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2002-09-08 Axis of Evil
Ritter sez Iraq's not a threat...
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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-09-08 08:34 am|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 The reason for Ritter's 180º turnaround is no secret, lucre.

http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/sanction/iraq1/000731.htm

"Ritter said he was first invited to Baghdad last year by the Iraqi government after the publication of his book "Endgame," which argued that the continuation of economic sanctions on Iraq was more "evil" than doing business with Saddam Hussein. "They were shocked by my position in the book," Ritter said.

Ritter said that several months later, at a hearing on Capitol Hill, he met Iraqi-born American businessman Shakir Alkafajii, who had heard Ritter attack U.S. policy toward Iraq. Alkafajii asked what Ritter could do to end the sanctions and break the impasse in relations between the United States and Iraq. "I said I could do a documentary," Ritter answered.

Alkafajii, who is accompanying Ritter as a "translator and cultural adviser," secured the travel visas for the crew and agreed to put up a $400,000 line of credit to finance the documentary."
Posted by Eric  2002-09-08 09:30:43||   2002-09-08 09:30:43|| Front Page Top

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