Dereliction of Duty, Redux

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Apr 12, 2017 All the evidence in Syria leads to an inescapable conclusion: The American military strike was a violation of international law. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Intelligence Experts to Trump: Rethink Syria Escalation

By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity / Consortiumnews Apr 11, 2017 Two dozen former U.S. intelligence officials urge the president to reconsider his claims blaming the Syrian government for chemical deaths last week and de-escalate tensions with Russia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Exposing the Man Behind the Curtain

By Scott Ritter / The Huffington Post Jan 13, 2017 Americans have a right to know the full truth about claims of Russian hacking. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Beyond Kingmaker: Moqtada al-Sadr and the Future of Iraq

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Oct 25, 2010 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. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Obama and Iraq: ‘Through a Glass, Darkly’

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Sep 21, 2010 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. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Here We WMD Again: Iraq and the Mythical Pakistani Package

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Mar 31, 2010 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.A recent Washington Post story claiming that Saddam Hussein thought about buying nuclear technology from Pakistan just isn’t true. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

The End of Obama’s Vision of a Nuke-Free World

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Feb 16, 2010 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. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Our Murderers in the Sky

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Dec 11, 2009 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. Obama's senseless Afghanistan strategy will expand the use of targeted assassinations by aerial drones. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Scott Ritter on Afghanistan: Don’t Believe the Hype

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2009 Is the war in Afghanistan worth the sacrifice of even one American life? Former UN 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, DC"The former U weapons inspector says "There is no urgency in Afghanistan, there is urgency in Washington, D. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Wrong Man for the Job

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jan 24, 2009 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. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Scott Ritter’s Iran 101 Primer

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2008 Confused by all the conflicting messages about Iran's actual threat to the U.S. and, on a broader scale, to global security? It's no wonder, given the sturm und drang coming from the Bush administration. Now, thankfully, former weapons inspector and Truthdig contributor Scott Ritter makes sense of the situation in this video of a still timely talk he gave in July. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Call to Service

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Aug 1, 2007 The "Waging Peace" author argues that the antiwar movement's strategies are failing to reach everyday Americans and doing little to end the war or repair our troubled democracy. He proposes a different model to win the hearts and minds of mainstream America: national service. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )