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...
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 the Iraq war. Since then, she has been writing and speaking out for peace.
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigJun 10, 2011
Force is not the way to stop worldwide condemnation of Israel's blockade of Gaza. The way to stop the flotilla is to end the naval blockade of Gaza. Until the blockade ends, Flotillas filled with citizens from around the world will continue to challenge Israeli's brutal policies and the United States complicity in them. Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigJun 4, 2011
We will continue to challenge Israel's impunity of acting beyond international law and will sail to Gaza until Israel ends its naval blockade of Gaza. We on the US Boat to Gaza have the audacity to hope that the United States will finally use its substantial economic leverage to convince Israel it is in its own security interest, as well as the security interest of the United States, to end the blockade of Gaza. Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigMay 30, 2011
It is not too late for countries to put massive international pressure on Israel to end the blockade and determine how to address Israel's security concerns about ships entering the Gaza port. European Union inspectors were placed in the Rafah border crossing in 2006. A similar structure could be suggested for the port of Gaza. Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigMay 16, 2011
There are strong historical parallels between the Freedom Riders of the 1960s in the South and the Freedom Flotillas protesting Israeli mistreatment of Palestinians in the 21st Century. Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigApr 29, 2011
The challenges to President and Commander-in-Chief Obama and his administration on the treatment of Bradley Manning continue, particularly on Obama's pre-trial statement of guilt that Manning "broke the law." Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigApr 14, 2011
The second Gaza Freedom Flotilla is scheduled to sail in late May with more ships and more passengers than the May, 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla that the Israelis attacked killing 9 passengers and wounding 50. Twenty-two countries have national campaigns to join the second flotilla. Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigFeb 21, 2011
The 2009 report also acknowledged that retaliation against those who report rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment is widespread and that military personnel do not report rape and sexual assault because doing so is perceived as having "lasting career and security clearance repercussions." Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigJan 7, 2011
The U.S. military's treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning is tragically consistent with its treatment of persons detained in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo. America's military uses harsh conditions and torture to break the person to provide whatever information the military wants to receive. Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigNov 30, 2010
Several diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks depict possibly illegal actions by the U.S. government, but the chances of anyone being held accountable for these actions are slim, says Col. Wright. Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigSep 30, 2010
A perfect storm is developing against the American military in the Afghan/Pak theater as floods, drones, ongoing revelations of war crimes by exhausted and jaded troops as well as American trained death squads, hatred for Blackwater and its clones, Pashtun ambitions for a Pashtunistan and an America teetering on the edge of economic depression all continue to intensify the coming storm's ferocity. Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigSep 28, 2010
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. Dig deeper
Col. Ann Wright / TruthdigJun 18, 2010
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. Dig deeper
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