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Ritter is giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Frankly he deserves to be hung. But politically it would be unwise to apprehend him and send him to Levenworth.

By merely stripping him of his US passport and deporting him back to Iraq, it would have minimal political backlash.

He knew the hazards of going to Iraq on his own. Let him live with the consequences.

Whatever his past military career, he has obviously chosen to work against U.S. interests now. I really don't care why. Let him rot in the streets of Baghdad.

"Ritter is giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Frankly he deserves to be hung."

Men, and pictures are "hung." People are "hanged" by the neck until dead. Sorry, couldn't resist... but true grammar.... heheheh.

I have been as critical of Ritter as anyone, but this speech seems to me not to be treasonous. He may have been bought, but it's not clear he's stayed bought: he says the evidence doesn't justify an attack - I think he's wrong, but it's not an insane view. He says Iraq should let the UN inspectors back in unconditionally and that that would be the only way to avoid war -- that's surely true, if the inspectors came back with truly free run, we'd give them some time. Ritter also says even though he disagrees with the policy he'd be the first to enlist in a war against Iraq, saying he loved America "more than I love Iraq". -- OK, what's wrong with that statement? He thinks the US government is wrong, but he'd fight for the US. What's the treason there? I think the jury's still out on this bird.