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Scott Ritter | |
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.jpg) Ritter in 2007 | |
| Born | William Scott Ritter, Jr. July 15, 1961 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Kaiserslautern American High School, Germany |
| Alma mater | Franklin and Marshall College[1] |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | Chief UNSCOM weapons inspector to Iraq, 1991–1998 |
| Spouse |
Marina Khatiashvili (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | scottritterextra |
William Scott Ritter Jr. (born July 15, 1961) is an American former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer, former United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) weapons inspector, author, and commentator.[3][4]
Ritter was a junior military analyst during Operation Desert Storm.[5] He served as a member of UNSCOM overseeing the disarmament of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, from which he resigned in protest. Later he became a critic of the Iraq War and United States foreign policy in the Middle East. In recent years, he has been a regular contributor to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik. He has visited Russia in support of Russia since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6] In June 2024, Ritter claimed that US authorities seized his passport and prevented him from visiting Russia.[7][8][9]
In 2011, Ritter was convicted of several criminal offenses after engaging in sexually explicit online activity with a police officer who was posing as a 15 year-old girl.[10][11][12]
- ^ Historical Dictionary of the Clinton Era, p. 159.
- ^ "Fighting Words". Washington Post. October 21, 2002.
- ^ "Scott Ritter's Private War". The New Yorker. November 1, 1998. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Bai, Matt (February 22, 2012). Lovell, Joel (ed.). "Scott Ritter's Other War". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ Aydintasbas, Asla (March 19, 2002). "Scott Ritter". Salon. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010.
- ^ "Disgraced Ex-Marine Offers Kadyrov's Army 'Friendship' With America: Video". Newsweek. September 12, 2023. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Quinn, Allison (June 4, 2024). "Moscow Throws Putin Fanboy Scott Ritter Under the Bus". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "State Department seizes passport of Delmar's Scott Ritter before flight to Russia". Times Union. June 7, 2024. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Opinion: Why Scott Ritter's Passport Seizure Is Long Overdue Archived June 12, 2024, at the Wayback Machine (June 11, 2024). Kyiv Post.
- ^ Karlin, Rick (December 4, 2014). "Scott Ritter paroled in online sex case". Times Union. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-UN inspector Scott Ritter sex sting trial begins". BBC News. April 12, 2011. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-UN inspector Scott Ritter guilty in sex chat case". BBC News. April 15, 2011. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.