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REVIEWS < IRAQ CONFIDENTIAL lies and betrayals that made it impossible for genuine freedom is a major step, but we by Scott Ritter him to continue doing his job. Time and have to want freedom and act accordingly |.B. Tauris, London, New York, 2005 again he'd been on the verge of a break- and do something about bringing it on. ISBN 1-84511-088-9 (312pp hc) through on Iraq's weapons status, when the In part two, Engelman reminds us of our Availability: www.iraqconfidential.com White House withdrew support for particu- soul connection with the Source, for this is cott Ritter spills the beans on behind-the- lar inspections to serve its own agenda. the only way to genuine freedom. It's the S scenes machinations surrounding the Ritter stresses we cannot ignore "difficult path of love, not its antithesis, fear—which United Nations weapons inspections of Iraq and inconvenient history", and he's backed is deliberately provoked by the chain of con- during the 1990s in his explosive book Iraq UP by award-winning investigative journalist trol. It's about respecting oneself and others Confidential. As a weapons inspector spe- Seymour Hersh in the foreword. and taking responsibility for our thoughts cialising in ballistic missiles, Ritter led and actions. It's about personal creativity many international UN Special Commission GENUINE FREEDOM and collective empowerment. It's about lis- (UNSCOM) teams into Iraq between 1991 by Matt Engelman tening without judgement, welcoming new and 1998 in an attempt to determine whether Matt Engelman, The Netherlands, 2006 ideas and living in harmony with the natural Saddam Hussein's regime still possessed ISBN 90-78318-01-5 (273pp tpb) forces of the universe. weapons of mass destruction in contraven- Availability: www.mattengelman.com The path to true freedom, Engelman con- tion of UN Security Council resolutions. ihe events of 9/11 were a catalyst for cludes, vd tha us to realise that we are he From the outset, Ritter's job in UNSCOM Matt Engelman, a former financial man- peat hi he at our souls vans to evolve was stymied by overt and covert interference ager and software company proprietor, to thet S higher CONSCIOUSNESS. schine g by the US government and its agencies, reconsider just about everything he believed the time to act is now, as we re reaching a turning point "when the world's people will decide en masse that the existing global order is no longer acceptable". Engelman is not the first to share these truths, but his especially the CIA and NSC. The accounts to be true. With an open mind he researched of his missions in Iraq, his run-ins with UN the territory behind the mainstream, and his and US bureaucracies, his associations with discoveries completely changed his life. British, Israeli and Dutch intelligence opera- What he learnt about the control and dvice is both well ded and uplifti tives and his experiences with his band of deception forced upon—even unquestion- advice Is Doth well grounded and uparang. colleagues make for compelling reading. ingly accepted by—the masses, he realised Eventually Ritter had to conclude that a most of us are not living in freedom and political agenda was being pushed by the truth. So he had to ask "What is freedom?", US: as long as the inspections could be kept —_ and he asks us to consider this question, too. going without finding any evidence of In the first part of his book, he takes us WMDs, the longer the economic sanctions through the control paradigms that are against Iraq could be kept legitimate. The deceiving us—the global money system, chief aim of the US government, he con- institutionalised religions, the mainstream tends, was regime change. In hindsight, fol- media, wars and depressions, and global cor- lowing the March 2003 US-led invasion of porations—and how they link up to form Iraq, Ritter thinks the CIA accomplished its one huge "chain of control". How can we mission. In fact, the issue of "fixing intelli- consider ourselves free when our thoughts, gence around policy" goes back as far as perceptions, belief systems, behaviours, con- 1992, he says, when intelligence about sumption habits, and so on have been so SCUD missile accounting was doctored. manipulated that we don't even know it? In 1998 Ritter resigned in disgust over the Waking up to the fact that we're not living in lies and betrayals that made it impossible for him to continue doing his job. Time and again he'd been on the verge of a break- through on Iraq's weapons status, when the White House withdrew support for particu- lar inspections to serve its own agenda. Ritter stresses we cannot ignore "difficult and inconvenient history", and he's backed up by award-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in the foreword. 70 = NEXUS genuine freedom is a major step, but we have to want freedom and act accordingly and do something about bringing it on. In part two, Engelman reminds us of our soul connection with the Source, for this is the only way to genuine freedom. It's the path of love, not its antithesis, fear—which is deliberately provoked by the chain of con- trol. It's about respecting oneself and others and taking responsibility for our thoughts and actions. It's about personal creativity and collective empowerment. It's about lis- tening without judgement, welcoming new ideas and living in harmony with the natural forces of the universe. The path to true freedom, Engelman con- cludes, requires us to realise that we are the creators and that our souls want us to evolve towards higher consciousness. However, the time to act is now, as we're reaching a turning point "when the world's people will decide en masse that the existing global order is no longer acceptable". Engelman is not the first to share these truths, but his advice is both well-grounded and uplifting. JUNE — JULY 2006 www.nexusmagazine.com