[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [SRRTAC-L:9124] An Important On-Line Event - Scott Ritter's Oct 15th Speech at Deerfield Academy (fwd)

[Alfred Kagan]

>Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 19:55:06 -0500 (CDT)
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>Oct 15th Speech at
>  Deerfield Academy (fwd)
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>Subject: [iac-disc.] FW: An Important On-Line Event - Scott Ritter's Oct 15th
>     Speech atDeerfield Academy
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>Contact:  Traprock Peace Center - http://traprockpeace.org - Contact
>Sunny Miller (413-773-7427) or Charlie Jenks (773-1633)
>
>Scott Ritter's speech on October 15 at Deerfield Academy, where he
>inspired students to ask questions, and then answered tough questions
>from them, is available on RealAudio at http://traprockpeace.org
>(courtesy of videographer Robbie Leppzer; leppzer at turningtide.com.).
>Traprock is the first site to have this material.  A video will be
>available, and is expected to air on Democracy Now, with radio airing on
>the Democracy Now network.
>
>Copy and distribute this audio.  If you need it in CD format, contact us
>and we'll send you a copy at cost.
>
>Scott Ritter gave a great speech at Deerfield Academy on Oct 15th to an
>overflow crowd of between 700-800 students and neighbors.  Sponsored by
>the student chapter of Amnesty International (with help from Traprock
>Peace Center, which helped with the initial connection and then with
>publicity, at the school's request.)  No one thought that the 700
>capacity hall in little Deerfield would be too small.  Unfortunately,
>people were turned away at the door (with an overflow crowd listening to
>an audio feed).
>
>Why was this a great speech?
>
>First, he inspired the students.  He made a heartfelt statement against
>war and inspired students.  As reported in the Greenfield Recorder:
>
>Lindsey Wei, a senior from Pennsylvania, was among a group of students
>trying to organize a school sponsored trip to a war protest in
>Washington D.C. on Oct. 26. She said she hopes students will stay
>inspired from the speech and be driven to try to make a difference.
>
>Second, he gave direct answers to tough questions, such as the funding
>of his film "In Shifting Sand."  As noted by the Greenfield Recorder,
>which covered the event, "a recent Newsweek article criticized Ritter
>for taking $400,000 from an Iraqi-American to make the film. That money
>was a loan from the man's personal assets, said Ritter, adding that he
>took pains to make sure the money was not coming from the Iraqi
>government, letting the FBI investigate the transaction."
>
>He also addressed questions about the consistency of his positions since
>his resignation as weapons inspector in 1998.  What did he say?  You can
>listen for yourself.
>
>Traprock Peace Center has the entire speech, with all of the questions
>and answers.  Go to http://traprockpeace.org and follow the clearly
>marked links at the top of the page.
>
>While you're on the website, check out new documents (some original to
>this site in the US, others hard to find) concerning huge delayed
>casualties from Gulf War I, the dangers of using depleted uranium in
>Iraq (surely a key part of any war plans),  and the definitive
>statements against the war and Tony Blair's dossier - the
>Counter-Dossiers Part I and II.
>
>
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