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BTL: Former Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector In Iraq Believes Plan To...
...Attack Baghdad is Politically Driven and Fraught with Danger. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Scott Ritter, a former chief United Nations weapons inspector who served in Iraq in that capacity for 7 years.
Interview with Scott Ritter, a former United Nations weapons inspector, conducted by Scott Harris
As the White House accelerates their plan to declare war on Iraq, Congress held hearings on U.S. policy toward Baghdad, which heard testimony from a string of retired generals, government officials and military analysts who almost unanimously endorsed the Bush administration's goal of removing Saddam Hussein from power. But while the witnesses stated their support for "regime change," some expressed concern that an attack on Iraq would entail many risks and would not be easy. Underscoring this concern were press reports which quoted senior U.S. military officers who contend that Saddam Hussein poses no immediate threat and that the United States would be better served by continuing its policy of containment rather than launching an invasion of Iraq.
As the drums of war beat ever louder, Baghdad invited a congressional delegation to look for weapons in Iraq with the military experts of their choice. That offer was immediately rejected and dismissed as a "delaying tactic." Skepticism also greeted Iraq's invitation to the head of the United Nations inspection commission, Hans Blix, to resume discussions on returning international weapons inspectors to Iraq four years after they were withdrawn in advance of a U.S. bombing campaign there.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Scott Ritter, a former chief United Nations weapons inspector who served in Iraq in that capacity for 7 years. Ritter takes a critical look at recent congressional hearings on Iraq and assesses the Bush administration's contention that Baghdad's possession or development of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, poses a grave risk to the U.S. and warrants aggressive action.
For more information on the campaign to oppose a U.S. war in Iraq contact Voices in The Wilderness at (773) 784-8065 or visit their Web site at www.vitw.org
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As the White House accelerates their plan to declare war on Iraq, Congress held hearings on U.S. policy toward Baghdad, which heard testimony from a string of retired generals, government officials and military analysts who almost unanimously endorsed the Bush administration's goal of removing Saddam Hussein from power. But while the witnesses stated their support for "regime change," some expressed concern that an attack on Iraq would entail many risks and would not be easy. Underscoring this concern were press reports which quoted senior U.S. military officers who contend that Saddam Hussein poses no immediate threat and that the United States would be better served by continuing its policy of containment rather than launching an invasion of Iraq.
As the drums of war beat ever louder, Baghdad invited a congressional delegation to look for weapons in Iraq with the military experts of their choice. That offer was immediately rejected and dismissed as a "delaying tactic." Skepticism also greeted Iraq's invitation to the head of the United Nations inspection commission, Hans Blix, to resume discussions on returning international weapons inspectors to Iraq four years after they were withdrawn in advance of a U.S. bombing campaign there.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Scott Ritter, a former chief United Nations weapons inspector who served in Iraq in that capacity for 7 years. Ritter takes a critical look at recent congressional hearings on Iraq and assesses the Bush administration's contention that Baghdad's possession or development of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, poses a grave risk to the U.S. and warrants aggressive action.
For more information on the campaign to oppose a U.S. war in Iraq contact Voices in The Wilderness at (773) 784-8065 or visit their Web site at www.vitw.org
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www.wpkn.org/wpkn/news/btl081602.html
*
"Between the Lines," WPKN 89.5 FM's weekly radio news magazine can be
heard Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. ET; Wednesdays at 8 a.m. ET and Saturdays
at 2 p.m. ET (Wednesday's show airs at 7:30 a.m. ET during fundraising
months of April and October)
*
Between The Lines is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a CD, "News &
Views That Corporate Media Exclude". See BTL's website for promotional
announcement at:
www.btlonline.org
*
For an email subscription of "Between The Lines Q&A," which features a
weekly "Between The Lines" interview excerpt, write btlsummary-subscribe-AT-topica.email-publisher.com
*
betweenthelines-AT-snet.net
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© 2002 Between the Lines C/O WPKN Radio, Bridgeport, Connecticut USA.
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