Scott Ritter on Gaza, Israel, Iran, Hezbollah, Dehumanization & U.S. Stakes | Unfiltered With S.A.M

🚨 New Interview on Unfiltered with S.A.M. featuring Scott Ritter!

The interview covers a range of topics, starting with questions about Israel’s intelligence failure on October 7th and the strategic importance of Gaza, including its oil and gas reserves.

The ineffectiveness of the Iron Dome system is explored, followed by discussions on Iran’s nuclear capabilities and potential, including whether Iran can become a nuclear power quickly. The interview examines on the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPoA), Israel’s own nuclear status, and Hezbollah’s resilience despite challenges.

Other topics include the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, the dehumanization of civilians, UNIFIL, AIPAC, U.S. elections and the geopolitical implications of Israel’s position and U.S. involvement in the region.

Scott Ritter is a former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer, Gulf War I veteran on the staff of General Norman Schwartzkopf during the FIRST Gulf War, where he played a critical role in the hunt for Iraqi SCUD missiles. Mr Ritter later served as a Chief Inspector for the United Nations in Iraq, tasked with overseeing the disarmament of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs after the Gulf War (1990-1991).

Mr. Ritter was a vocal critic of the American decision to go to war with Iraq. His new book, Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union, is his ninth.

Access scottritter.com to find links to Scott Ritter’s social media accounts, follow his news, podcasts, interviews, articles, and purchase his books and merchandise to support his work.

In this in-depth interview, we cover crucial global issues:

00:00 – Introduction
1:38 – Was Israel’s sophisticated intelligence network compromised on Oct 7th
14:51 – Gaza – is it for the oil & gas?
17:43 – Iron Dome ineffectiveness explained
24:03 – Is Iran a nuclear power?
28:16 – Iran’s fatwa / how dangerous are Iranian officials’ declaratory statements
31:20 – “Gun-device” is built & warhead that can carry it has been designed
33:22 – Iran can have nuclear weapons ready within any 3 days
35:34 – Steps to revive JCPoA (Iran Nuclear Deal) & should Israel become party to it
37:04 – Trump rewrote the American Nuclear Employment Plan
37:53 – Does Israel have nuclear weapons?
40:05 – Scott Ritter’s one-time brief presence in Lebanon (anecdote)
42:31 – Walkie-talkie & pager incidents an act of terror? A double standard if reversed?
45:19 – Walkie-talkie & pager incidents (logistics & timing) / a “gimmick”
49:06 – 2006 lessons learnt? / Walkie-talkie & pager incidents “game-changers”?
50:01 – Netanyahu’s political survival
50:46 – Had Nasrallah agreed to a ceasefire? / What’s Netanyahu’s worst enemy?
52:10 – Repercussions of Beirut bombings everywhere
53:07 – Why Hezbollah hasn’t crumbled despite Nasrallah & top brass demises?
57:12 – Did Nasrallah display restraint? / Where will the next war be fought?
58:49 – How tactics of Hezbollah & Nasrallah are viewed by certain military strategists?
1:04:42 – Chemical weapons against UNIFIL / UNSC should authorize use of force for the defense of UN personnel
1:08:56 – Who is talking about the 1,000,000 internally displaced Southern Lebanese?
1:11:32 – Racism against Arabs?
1:15:01 – Dehumanization of civilians / Death toll as mere statistics / Scott Ritter’s former prejudice against the Palestinians
1:23:38 – Stanley Kubrick / Hind Rajab
1:25:00 – Greater Israel map / New Sykes-Picot? / AIPAC
1:28:07 – Israel a strategically & economically defeated nation / Palestinian state debate back on table / Civil war in Israel? / End of its current configuration
1:32:42 – What price is freedom? / “Children of the camp”
1:38:18 – AIPAC / U.S. election results matter? / BRICS / U.S. damaged
1:47:53 – Can a single phone-call from U.S. President end it all? / Who is the person who will go down in history as the U.S. President who saved the world from nuclear war?
1:53:43 – Reality on the ground on Jan 20th, 2025
1:55:07 – Conclusion

👉 Visit www.scottritter.com for more info, including links to Scott Ritter social media, podcasts, articles, and to purchase his latest book, Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika.

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