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 one of only three persons who resigned from the U.S. government in opposition to...

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Green-Washing War, Sinking Ships, Drones from Submarines — Largest International War Games

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Jul 26, 2012 The U.S. military is now hosting in the Pacific waters around Hawaii the largest and most expensive international maritime war games in history. Dig deeper

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Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Jul 11, 2012 Col. Ann Wright's audio recommendations. Dig deeper

Articles on Rape in the US Military

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Jul 11, 2012 Military sexual assault prevention and response policies, and the culture of violence against servicewomen are among the issues covered here . Dig deeper

Turkish Court Indicts Senior Israeli Military Officials in Murders on Gaza Flotilla

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 Turkish courts indict senior Israeli military officials on killings on Gaza flotilla. Dig deeper

Chicago Scared Itself Silly While NATO–Not Protesters–Disrupted the City and the World

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Jun 27, 2012 Col. Ann Wright on Chicago NATO Summit protests and government scare tactics. Dig deeper

Amnesty’s Shilling for US Wars

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Jun 19, 2012 Col. Ann Wright discusses Amnesty International's involvement in NATO. Dig deeper

Col. Ann Wright Presentation, Santa Fe

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig May 13, 2012 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Dark Side of the Prestigious Marine Barracks

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig May 8, 2012 The Marine Barracks in Washington, DC, is the showplace of the Marine Corps It is also the home of officers and enlisted men of the Marine Corps who have been accused of sexually harassing, assaulting and raping female Marine officers and enlisted and civilian women who work there, is the showplace of the Corps It is also the home of Marines who have been accused of sexually assaulting the women who work there. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

US Military Leadership Says “Zero Tolerance for Murder, Assault and Hazing,” But Marine Corps Courts

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Feb 14, 2012 Despite the U.S. military's official position that it has zero tolerance for violence and hazing in its ranks, recent Marine Corps court-martial plea bargains and court-martial decisions suggest otherwise. Dig deeper

The Trial of Bradley Manning — Rule of Law or Rule of Intimidation, Retaliation, Retribution?

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Dec 18, 2011 Until citizen activist protests six months ago in March 2011 brought sufficient attention to the harsh conditions of Manning's pre-trial confinement, the US military was treating him as if he were beyond the scrutiny of the law -- as if he were an "enemy combatant" in Guantanamo or Abu Ghraib. Dig deeper

U.S. Free Speech Hypocrisy

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Dec 13, 2011 The 50-year US condemnation of Cuba's human rights violations and the U support for 64 years of the brutal Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians demonstrates solidly the hypocrisy of the United States government. Dig deeper

Incredibly, Gaza Rebuilds Despite Israeli Blockade and Threats to Water, Electricity & Tax Revenues

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Dec 9, 2011 Two weeks ago I returned to Gaza after an absence of 2.5 years. My last trip was in May, 2009, the third trip in 2009 following the Israeli attack on Gaza that killed 1440, wounded 5,000, and destroyed the homes of 50,000. Most of the construction materials for rebuilding Gaza are brought through tunnels under the Egyptian border. Dig deeper

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