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[Operation] Rockingham was spinning reports and emphasizing reports that showed non-compliance (by Iraq with UN inspections) and quashing those which showed compliance. It was cherry-picking intelligence.

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Scott Ritter
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: July 15
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Gainesville
Florida
William Scott Ritter
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William Scott Ritter
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