Scott Ritter

Scott Ritter

George and Gaytari Galloway interview Scott Ritter on RT

Scott Ritter on RT

Scott Ritter is a pro-Russian, pro-Hamas "peace" activist.

Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author who served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, served in General Norman Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991 to 1998 served as a chief weapons inspector with the United Nations in Iraq.

Scott Ritter "resigned [his role as a UN Weapons Inspector] in August 1998 after accusing both Washington and the United Nations of not doing enough to support the weapons inspectors"

He was involved in multiple underage sex cases.

'I don't Condemn Hamas, I support Hamas!'

Scott Ritter: I don't Condemn Hamas, I support Hamas!

On December 2, 2023 Scott Ritter addressed the Center for Political Innovation national convention, where he loudly supported Hamas to a standing ovation.

Ukraine is 'TOTALLY DEFEATED'

Danny Haiphong, Scott Ritter, Andrei Martyanov, Garland Nixon

Scott Ritter appeared on Danny Haiphong's show on November 11, 2023 titled "Scott Ritter: Ukraine is TOTALLY DEFEATED as NATO Admits Russia is Winning War" along with Andrei Martyanov and Garland Nixon. From the Description:

Fmr US Marine Corps Officer and UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter is joined by Andrei Martyanov and Garland Nixon to respond to the misconceptions about the Ukraine conflict as defeat looms over Zelensky and his NATO backers.

Judging Freedom

Andrew Napolitano's show "Judging Freedom" has featured (most are regulars) Dennis Kucinich, Tony Shaffer, Kyle Anzalone, Aaron Mate, Phil Giraldi, Scott Ritter, Ray McGovern, Alastair Crooke, Gerald Celente, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Matthew Hoh, Douglas Macgregor, Anya Parampil, Larry Johnson, Patrick Lancaster, Alastair Crooke, John Mearsheimer, Karen Kwaitkowski, Jeffrey Sachs, Phil Giraldi, Kevin DeMeritt, Matthew Lohmeier, Craig Murray, Max Blumenthal, Bill O'Reilly, Ron Paul, Ron Unz, Mike Benz, Scott Horton, Michael Rectenwald, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Matthew VanDyke, Lionel, Jacob Hornberger, Jack DeVine, and others.

Nick Cruse Discusses The Rise of BRICS with Guest Scott Ritter

Nick Cruse Discusses The Rise of BRICS with Guest Scott Ritter

On September 21, 2023, Scott Ritter joined Nick Cruse of the Revolutionary Blackout Network for a discussion posted on YouTube.

Russia Today / George Galloway

Scott Ritter writes regularly for the state-controlled Russian Propaganda site Russia Today, and often appears on their programming.

Sputnik on Russia Today

George Galloway and his wife Gayatri Galloway host a show called "Sputnik Orbiting The World" on Russia Today, where they have interviewed David Miller, Scott Ritter, Caleb Maupin, Randy Credico, Joe Lauria, Mark Sleboda, Chay Bowes, Neil Gore, Janie Thomson, Paolo Urio, Diambi Kabatusuila, Isabel David, Samanta Bullock, Alfred de Zayas, Peter Lavelle, Paula Slier, Donald Courter, Rupert Allason, Einar Tangen, Bryan McDonald, Jo Wood, Tim Tate, Tayo Aluko and others.

Humanity for Peace Speakers List

Scott Ritter was listed as a speaker for the Humanity for Peace rally on August 6, 2023 at the United Nations, New York City on the Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The rally is called "Global Rally for World Peace and an End to All Wars!" Humanity for Peace is closely associated with the Rage Against the War Machine, the Movement for a People's Party and the Libertarian Party.

The speakers list for the August 6, 2023 rally:

• Gerald Celente, Founder/Director of the Trends Research Institute and Publisher of the Trends Journal magazine, Founder “Occupy Peace & Freedom”
• Garland Nixon, Radio Talkshow Host & Political Analyst in Washington, D.C.. Former ACLU National Board of Directors from 2014 through 2021
• Scott Ritter, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author. He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, served in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991 to 1998 served as a chief weapons inspector with the UN in Iraq.
• Mike ter Maat, 2024 candidate for the Libertarian Party Presidential nomination, former White House economist, professor, entrepreneur & pro-reform police officer.
• Aaron Day, 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate, Peace Activist, served as Chairman of the Free State Project and the Stark360 SuperPAC
• Jose Vega, staffer for the Sare for Senate campaign (NY) and also a LaRouche activist since 2014
• Ahmadou Diallo, President and founder of the Guinean American League of Friends for Freedom, analyst for the Guinean community in New York and other US states
• Rev. Dr. Terri L. Strong, Chairwoman of the Action and Global Concerns Committee for the National Church Women United Organization
• Jude Elie, Haitian Presidential Candidate, president of Haitian Salesians of Don Bosco Past Pupils Worldwide, member of American Society of Civil Engineering, National Society of Black Engineers, and North American Society for Trenchless Technology
• Malcolm Burn, A Grammy Award-winning record producer and recording artist. He is a fervent anti-war, human rights and peace activist.

