Perhaps the most shocking aspect of this incident is that it’s such a blatant denial of Scott Ritter’s rights as an American. Those rights are gone. From Sputnik at sputnikglobe.com:
On June 3, the former Marine Corps intelligence officer and Sputnik contributor was removed by US Customs and Border Protection officers from a plane bound for Russia, where he was to attend the 2024 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
The US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) does not have the authority to seize passports without probable cause, former Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter told Sputnik, commenting on Monday’s incident.
Ritter recalled that as he prepared to board the plane, he was pulled out of line by three armed CBP officers who took control of his passport. He said that when he asked them “on what authority,” they cited orders from the US Department of State.
“They provided no warrant, no documentation, nor did they provide a receipt for my passport. They provided no explanation of what they were doing. They just did it,” the Sputnik contributor pointed out.
He did call Judge Nap and warn him that it wouldn’t be wise to travel to Putin’s hometown. (h/t-SR)
It backfired as usual as those comments by the lovely Maria Z and others show.
Why can’t we have nice leaders? (s/)
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