTF-180 show how to correctly treat the flag of the United States with respect. ============ After the Scott Ritter remote-viewing lecture, a tour ========= 12 miles outside of Baghdad, Iraq, after the Scott Ritter remote-viewing lecture, paid consultant (rumors are $450,000) Scott Ritter explains that the...

The Coming October War in Iraq Room 295 of the Suffolk Law School building in downtown Boston was filled to capacity on July 23rd with peace activists, aging Cambridge hippies and assorted freaks. One of the organizers for the gathering, United For Justice With Peace Coalition, handed out green pieces of paper that read, "We will not support war, no matter what reason or rhetoric is offered by politicians or the media. War in our time and in this context is indiscriminate, a war against innocents and against children." Judging from the crowd, and from the buzz in the room,...

SALMAN PAK, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq allowed Western reporters on Monday to accompany former U.N. arms inspector Scott Ritter to a facility allegedly used for training "terrorists." Ritter, who arrived on Saturday on a visit he arranged hoping to help stop any U.S.-led war, said Salman Pak, 21 miles south of Baghdad, had nothing to do with training guerrillas on how to hijack planes as alleged by Iraqi defectors. Iraqi authorities spoke little about the site with one official saying only it was used to train anti-hijacking squads. Baghdad has launched a campaign to repudiate U.S. claims that Iraq sponsored...