Several vignettes about my journey from being a weapons inspec | Scott Ritter

Several vignettes about my journey from being a weapons inspector to vocal opponent of US policy in the Middle East.

Prologue: The Making of an Activist, Ritter versus Powell—A Documentary Tale

I will start with a brief review of the documented record about my clash with then-Secretary of State Colin Powell over weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the role of UN weapons inspectors in overseeing the disarmament of those weapons.

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The Making of an Activist, Part One: The Resignation Letter

In this second installment of the “Making of an Activist” series, the author explains the circumstances surrounding his resignation from the United Nations Special Commission, and the roots of his ongoing clash with the US government regarding US policy in Iraq and the Middle East.

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The Making of an Activist, Part Two: Kill the Messenger

In this second installment of the “Making of an Activist” series, the author describes the efforts undertaken by Joe Biden and the Clinton administration to attack his credibility in the aftermath of his resignation from UNSCOM in August 1998.

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The Making of an Activist, Final Chapter: [The] Butler Did It

In this fourth and final installment of the “Making of an Activist” series, the author describes the betrayal of the United Nations weapons inspection process by the US government and the weapons inspectors themselves.

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