Col. Ann Wright

Women in War and Peace

By Col. Ann Wright

PBS is taking an in-depth look at the role of women in war and peace beginning in October.

Posted on Sep 22, 2011

Instead of attacking WikiLeaks, fix what it exposed

By Col. Ann Wright

The entire edifice that allows the use of classification rests solely on the basis of executive orders that have been renewed and modified by various presidents. The ability to restrict information from the public is essentially an unchecked assertion of executive power.

Posted on Sep 15, 2011

U.S. Navy tells sailboat Captain sailing to USS Liberty attack site we cannot guarantee your safety

By Col. Ann Wright

Many sailors and personnel assigned to the Sixth Fleet command will be horrified to know of the decision of their senior leaders that no active duty sailor would attend the memorial service for 34 of their fellow sailors killed and 174 wounded 44 years ago and that their command would not come to the aid of an American sailor who had sailed 8,000 miles to honor their own.

Posted on Sep 7, 2011

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Citizens Challenge Police to Prevent Construction of a Naval Base on Jeju Island, South Korea

By Col. Ann Wright

The South Korean Navy wants to continue construction of a naval base for 18 ships and two submarines in an area that will destroy a pristine shoreline and endanger marine life. Local villagers and activists from the mainland of South Korea have struggled for five years to prevent the construction of the base.

Posted on Aug 25, 2011

Dangerous Voyage To Site of Israeli Attack on USS Liberty

By Col. Ann Wright

Just this year the Israelis intercepted, boarded and impounded the French ship Dignite as it participated in Freedom Flotilla 2. That was done in international waters well clear of the coordinates provided by the Israelis for their blockade of Gaza and very near to the coordinates of the attack on the USS Liberty.

Posted on Aug 16, 2011

Mocking the Gaza Flotilla

By Col. Ann Wright

A small flotilla carrying human rights and peace activists to Israel-blockaded Gaza was itself blockaded in Greece after intense diplomatic pressure from Washington and Tel Aviv. But the Israeli news media continues to heap ridicule on the passengers.

Posted on Aug 2, 2011