After a career as a Marine officer, a top aide to Stormin' Norman, and a UN weapons inspector, Scott Ritter, lifelong Republican, sounded the alarm before the Iraq invasion that there were no WMDs, no matter what the US government (Republican or Democrat) said.

It was a gutsy stand, but he has been proven right. Now in an interview with San Diego CityBEAT, he takes on Bush, the CIA, Clinton, Rumsfeld, the media, military fetishism, the peace movement, and (most compellingly) the American citizen. It's a breathtaking interview, and an absolute must-read.

Found on Uncharted Territory. Glenn doesn't have funny pictures or discussions of music piracy, so I'm not totally redundant. Yet.