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Col. Ann Wright
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Ann Wright is a retired Army Reserve colonel and a 29-year veteran of the Army and Army Reserves. She was also a diplomat in Nicaragua, Grenada,...

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Israel Calls Challenge to Blockade of Gaza a “provocative joke”

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Israeli foreign ministry spokesman, Andy David, described the “Irene’s” mission as “a provocative joke that isn’t funny.” We say to Mr. David and the Israeli and US governments that these international citizen initiatives are not jokes and the only “provocative” issue, and it’s not a joke, is the collective punishment of 1.5 million Palestinians by Israel and the international community.

Posted on Sep 27, 2010

Ann Wright’s in-Depth Account of Israel’s Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla

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Retired Colonel Ann Wright, US Army, who was in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, gives a detailed account of the Israeli assault on the flotilla, drawing upon her military and international diplomatic expertise.

Posted on Jun 17, 2010

Nation Conversations: Col. Ann Wright on Israel’s Raid

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Col. Wright discusses what she and her fellow activists experienced on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.

Posted on Jun 9, 2010

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Life Aboard an International Activist Ship

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There is nothing easy about planning or conducting an international action, especially with moving parts called ships! Yet, activists on board keep their spirits afloat! After delays caused by damaged propellers and broken steering mechanisms, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla now reduced to seven ships is heading for Gaza.

Posted on May 30, 2010

Congressman Brian Baird Challenges Congressional Leadership’s

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Congressman Brian Baird challenges Congressional resolution on UN report on Gaza.

Posted on Nov 3, 2009

Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within

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Journalists Pascale Bourgaux and Mercedes Gallego in their trips to Iraq as war correspondents were stunned to hear from military women in Iraq that they should be very careful working in military units due to sexual assault and rape. When they left Iraq they decided to investigate the issue of rape in the U.S. military. In 2007, they filmed the stories of four military women who had been raped and made a documentary,

Posted on Oct 27, 2009

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Col. Ann Wright
Col. Ann Wright

Ann Wright is a retired Army Reserve colonel and a 29-year veteran of the Army and Army Reserves. She was also a diplomat in Nicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan and Mongolia. She resigned from the Department of State on March 19, 2003, in opposition to the Iraq war. She is the co-author of “Dissent: Voices of Conscience” (http://www.voicesofconscience.com).

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