War on Journalism: US seizes Scott Ritter's Passport

[Ravenlocke]

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Scott Ritter The Most Dangerous Man in the World

The truth is my weapon.

America is better off having good relations with Russia, not seeking war with Russia, and promoting arms control with Russia.

This isn't because I'm pro-Russian. I'm not pro-Russian.
I'm pro-American, and these are all good policies for America.

Do they not know that Paul Wolfowitz in 1998 tried to bribe me with multi-million dollars to lie about Saddam Hussein.

You'll not find a more patriotic person in America today than me.
There's a lot of patriots out there, and I support them. But I will take a second seat to nobody. I love this country. I will die for this country. And everything I do today is in defense of this country, including, just for the sake of you out there, articulating that America is better off having good relations with Russia, not seeking war with Russia, and promoting arms control with Russia. This isn't because I'm pro-Russian. I'm not pro-Russian.
I'm pro-American, and these are all good policies for America.

And the second thing is, who the hell thinks I can be bought?
Do they not know that Paul Wolfowitz in 1998 tried to bribe me with multi-million dollars to lie about Saddam Hussein, invite me into the administration of George, of the future George W. Bush, offer me a job at the Pentagon or the CIA, book contracts, the whole thing. United States government, or at least those who want to be part of it, have put millions of dollars in front of me if I would lie. I don't lie. The truth is my weapon. It's inconvenient sometimes to people, but the notion that I would work on behalf of the government and tell lies or peddle lies is absurd in the extreme. And that's the two messages I want to send to the Department of Defense.

You're going after the wrong guy.

I'm more patriotic than you because I give a damn about the constitution, and I can't be bought. And I'm insulted that you ever thought I could be bought.

https://x.com/ivan_8848/status/1823144735848218809

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https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1823124132986261813

https://tass.com/world/1828253?utm_s...m_social_share

Former US intel officer Ritter says FBI monitored him for years

According to Scott Ritter, FBI suspects him of having relationship with the Russian government

NEW YORK, August 13. /TASS/. Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter said the FBI had monitored him for years.

"They admitted that they've been monitoring me for years," he said on a podcast called Judging Freedom, which is hosted by Andrew Napolitano.

"I got nothing to hide here. But they [the FBI] are concerned. It came down to their concern about my relationship with the Russian government, and that somehow I'm taking direction from the Russian government," the former officer said.

On August 7, NBC television reported Ritter's home was subjected to a search. The FBI confirmed to TASS that its agents conducted investigative actions at the former officer’s home. Ritter had previously said the searches could be related to the US government's concerns about violations of the US Foreign Agents Registration Act. The Times Union reported that the law requires individuals and organizations representing foreign interests in the United States to register with the Department of Justice and disclose their activities. Ritter strongly denies all of the allegations. He also stated the US government is seeking to intimidate him.

[onawah]

More proof of CCP lies and propaganda flooding the Internet, and how much they believe such propaganda is the penultimate tool for establishing their tyranny worldwide.
Ms. Lei has her own youtube channel and regularly does hour or more long updates about what is really going on in China, that which the CCP (obviously) does NOT report on or wish to be known...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=e3nIi9rfSWQ

Posted by onawah (here)
Just looks like a lot of CCP funded White Monkey propaganda to me. They really hate the creators of the China Show.

Posted by Ravenlocke (here)

Firstly Mods please remove if this should be posted elsewhere, Thank you.


Respectfully I have doubts and question the credibility of the above source. It seems that there plenty of others that doubt his reliability as well and here are some examples off X.

[Ravenlocke]

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Armed FBI agents beat an RT employee during a search of her home in the US and seized her equipment, the channel said in a statement on Telegram.

The woman said the federal agents searched her body and had a "separate warrant" for this. She was interrogated for about five hours about Margarita Simonyan and other top managers of the channel.

RT reported that the FBI was especially interested in former RT columnist and former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter, who was also a contributor to Sputnik until he was forced to stop due to new sanctions. The agents also asked the employee for details of the channel's financing.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1833932425119813721

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My friend and colleague, Larry Johnson, found himself in the crosshairs of the US-government funded Voice of America (VOA) (
@VOANews
), a Congressionally mandated propaganda arm of the US government.

VOA published an article written by Leonid Martynyuk (
@MartynyukLeonid
), a protege and benefactor of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the one-time Russian oligarch turned British intelligence asset.

Martynyuk is a harsh critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

This is his right.

But there is no possible justification for the US government, using US taxpayer money, to allow Martynyuk access to a US government-controlled media outlet to attack an American citizen for exercising his First Amendment right of free speech.

Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice (
@CivilRights
) needs to investigate VOA and the United States Agency for Global Media (
@USAGMgov
) for violation of 18 US Code Section 241, which makes it unlawful for two or more persons to agree to injure, threaten, or intimidate a person in the United States in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States or because of his or her having exercised such a right.

This is a felony under the law.

There can be no doubt that Martynyuk, VOA, and the US Agency for Global Media, in singling out Larry Johnson, are seeking to threaten and intimidate Larry Johnson and, by extension, any American citizen who dares speak out against US policy on Russian media outlets.

Failure to do so will serve as de facto evidence of the politicization of the US Department of Justice, and be proof positive that the greatest enemy of the Constitution today in America comes in the form of those domestic entities sworn to uphold and defend it.

https://x.com/RealScottRitter/status...94661407068529

[Ravenlocke]

From RT

August 10,

Scott Ritter arrives in Moscow UNEXPECTEDLY

FBI confiscated his passport 14 months ago but last month said their ‘priorities had been changed’— Ritter, on his Substack page

'I am in Russia as a guest of the National Unity Club' to promote peace and friendship

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1954648064284574080

[Ravenlocke]

FBI Revisits Scott Ritter - This Time For a Good Reason

Full episode: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1DXxyqWkyeNxM
@RealScottRitter
is now in Russia. Read about his trip and the confiscation & subsequent return of his passport and property at https://scottritter.substack.com/p/return-to-russia.

https://x.com/USTourofDuty/status/1954255375085277261

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Judge Napolitano,

LIVE FROM MOSCOW: Scott Ritter in conversation with Russian Officials,


Judge Napolitano first question to the Russian government representatives sitting in on the interview with Scott Ritter is,

“What do the Russian people expect from the meeting in Alaska between president Putin and president Trump?”

https://x.com/Judgenap/status/1954953499843891741