Ritter of Arabia: A former weapons inspector becomes Saddam's chief apologist.

Wall St Journal ^ | 9-18-02 | STEPHEN F. HAYES

[SJackson]

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."

[Byron_the_Aussie]

..Scott Ritter is seemingly doing P.R. for Saddam Hussein...

Horse hockey. Matter of fact, the day before yesterday, Ritter slammed Saddam as a tyrant and said he deserved to be dead.

Y'know, the way the White House's flying monkeys are being sent out to attack this guy says more about the president, than Ritter. And the monkeys are sounding more shrill and more aggressive every day. Playing the man, and not the ball. It's all very Carvillesque.

[stlrocket]

Scott Ritter - Todays version of Jane Fonda.

Doesn't he look good in his new military uniform?

SCOTT RITTER IN IRAQI UNIFORM

[CatoRenasci]

Ritter should be officially informed in no uncertain terms that further contact with Iraq or its representatives will be construed as giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

[joyful1]

America is getting Ritter's number. He is a turncoat.

[Trust but Verify]

Wow, Byron. You couldn't be more wrong about who is being shrill. If you have seen any of Ritter's recent interviews, you could never make such a statement.

[capt. norm]

"..Scott Ritter is seemingly doing P.R. for Saddam Hussein... Horse hockey. Matter of fact, the day before yesterday, Ritter slammed Saddam as a tyrant and said he deserved to be dead. Y'know, the way the White House's flying monkeys are being sent out to attack this guy says more about the president, than Ritter. And the monkeys are sounding more shrill and more aggressive every day. Playing the man, and not the ball. It's all very Carvillesque. "

You either a very much uninformed or you are spouting off your agenda. I think once you read up on this matter, you will find the horse excrement to be in your statements.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...if you have seen any of Ritter's recent interviews, you could never make such a statement...

Okay, well I'll take that on board. We haven't got TV so I haven't seen his demeanour. But there's no way he's running PR for Saddam. Ritter described him as a tyrant, who would be better off dead, in an interview posted here earlier this week.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

RITTER: Well, I'm just telling you that the fact of the matter is the Iraqi government -- and I'm not an apologist for the Iraqi government, Saddam Hussein is the most brutal dictator I can think of today and from my lips to God's ear, I wish he was dead -- but the fact of the matter is Iraq is a secular dictatorship that has struggled against Islamic fundamentalists for 30 years.

[mewzilla]

Actually, I really liked the comparison another Freeper made the other day when he alluded to that Mel Brooks movie, History of the World, Part I, and referred to Ritter as Saddamn's pi$$ boy. Very fitting.

[capt. norm]

Duh! That's the whole point. Ritter will say anything he thinks will advance his agenda,

You think that just because he once said something bad about Saddam, that it means he is not on the Iraqui payroll. You, my friend, are quite easily fooled if that's all it takes.

[ohioman]

Bullshiite! Ritter is a POS Traitor that know respectable American or Aussie would ever defend! I know a few Marines who wouldn't mind beating the crap outta the punk.

[Ides of March]

...the White House's flying monkeys are being sent out to attack this guy....

Just for the record, who are the White House's flying monkeys? Thanks.

Beware.

[mewzilla]

The flying monkeys were with the previous admin :)

[finnman69]

bump and ping

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...you, my friend, are quite easily fooled if that's all it takes....

...and you, my friend, have completely missed the point.

Here's what the article said:

...Scott Ritter is seemingly doing P.R. for Saddam Hussein...

And here's what Ritter said only two days ago:

...Saddam Hussein is the most brutal dictator I can think of today and from my lips to God's ear, I wish he was dead...

So where's the PR, Cap? I mean, let's keep some connection with fact and reality, please. Or do we just run whichever way the lynch mob wants us to?

[Fred Mertz]

Or do we just run whichever way the lynch mob wants us to?

Unfortunately, yes. I've been trying to figure out this Ritter puzzle for some time now, Byron. I don't believe he's a traitor. Please continue to dig at the truth. Thanks.

[mewzilla]

He's also said the most brutal dictator on the planet, who Ritter wishes was dead, does NOT have any WMDs. Sure, makes perfect sense.

[finnman69]

Ritter is starting to hedge himself. Check out what he said in the Iraqi Parliament on 9/8/02.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/752420/posts

Let me make myself perfectly clear, if Iraq acts in an aggressive manner against one of its neighbours, launching an unprovoked attack against the territory of a sovereign state and if Iraq continues to possess weapons of mass destruction more than 10 years after the international community banned these weapons or if Iraq was any way involved in the attacks against the United States on September 11 of last year, then I would fully concur with those who said that Iraq is a rogue nation that represents a clear and present risk to international peace and security that must be dealt with harshly. Indeed, I would volunteer my services in such a struggle.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...SCOTT RITTER IN IRAQI UNIFORM...

I've seen some lousy Photoshop efforts in my time, but that takes the cake. Proves Strange Cosmos is over-rated, if there was ever any doubt. Regards, By.