Stories by Scott Ritter
Scott Ritter served as chief U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 until his resignation in 1998. He is the author of, most recently, Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the U.N. and Overthrow Saddam Hussein (Nation Books, 2005).
Iran’s recent missile test should remove all doubt that an attack by either the United States or Israel would be a terrible mistake.
Posted on Jul 15, 2008
Even after a former Bush spokesman says the press caved in on Iraq, the media are in total denial about their role in the invasion.
Posted on Jun 17, 2008
America is a country at war with itself.
Posted on May 7, 2008
As nice as it would be for some hope that the "surge" worked, the truth is that the disaster in Iraq has only just begun.
Posted on Feb 8, 2008
From Clinton to Romney, the candidates have no shortage of solutions for the Iraq mess, but their shallow rhetoric reveals an ignorance of reality.
Posted on Jan 2, 2008
The stakes regarding Iran have always been high, but Bush's invocation of "World War III" as a solution has brought the threat to a dangerous new level.
Posted on Oct 23, 2007
The countdown to war with Iran is both real and terrifying. And it won’t be stopped so long as Iraq is in the spotlight.
Posted on Oct 5, 2007
The vice president is the single greatest threat to American and international security in the world today.
Posted on Aug 24, 2007
Hillary Clinton knew years before she voted for the Iraq war that Saddam Hussein didn't have WMDs -- Bill Clinton lied about Iraq's weapons programs to justify attacking the country in 1998.
Posted on Mar 3, 2007
We’re all in trouble if Russia follows up on its threat to withdraw from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty in reaction to America's attempt to construct missile defense bases in Eastern Europe.
Posted on Feb 23, 2007
One must recognize the role that the Holocaust plays on the psyche of Israel to understand why it would never tolerate a nuclear Iran.
Posted on Nov 20, 2006
Anything less than total commitment to a new Iraq policy by the new Democratic majority will represent a betrayal of the hopes of the American people who swept them into Congress.
Posted on Nov 15, 2006
The longer we underwrite the ongoing Israeli slaughter of the Lebanese people, the more the United States becomes a legitimate military target.
Posted on Aug 9, 2006
Election season has started, and the media won't stop telling us that Iraq is sovereign, that Zarqawi mattered, and that there were WMDs. So much for a debate about withdrawal.
Posted on Jun 26, 2006
There is a leadership deficit in the Armed Forces today, and it begins with the commander-in-chief, President George W. Bush.
Posted on Jun 8, 2006
The lack of a challenge to Hayden's nomination from the D.C. Democrats could be the final straw for voters craving the chance to stand up to George Bush.
Posted on May 16, 2006
The latest civil violence in Iraq works toward the Ba'athists' long-term plans to regain control of Iraq -- and U.S. forces are falling right into the trap.
Posted on Mar 1, 2006
Recent revelations about the Bush administration's selective use of prewar intelligence may have finally awakened the U.S. media, but the public is too distracted to notice.
Posted on Feb 14, 2006
Recruiters should realize it's not military service Americans are rejecting, but rather military service in support of a cause not deemed worthy of the sacrifice expected.
Posted on Jan 18, 2006
In his book, 'Iraq Confidential,' the author is faced with overwhelming evidence that the CIA is using the U.N. inspections team in Iraq as cover for its own intelligence collection.
Posted on Oct 17, 2005
Hurricane Katrina has blown away the layers of lies peddled by the Republican government over the last four years.
Posted on Sep 9, 2005
Doing what's necessary for a lasting peace in Iraq won't be easy -- and it includes bringing the troops home starting now.
Posted on Aug 26, 2005
What occurred in Iraq on Jan. 30, 2005 was an American-brokered event, not an expression of Iraqi national unity. The U.S. lowering of the Shi'a vote is case in point.
Posted on Mar 23, 2005
The Iraqi resistance has been years in the making. And with the help of American involvement, the insurgency will continue to flourish and grow until no force can defeat it.
Posted on Jul 9, 2004
The reason for the collective failure to accurately assess Iraq's WMD capability is a dangerous mindset that puts faith before fact.
Posted on Feb 5, 2004
