Scott Ritter on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/scott_ritter Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2009 2009-10-30T05:31:54+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo McChrystal Doesn’t Get It—Does Obama? http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091029_mcchrystal_doesnt_get_it_does_obama/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091029_mcchrystal_doesnt_get_it_does_obama/ afghanistan, bush, cia, congress, election, escalation, gen. stanley mcchrystal, government, history, house, intelligence, iraq, media, military, obama, politics, security, surge, war, white house, Scott Ritter's Columns

President Obama may have won the Nobel Peace Prize, but if he allows himself to be bullied into supporting Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s foray into Afghanistan, he will reveal himself as the worst kind of warmonger.

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]]> 2009-10-30T05:31:54+00:00 Playing Politics With a Ghost http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090806_playing_politics_with_a_dead_man/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090806_playing_politics_with_a_dead_man/ bush, clinton, conservatives, government, history, iraq, military, pat roberts, politics, ritter, scott speicher, senate, war, white house, Scott Ritter's Columns

Now that the remains of Navy Lt. Cmdr. Scott Speicher have been recovered from Iraq, Sen. Pat Roberts and other politicians will have to stop shamelessly exploiting his disappearance to sell their war agenda. Update from the author

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]]> 2009-08-07T06:30:31+00:00 So This Is What Victory Looks Like? http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090707_so_this_is_what_victory_looks_like/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090707_so_this_is_what_victory_looks_like/ afghanistan, baghdad, barack obama, bush, democracy, economy, government, history, iraq, law, mccain, media, military, obama, occupation, ritter, saddam hussein, war, Scott Ritter's Columns

It is wishful thinking to believe that the Iraqi military will be able to hold the ruins of Iraqi society together without major U.S. intervention. The United States has assumed the role of Saddam’s Special Republican Guard, waiting to be called in to crush any sign of rebellion or insurrection. It’s a lose-lose situation with only one way out.

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]]> 2009-07-07T22:45:03+00:00 Learning to Live With the Devil We Know http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090616_learning_to_live_with_the_devil_we_know/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090616_learning_to_live_with_the_devil_we_know/ ahmadinejad, barack obama, diplomacy, economy, election, fraud, history, iran, media, mousavi, nuclear, nukes, obama, politics, ritter, Scott Ritter's Columns

The protests in Iran have captured the imagination of Western media, but the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should come as no surprise. The world needs to move past the controversy of the Iranian elections and, like him or not, find a way to deal with President Ahmadinejad and his nuclear ambitions.

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]]> 2009-06-16T21:18:10+00:00 Up, Up and Away: The West’s Hysterical Reaction to North Korea http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090417_up_up_and_away_the_wests_hysterical_reaction_to_north_korea/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090417_up_up_and_away_the_wests_hysterical_reaction_to_north_korea/ barack obama, china, india, intelligence, iran, israel, japan, law, media, military, north korea, npt, nuclear, nukes, obama, pakistan, ritter, russia, security, south korea, wmd, Scott Ritter's Columns

North Korea has come under strong international criticism and sanctions for its missile launch, but as a signatory to the 1966 Outer Space Treaty, it is legally permitted to pursue space launch activity. Besides, where is the pandemonium when Japan, Pakistan, Israel, India, Russia and the U.S. refine, test and launch their own ballistic missiles?

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]]> 2009-04-17T09:57:57+00:00 Obama’s Plan to Save the World http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090324_obamas_plan_to_save_the_world/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090324_obamas_plan_to_save_the_world/ afghanistan, africa, china, climate, climate change, crisis, economics, energy, environment, europe, gas, global warming, government, history, india, intelligence, iran, iraq, mexico, nuclear, obama, oil, policy, poverty, ritter, security, stimulus, terrorism, Scott Ritter's Columns

Forget about terrorism for a moment. The potential catastrophe that climate change could unleash on America makes every other national security crisis pale in comparison. President Obama cannot secure the homeland without addressing this global emergency.

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]]> 2009-03-24T11:33:48+00:00 Barack Obama, Meet Team B http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090312_barack_obama_meet_team_b/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090312_barack_obama_meet_team_b/ bush, cia, clinton, diplomacy, escalation, europe, gates, history, intelligence, iran, iraq, military, nato, nuclear, obama, putin, ritter, russia, tehran, war, wmd, Scott Ritter's Columns

The president must be getting bad advice. Why else would he offer not to build a missile defense system he doesn’t want in exchange for Russia’s help with an Iranian nuclear weapons program that doesn’t exist?

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]]> 2009-03-12T10:06:08+00:00 Avoiding Another Cold War http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090217_avoiding_another_cold_war/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090217_avoiding_another_cold_war/ afghanistan, bush, china, defense, democracy, economy, europe, france, georgia, india, iran, iraq, medvedev, military, nato, obama, pakistan, putin, ritter, russia, security, terrorism, venezuela, war, Scott Ritter's Columns Putin

Relations with Russia haven’t been this frosty since there was an East Berlin. President Obama may be distracted by other priorities, but getting reacquainted with Vladimir Putin and his nuclear arsenal should be at the top of the list.

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]]> 2009-02-17T11:10:49+00:00 The Wrong Man for the Job http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090123_the_wrong_man_for_the_job/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090123_the_wrong_man_for_the_job/ 9/11, afghanistan, al-qaida, bin laden, obama administration, pakistan, richard holbrooke, scott ritter, taliban, terrorist, Scott Ritter's Columns Holbrooke

The United States needs to contract the services of a U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan who is capable of visionary thinking, one who possesses the political courage to stand up to a president and a secretary of state and argue against bad policy. I do not believe Richard Holbrooke is such a man.

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]]> 2009-01-24T03:07:45+00:00 The Road Out of Iraq Begins in Vietnam http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081224_the_road_out_of_iraq_begins_with_vietnam/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081224_the_road_out_of_iraq_begins_with_vietnam/ administration, baghdad, bush, casualties, congress, escalation, government, history, iran, iraq, maliki, military, nixon, obama, occupation, pakistan, peace, politics, ritter, russia, security, troops, vietnam, war, withdrawal, Scott Ritter's Columns

Iraq is not Vietnam, yet there are parallels between the two wars. The American military dominated the battlefield in both conflicts, and yet America the nation emerged the loser in each. A “decent interval” is now needed for American troops to withdraw.

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