Well, Mr. T., you're either incompletely informed or badly misinformed.

Ritter has not "changed his mind"- he's saying the same things now that he said in '98/99. Better re-check a few sources, or read them more closely. Smarmy innuendo about Ritter's motives doesn't help your case either- what's YOUR annual income and from what sources do YOU derive it?

What of the motives of the Bushite oil magnates? Have you conveniently forgotten that Veep Cheney & Halliburton were trading with Iraq & "The Evil Saddam" all thru the embargoes to considerable financial advantage? The U.S Government since Daddy Bush's war has consistently maintained that economic sanctions would NOT be lifted even were the United Nations mandates complied with- that only with 'regime change' would the sanctions be lifted. This announced U.S. policy was and is IN DEFIANCE OF U.N. RESOLUTIONS!br>

Ritter's a former Major of Marines , fer chrissakes, & I expect he's at least as knowledgeable about gathering and analyzing intelligence as the Bushite 'chickenhawk' [q.v.] clowns who never served a day in the military and who are now slavering after war. Does "The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" start a train of thought in your mind? What about Senator Joe McCarthy's "I have in my hand evidence..." They both should.

There are no new substantiated facts in the dossier, it contains nothing that Ritter hasn't discussed previously. Your 'strangely silent' crack simply shows, again, how badly misinformed you are: Ritter's been speaking up all along- e.g. his press conferences/talks at Middlebury College on the 23rd of this month and St. Michael's College on the 24th.

I say that because if what is stated in this dossier is true, you would chose to ignore it. You have the gift of second sight?! How wonderful for you. Can you tell me will I win the lottery, and all?

If you'd stop your tantrum and scale back the hysteria for a moment, you might see that's precisely what I'm asking for- some believable indication that what is in the dossier is 'true'. Or not.That's the least we should require before we start asking people to die. The best way to do that is get the inspectors back in ASAP, not bomb the shit out of Baghdad and alienate most of the rest of the world.

Best, Greg