Rage Against the War Machine

An article by Chuck Ross at the Washington Free Beacon titled "Pedophile Pulls Out of Libertarian ‘Anti-War’ Rally" dated February 10, 2023 revealed that due to controversy over Scott Ritter being a pedophile, he pulled out of the Rage Against the War Machine protest held on February 19, 2023 organized by the Movement for a People's Party and the Libertarian Party against US intervention in Russia's attack on Ukraine:

"Convicted pedophile Scott Ritter has pulled out of a Libertarian Party-sponsored anti-war rally later this month following outcry over his criminal history.

Ritter, a former United Nations weapons inspector, announced that "for personal reasons" he will no longer be speaking at the "Rage Against the War Machine" rally at the Lincoln Memorial on Feb. 19. The Libertarian Party and People's Party, a left-wing group, are holding the event to protest U.S. support for Ukraine. They are also calling to "slash" the Pentagon budget and "abolish" the CIA.

Ritter’s withdrawal caps a tumultuous behind-the-scenes debate over whether he should appear at the rally. Libertarian Party leaders asked Ritter to withdraw from the event last week after a Washington Free Beacon report about his criminal past. Ritter was detained twice in 2001 after he arranged meetings with undercover police officers posing as a 14-year-old girl and 15-year-old girl. He was sentenced to prison in 2011 after he masturbated online in front of an undercover cop posing as a 15-year-old girl.

Ritter was reinstated to the event after outcry from some of his fellow speakers. Andrew Napolitano, a former Fox News analyst, rallied to Ritter’s defense. So did Tara Reade, the former Joe Biden aide who has leveled unconfirmed sexual assault allegations against the president.

Libertarians called on Ritter again to drop out earlier this week, citing both his sex offender status as well as his comments that Ukraine was akin to a "rabid dog" that needed to be put down by Russia.

Ritter released text from the speech he planned to give at the rally. In it, Ritter strikes a decidedly pro-Russia tone and recites from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech, which the civil rights leader gave at the Lincoln Memorial nearly 60 years ago.

"I too have a dream," Ritter says in his prepared remarks. "That by overcoming the hate generated by systemic Russophobia we can work with our fellow human beings in Russia to create communities of compassion that, when united, make a world filled with nuclear weapons undesirable, and policies built on the principles of mutually beneficial arms control second nature."

Nick Brana, the head of the People's Party, said it was "a shame" that Ritter pulled out of the event.

"Scott Ritter is a hero who has done more to stop war and save lives than almost anyone on Earth," said Brana, who served as national political outreach coordinator for Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign.

US defeat in Iraq 'inevitable'

Scott Ritter: US defeat in Iraq 'inevitable'

In 2003, Scott Ritter stated that American defeat in Iraq is "inevitable":

"Lisbon - The United States does not have the military means to take over Baghdad and will lose the war against Iraq, former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter said.

"The United States is going to leave Iraq with its tail between its legs, defeated. It is a war we can not win," he told private radio TSF in an interview broadcast here on Tuesday evening.

"We do not have the military means to take over Baghdad and for this reason I believe the defeat of the United States in this war is inevitable," he said.

War 'already lost'

"Every time we confront Iraqi troops we may win some tactical battles, as we did for ten years in Vietnam, but we will not be able to win this war, which in my opinion is already lost," Ritter added.

Stiffening Iraqi resistance as US-led forces close in on Baghdad have prompted questions about the strategy to use precision air power and a smaller, fast moving ground force to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Some military analysts have said there are not enough allied troops in Iraq to take control of Baghdad, where Saddam Hussein's elite troops are said to be concentrated, and that the planning of the war was overly optimistic.

No plans to send more troops

But British Prime Minister Tony Blair told parliament Wednesday the United States and Britain believe they have "sufficient forces" in Iraq and London was not planning to send reinforcements to the country at this stage.

A combination of bad weather and heavy fighting in central Iraq has slowed the advance of coalition troops marching on Baghdad.

Ritter resigned in August 1998 after accusing both Washington and the United Nations of not doing enough to support the weapons inspectors.

Since leaving the UN weapons inspectors team he has become an outspoken critic of US policies towards Iraq.