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Ex-UN weapons inspector compares Blair and Bush to nazis
A former chief UN weapons inspector has compared Prime Minister Tony Blair and George W Bush, the American president, to the Nazi war criminals who started the Second World War.
Scott Ritter, a former US marine, said the US and Britain's "aggressive warfare" in Iraq was similar to German actions in Europe 66 years ago.
"Both these men could be pulled up as war criminals for engaging in actions that we condemned Germany in 1946 for doing the same thing," he said.
He said both leaders would be in a much better position if they had received the backing of the international community by the passing of the infamous second UN resolution.
Mr Ritter also said the "special relationship" between Britain and the US left British honour as nothing more than a "disregarded mistress".
He claimed the sharing of information was a one-way system with the US benefiting from UK intelligence. He said: "Britain gets nothing, other than to say they are America's closest ally in Europe."
Mr Ritter, who was a UN weapons inspector in Iraq between 1991 and 1998, was speaking at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London.
Mr Ritter told how he delivered a report in 1992 stating that Iraq's missile programme had been eliminated. But, he said, the news was met with "stony silence" and he was told that Iraq still possessed 200 missiles.
The inspectors returned to track down the weapons which never materialised.
"Ninety percent of the time or more we received full co-operation of the Iraqi government."
But there was understandable Iraqi resistance when US intelligence tried to use the weapons inspectors as a way of gaining inside information on the Iraqis to try and rid them of their leader, he argued.
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Scott Ritter, a former US marine, said the US and Britain's "aggressive warfare" in Iraq was similar to German actions in Europe 66 years ago.
it's funny/sad how the defense is now reduced to stupid cartoons and "crack squirrels" ... that's what you get for blindly following an oxycodone popping idiot
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by glassman: [QB] Scott Ritter, a former US marine, said the US and Britain's "aggressive warfare" in Iraq was similar to German actions in Europe 66 years ago.
it's funny/sad how the defense is now reduced to stupid cartoons and "crack squirrels" ... that's what you get for blindly following an oxycodone popping idiot
Actually glass my post had nothing to do with this topic. If you or anyone thought that I'm sorry. I just didn't want to start a new thread of which there are too many now. Thought it was silly and maybe would make someone laugh. Many times I look for a topic that pertains even a little to what I post, sometimes thats not possible. Things I post I don't always agree with, but maybe will get people to thinking. Having said that I know what your saying. I've been seeing this now for weeks since the activists showed up. I'm willing to discuss things with anybody in a respectful manner(and many times end up respectfully disagreeing), but as of late we don't have that. Pictures of all kinds and tales without facts. Its ok not to like the President or his policies or anyone else for that matter, but the bitterness witnessed as of late is of no good to anyone.
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i did think the crack squirrel thingy was funny timber...
but it did seem like a sarcastic response to the situation... which seems reasonable lately too... i have to say, i don't believe we are in this predicament.... and i do think we have to find some way to finish the iraq job PROPERLY, and pulling out tomorrow ain't it....
tuff questions...
crack squirrels? have you ever seen foamy the squirrel at ill-will press?
it isn't for everybody.... some scientist friends of mine are really into it... i can take it or leave it... it is an animated site so the downloads take a while unless you are on broadband tons of "skits"
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What would that be a proper way to fish the Iraq job be? I can't even imagine one.
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