SCOTT RITTER is a former Marine intelligence officer who, as Chief Inspector for the UN in Iraq, played a critical role in the hunt for Iraqi SCUD missiles. He has testified before a combined Armed Services/Foreign Affairs hearing of the US Senate, and before the House Foreign Relations and National Security committees. Dealbreaker is Mr. Ritter’s eighth book. His articles have appeared in Harper's, the London Review of Books, The American Conservative, and elsewhere.He has spoken to NATO, the UN, the UK, the Canadian, Italian, French, Iraqi, Japanese and European parliaments.