From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Thu Sep 12 2002 - 04:36:24 MDT
Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
>>Earlier in this thread, I stated that it was my opinion that
>>Scott Ritter was
>>a turncoat who had sold out to the Iraqis, based on his erratic
>>behavior and
>>statements in 1998 before and after the period in which the
>>UNSCOM inspectors
>>were last tossed out of Iraq (coincidentally, in a Wag the Dog
>>kind of way, at
>>the same time that the Lewinski scandal was exploding like a
>>spent SCUD). I
>>was derided by several list members as making statements without evidence.
>>
>>I now have proof. On both CNN and Fox News last night, it was
>>revealed that
>>not only is Ritter currently in Bagdad claiming to all and sundry
>>that he and
>>the US knows that Iraq has no WMD, but it has been documented that he has
>>received $400,000 from a Detroit based Islamic anti-American group that is
>>funded directly by Saddam Hussein.
>>
>>Given this news, I fully expect Samantha, Harvey, et al to admit
>>I was right and apologize.
>
A lot depends on what you mean by "sold out". Does receiving
funding mean automatically that he is lying about Iraq having no
WMD? No. If receiving funding automatically means one has
"sold out" then no politician in the US should ever be listened
to. Also, clarify the claim of "anti-American" above if you will.
I did not say anything earlier that requires apology. If it
turns out I was wrong I will admit I was wrong. But being wrong
does not require apology in and of itself.
- samantha
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