Repression

Harris Prosecution of Pro-Palestine Movement Escalates with Raid on Scott Ritter’s Home Wednesday, August 7

The FBI has conducted a thorough search of Mr. Scott Ritter’s home in Delmar as part of an ongoing investigation. Scott Ritter was a UN weapons inspector during the lead up to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. He exposed the lies of the State Department that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. He is currently an international analyst who opposes much of US foreign policy including the US – Israel genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.

While the details of the investigation have not been made public, it is worth noting that Mr. Ritter’s passport was recently taken and he was unable to attend a conference in Russia. Mr. Ritter has been a vocal critic of US foreign policy, especially with regards to Iraq, and has authored several influential books and articles on international security matters. #ScottRitter

It is not known yet what sorts of accusations the government has against Scott Ritter.  He has recently criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the situation in Gaza and has raised concerns about civil liberties in the US and the use of law enforcement as a tool for silencing dissenting voices.

Scott Ritter was scheduled to do a video interview today, Wednesday August 6 and did not show.  It is possible that his communications and computer equipment has been seized.

Scott Ritter YESTERDAY: “Israel has become, literally, the worst incarnation of what we could imagine Nazi Germany was like back in the day.”

TODAY, #ScottRitter’s home was raided by the FBI!

The following is Scott Ritter’s initial reaction and his explanation of what he believes the government is after.

This story is developing and we hope to provide updates shortly.

We want to call your attention to some of the ways in which this story parallels that of the Uhuru 3 — a group that was accused of allegedly being Russian agents because of their stance on Ukraine. Their trial is scheduled for September 3rd. For more information visit this site.

There have been two memos recently, one from presumptive presidential candidate Kamala Harris and another from Director of Intelligence Avril Haines suggesting a pretext for investigation and repression of the pro-Palestine efforts.  For more on that topic see: