Hear Scott Ritter's February 26th press conference at
http://www.traprockpeace.org/scott_ritter_25feb04.html
On Thursday, February 26, Scott Ritter gave a press conference at the
MacDuffie School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In the wide ranging and hard hitting press conference, Ritter described and
denounced major media's role in deceiving the American people into war.
Ahmed Chalabi concocted lies that US neoconservatives used to justify war,
such as claims that Iraq was involved with 9/11. The New York Times and
PBS's Frontline misinformed the American people. Ritter showed how
neo-conservatives tried to use war to implement the pre-war Project for the
New American Century. He describes in detail how The New York Times relied
on Chalabi, ignored evidence to the contrary and failed its responsibility
to corroborate Chalabi's claims. Now, even Chalabi admits he was lying in
order to topple Iraqi regime. "The CIA's number one objective in Iraq was
never disarmament, it was always the elimination of Saddam Hussein."
Ritter took questions from Andrew Stelzer of WMNS radio, Tampa, Florida;
Cameron Cobane and Tom Skiba of MacDuffie School; and Noah Bein of
Northampton High School; with beginning and closing questions from Sunny
Miller, Executive Director of Traprock Peace Center, who moderated the live
press conference with call-in participants. After the press conference, Jim
Polito, WGGB/TV 40 (ABC) in Springfield, MA interviewed Ritter for the
evening news.
After the press conference, Ritter spoke and fielded questions from 200 students at the MacDuffie School. He spoke on the harsh realities of war and
the responsibilities of citizens to ask hard questions of leaders who would
lead them into war. As is typical for Ritter, he stayed long after his talk
to talk with students and faculty.
Charles Jenks, attorney at law
President of the Core Group
Traprock Peace Center
103A Keets Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
413-773-1633; Fax 413-773-7507
charles@mtdata.com
http://traprockpeace.org
PLEASE ALSO SEE:
A lesson in 'Disappearing the dead'
By David Isenberg 02/27/04: (Asia Times)
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5777.htm
http://www.traprockpeace.org/scott_ritter_25feb04.html
On Thursday, February 26, Scott Ritter gave a press conference at the
MacDuffie School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In the wide ranging and hard hitting press conference, Ritter described and
denounced major media's role in deceiving the American people into war.
Ahmed Chalabi concocted lies that US neoconservatives used to justify war,
such as claims that Iraq was involved with 9/11. The New York Times and
PBS's Frontline misinformed the American people. Ritter showed how
neo-conservatives tried to use war to implement the pre-war Project for the
New American Century. He describes in detail how The New York Times relied
on Chalabi, ignored evidence to the contrary and failed its responsibility
to corroborate Chalabi's claims. Now, even Chalabi admits he was lying in
order to topple Iraqi regime. "The CIA's number one objective in Iraq was
never disarmament, it was always the elimination of Saddam Hussein."
Ritter took questions from Andrew Stelzer of WMNS radio, Tampa, Florida;
Cameron Cobane and Tom Skiba of MacDuffie School; and Noah Bein of
Northampton High School; with beginning and closing questions from Sunny
Miller, Executive Director of Traprock Peace Center, who moderated the live
press conference with call-in participants. After the press conference, Jim
Polito, WGGB/TV 40 (ABC) in Springfield, MA interviewed Ritter for the
evening news.
After the press conference, Ritter spoke and fielded questions from 200 students at the MacDuffie School. He spoke on the harsh realities of war and
the responsibilities of citizens to ask hard questions of leaders who would
lead them into war. As is typical for Ritter, he stayed long after his talk
to talk with students and faculty.
Charles Jenks, attorney at law
President of the Core Group
Traprock Peace Center
103A Keets Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
413-773-1633; Fax 413-773-7507
charles@mtdata.com
http://traprockpeace.org
PLEASE ALSO SEE:
A lesson in 'Disappearing the dead'
By David Isenberg 02/27/04: (Asia Times)
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5777.htm