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Scott Ritter Says U.S. Plans June Attack On Iran

02.22.05 (7:31 pm) [edit]

Scott Ritter, appearing with journalist Dahr Jamail yesterday in Washington State, dropped two shocking bombshells in a talk delivered to a packed house in Olympia’s Capitol Theater. The ex-Marine turned UNSCOM weapons inspector said that George W. Bush has "signed off" on plans to bomb Iran in June 2005, and claimed the U.S. manipulated the results of the recent Jan. 30 elections in Iraq.

On Iran, Ritter said that President George W. Bush has received and signed off on orders for an aerial attack on Iran planned for June 2005. Its purported goal is the destruction of Iran’s alleged program to develop nuclear weapons, but Ritter said neoconservatives in the administration also expected that the attack would set in motion a chain of events leading to regime change in the oil-rich nation of 70 million -- a possibility Ritter regards with the greatest skepticism.

The former Marine also said that the Jan. 30 elections, which George W. Bush has called "a turning point in the history of Iraq, a milestone in the advance of freedom," were not so free after all. Ritter said that U.S. authorities in Iraq had manipulated the results in order to reduce the percentage of the vote received by the United Iraqi Alliance from 56% to 48%.

Asked by UFPPC's Ted Nation about this shocker, Ritter said an official involved in the manipulation was the source, and that this would soon be reported by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist in a major metropolitan magazine -- an obvious allusion to New Yorker reporter Seymour M. Hersh. ufppc

Mixed messages from Bush

In a joint press conference with E.U. officials Bush was asked if the U.S. felt obligated to get approval from the U.N. Security Council before launching and attack on Iran. Bush said, "This notion the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous."

"Having said that all options are on the table," Bush immediately added.

posted by: DrForbush (reply)
post date: 02.22.05 (1:27 pm)

This obviously fits the M.O. of the Bush administration. Lying is fine if the outcome is what you want. Bush said yesterday that the US had no plans for an Iran invasion, but history shows that he will continue to do that until the time is "right." Then he will claim some surprise action has caused him to change his mind.

posted by: DianneMaire (reply)
post date: 02.22.05 (9:46 pm)

Reply to: Godsmack
Good for you April. I missed this and only now realized they were asking people to blog about them yesterday. There is so much going on.

posted by: DianneMaire (reply)
post date: 02.22.05 (9:49 pm)

Reply to: DrForbush
The problem with Bush is he doesn't actually care what anyone thinks about him or his plans. He doesn't believe he's accountable to anyone as a President with a mandate. He truly reminds me of some third world country dictator.

posted by: LynnKramer (reply)
post date: 02.23.05 (5:24 am)

Scott Ritter says June, but which June, our military has thousands of people who do nothing except plan to invade, what where when how, not why simply put the war planners are planning wars all over the globe all of the time. They are planning to invade France in June, and July, and August and also in September. So Scott Ritter say June...He is right they are planning an attack, but doing is not the same thing. What to watch for is equipment being moved. That needs to be done a long time before any attack. Oh and by the way. The coalition forces have Iran surrounded. George 43 is simply making the Mullahs sweat under their robes and turbins.