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 2010 2010-10-25T01:13:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/beyond_kingmaker_moqtada_al-sadr_and_the_future_of_iraq_20101024/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/beyond_kingmaker_moqtada_al-sadr_and_the_future_of_iraq_20101024/ barack obama, bush, democracy, election, government, iran, iraq, law, military, moqtada al-sadr, nouri al-maliki, obama, politics, religion, scott ritter, war, Scott Ritter's Columns

Moqtada al-Sadr’s ability to influence Iraq’s political affairs has earned him the title “kingmaker,” but his true aspiration is to be king. He stands a reasonable chance of succeeding.

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]]> 2010-10-25T01:13:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/obama_and_iraq_through_a_glass_darkly_20100921/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/obama_and_iraq_through_a_glass_darkly_20100921/ barack obama, bush, democracy, election, end of combat operations, george w. bush, government, history, iran, iraq, law, media, military, neocons, obama, occupation, oil, politics, ritter, scott ritter, security, surge, war, withdrawal, Scott Ritter's Columns

The president and the American people will all too soon come to recognize that the quagmire in Iraq is far from over. In fact, one might say it has only just begun.

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]]> 2010-09-21T07:34:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/here_we_wmd_again_iraq_pakistani_package_20100330/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/here_we_wmd_again_iraq_pakistani_package_20100330/ a.q. khan, baghdad, barack obama, book, congress, david albright, government, history, iaea, iran, iraq, israel, media, military, nuclear, nukes, obama, pakistan, ritter, scott ritter, security, unscom, war, wmd, Scott Ritter's Columns

A recent Washington Post story claiming that Saddam Hussein thought about buying nuclear technology from Pakistan has been picked up around the world and is already shaping policy. Unfortunately, it isn’t true.

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]]> 2010-03-31T02:43:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_end_of_obamas_vision_of_a_nuke_free_world_20100216/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_end_of_obamas_vision_of_a_nuke_free_world_20100216/ barack obama, bombs, bush, enrichment, environment, house, iran, iraq, israel, media, military, npt, nuclear, nukes, obama, proliferation, ritter, scott ritter, security, senate, speech, terrorism, war, wmd, Scott Ritter's Columns

Fear of a nuclear Iran has generated irrational policies that will only hasten such an outcome. Instead of listening to his own words, the president fell for that old lure, a great power with great bombs that tells others what to do.

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]]> 2010-02-16T09:29:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/obamas_alternative_universe_20100108/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/obamas_alternative_universe_20100108/ afghanistan, baghdad, barack obama, bush, clinton, debate, iran, iraq, israel, law, media, middle east, military, nuclear, obama, politics, security, war, white house, Scott Ritter's Columns

The “war on terror” is a self-perpetuating problem with no solution. Worse, it ultimately will destroy America, not from any actions by whatever “enemy” America conjures up, but rather from the actions undertaken by America itself.

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]]> 2010-01-08T21:28:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/our_murderers_in_the_sky_20091210/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/our_murderers_in_the_sky_20091210/ af-pak, afghanistan, airstrike, barack obama, bush, congress, drones, election, escalation, government, history, iran, iraq, law, military, murder, nuclear, obama, politics, predator drones, ritter, scott ritter, security, speech, surge, war, west point speech, Scott Ritter's Columns

Key to Barack Obama’s surge is his expansion of targeted assassinations taking place under the guise of unmanned aerial drones operating in the Af-Pak region.

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]]> 2009-12-11T00:17:00+00:00 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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]]> 2009-10-30T05:31:00+00:00 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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