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 Scott Ritter, Contributor
As a chief weapons inspector for the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq, Scott Ritter was labeled a hero by some, a maverick by others, and a spy by the Iraqi government. In charge of searching out weapons of mass destruction within Iraq, Ritter was on the front lines of the ongoing battle against arms proliferation. His experience in Iraq served as the basis for his book Endgame, which explored the shortcomings of American foreign policy in the Persian Gulf region and alternative approaches to handling the Iraqi crisis, and for Iraq Confidential, which detailed his seven year experience as a weapons inspector. Scott Ritter has had an extensive and distinguished career in government service. He is an intelligence specialist with a 12-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps including assignments in the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. Rising to the rank of Major, Ritter spent several months of the Gulf War serving under General Norman Schwarzkopf with US Central Command headquarters in Saudi Arabia, where he played an instrumental role in formulating and implementing combat operations targeting Iraqi mobile missile launchers which threatened Israel. In 1991, Ritter joined the United Nations weapons inspections team, or UNSCOM. He participated in 34 inspection missions, 14 of them as chief inspector. Ritter resigned from UNSCOM in August 1998, citing US interference in the work of the inspections. He is the author of many books, including “Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the UN and Overthrow Saddam Hussein” and most recently “Target Iran: The Truth About the White House’s Plans for Regime Change.” He lives in New York State. Ritter was born in Florida, and raised all over the world in a career military family. He is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, with a B.A. in Soviet History. Truthdig Articles200806/26 The Nuclear Expert Who Never Was 06/09 Investigate This 05/11 Taking a Stand Against War 05/05 The Pentagon vs. America 03/17 Dinner With Ahmed 02/26 The Mughniyeh Enigma 02/05 Iraq’s Tragic Future 01/16 The Pakistan Conundrum 200712/30 The Five Iraqs 12/19 Scott Ritter on War With Iran 12/07 Calling on Congress to Stop a War 11/23 The Not-So-Sick Man of Europe Does Matter 10/22 On the Eve of Destruction 09/27 Iraq Will Have to Wait 09/06 Reporting From Baghdad 08/21 Why Cheney Really Is That Bad 07/31 A Call to Service 07/05 A Farewell to Arms Control 05/31 Repudiation, Not Impeachment 05/10 The Good American 04/26 Mr. Bush, Tear Down These Walls! Contacteditor at truthdig dot com Publications
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