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Scott Ritter on Afghanistan: Don’t Believe the Hype

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Posted on Nov 3, 2009
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Is the war in Afghanistan worth the sacrifice of even one American life? Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter says, “No! ... We are allowing the battle in Afghanistan to be defined by a domestic American political imperative. There is no urgency in Afghanistan, there is urgency in Washington, D.C.”

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By berniem, November 6 at 6:47 pm #

The demands of Empire are great. It’s a dirty job but somebody has to do it! If we weren’t out there all over the place keeping order and shining the light along the correct path, why, someone else would just come along and take over and we wouldn’t be able to do what we want and stuff. Besides, it would be bad for the economy and all those soldiers wouldn’t have jobs and those “special” contactors would have to start building stuff that wasn’t so expensive and fun to play with. Hell, Afghanistan is just a big sandbox where we can dig ourselves in ‘til we gear up start and stealing what we want in that part of the world before those other, less deserving people over there can. Remember, there ain’t no money in peace!

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By drbhelthi, November 6 at 2:28 pm #

It is not “kosher” to propagate “democracy for moslem women” as a coverup, while genociding locals in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan as a mode of acquiring additional oil-producing properties. Handing out 400,000,000 US dollars bribing “protesters” against the current leader of Iran, without US Congress approval is treason, and the US leaders responsible for it deserve due punishment. 

American soldier deaths are not important, per Mr. D. Rumsfeld.  However, profit from aspartame, tamiflu and kick-backs from the current, debilitating “flu shot” are important.

Neither Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan nor Pakistan have attacked the USofA, nor plan to.  The only alleged “nation” that has attacked the USofA, is the israeli zionist leadership.  The israeli folk had very little to do with the debacle !!!
http://www.gtr5.com/
In addition to Palestineans, these social maladaptives are genociding their own folk.

The increasing application of HHO-generating systems to autos is steadily removing the need for NAZI-zionist oil for internal combustion engines, which frightens the s- —t out of the corporate oil thieves.  They are trying to accelerate their evil genocide programs against the American populace, and which now also includes the folk of Germany, perhaps also the French.

The speech of German chancellor Angela Merkle before the US Congress would have been appropriate for the 1950s.  It is a bit outdated for 2009 and the future.  “To the victor go the spoils” still demonstrated by copying, “good little monkey behavior.”  However, Mr. Obama was not even born, much less one of the “victors,” and his being an “American” continues to be in question.  Then again, the role of Mrs. A. Merkle as a STASSI subordinate, clouds her activity now, and will continue to do so, except among “Union leadership.”  Gorleben and between 2,000 & 200,000 years of exposure to radiation?  Is greater nonsense possible ???

Again, thanks to Scott Ritter, for telling it like it is!

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By Bushfatigue, November 6 at 2:26 pm #

He was disparaged by the MSM, and then banned, when he tried to warn against the invasion of Iraq.  From the tone of the war-mongering going on with regard to Afghanistan and Iran, its apparent that little has changed.

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By dgswilson, November 6 at 2:04 pm #

Absolutely, Victoria…

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By Mad Walton, November 6 at 1:51 pm #
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Scott Ritter speaks truth. That’s why he will not interviewed very much by the mainstream press. But some of us have taken notice; and we quote him; and, after a brief intro, we pass on his articles; and we now speak of him in conversations.

The news is getting out: Scott Ritter is a top-rate military analyst and journalist. Blessings.

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By Victoria Thomas, November 6 at 12:38 pm #
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Scott Ritter needs to be interviewed by all the media channels, to counteract the warmongering hype that’s being given so much credence by most of them.

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