Scott Ritter was a United States Marine Corps intelligence officer from 1984 to 1991 and a United Nations Weapons Inspector directly on the ground in Iraq from 1991 to 1998.  He is the author of numerous books, including "Iraq Confidential" (Nation Books, 2005)

In 2002, Scott Ritter stood up and protested,  to anyone who would listen (in editorials, radio and TV interviews, books, etc.),  that, in fact, it was totally false that Iraq had "weapons of mass destruction" or "Nuclear Missiles" or the capacity to attack the U.S. and Britain "in 45 minutes",   plus all of the rest of the utter nonsense, fraudulent fearmongering, and deliberate War Propaganda that was fabricated out of Washington and London.

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I met former UN Weapons Inspector and marine Scott Ritter four years ago, as a college freshman. It was two or three months before the invasion of Iraq, and I was naive enough to think that the Bush administration hadn't already made its mind up. On campus, I had started a discussion group to help other students better understand all the information swirling around in the news. Ritter had come to town to answer questions -- mostly about Iraq's weapons capabilities, which he said were nil. But he also said, "I hope I'm wrong and they're right."

But one thing really stuck out in my mind then, and now. He said that in our culture, if you live in Maryland but get a job in Florida, you pick up and move. Not so for Iraqis, where moving is viewed through a tribal lens and is generally not accepted. Ritter told me that the matter could be a factor in the invasion.

Now, well into the tumultuous occupation, too many Iraqis have no other choice but to leave their homes.

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