Scott Ritter

Scott Ritter is a former major in the US Marine Corps who from 1991-1998 served on the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM), which was charged with investigating Saddam Hussein�s weapons of mass destruction programs. In 1998 he resigned from UNSCOM in protest of the Clinton Administrations policies he claimed were subverting the inspectorate�s mission. He is the author of the book, Endgame: Solving the Iraq Problem � Once and for All. In the past year he has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of possible American plans to invade Iraq, appearing frequently on virtually every news television network.

(created 18 August 2002)
(source: Hudson Institute)