Ann Wright
Ann Wright is a 29 year US Army/Army Reserves veteran who retired as a Colonel and a former US diplomat who resigned in March, 2003 in opposition to the war on Iraq. She served in Nicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia and Mongolia. In December, 2001 she was on the small team that reopened the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. She is the co-author of the book "Dissent: Voices of Conscience." (www.voicesofconscience.com)
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Views Friday, July 14, 2017 US Experts Say North Korean Leadership May Be Ruthless and Reckless, But They Are Not Crazy Despite the rhetoric from the Trump administration about military confrontation with North Korea, the common theme of many U.S. experts on North Korea is that the U.S. presidential administration MUST conduct a dialogue with North Korea—and quickly! Military confrontation is NOT an option according... Read more |
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Views Monday, June 19, 2017 Killer Drones and the Militarization of U.S. Foreign Policy The militarization of U.S. foreign policy certainly didn’t start with President Donald J. Trump; in fact, it goes back several decades. However, if Trump’s first 100 days in office are any indication, he has no intention of slowing down the trend. During a single week in April, the Trump... Read more |
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Views Saturday, May 06, 2017 How the United States Ultimately Talks with Its “Enemies” Enemies of the United States come and go, but the longer they espouse revolutionary ideals and thus defy the United States, the longer they stay enemies. Eventually, U.S. officials try other strategies, such as engagement, to undermine or win over these adversaries. Currently, the U.S. does not... Read more |
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Views Thursday, April 06, 2017 Use Latest Tragedy in Syria to End the War, Not Escalate It Four years ago, massive citizen opposition and mobilization stopped a possible U.S. military attack on the Assad government of Syria that many predicted would have made the terrible conflict even worse. Once again, we need to stop an escalation of that dreadful war and instead use this tragedy as... Read more |
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Views Friday, March 31, 2017 Trump Succumbs to Bush/Obama Perpetual War Fourteen years ago on March 19, 2003, I resigned from the U.S. government in opposition to President George W. Bush’s decision to invade and occupy Iraq, an oil-rich Arab/Muslim country that had nothing to do with the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and that the Bush Administration knew did not have... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, November 08, 2016 At Standing Rock, A Native American Woman Elder Says "This is What I Have Been Waiting for My Entire Life" This time I have been at Standing Rock, North Dakota at the Oceti Shakowin camp to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) for four days during a whirlwind of national and international attention following two terrible displays of police brutality toward the water protectors. On October 27, over 100... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, November 02, 2016 Public Servants or Corporate Security?: An Open Letter to Law Enforcement and National Guard in North Dakota So you joined law enforcement or the National Guard because you wanted to uphold the law, protect innocent civilians against the bad guys, and help your community in times of need. Instead, they’re having you blockade unarmed people who are trying to hold a prayer vigil, chasing them with armored... Read more |
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Views Saturday, October 29, 2016 When Will It End? US Government Again Uses Militarized Response to Stand of Native Americans to Injustice Its like we are back to the 1800s when the U.S. Army rampaged against Native American tribes across the American West. The militarized police and the use of the National Guard this week in responding to the Standing Rock Sioux native American challenge in North Dakota to big oil and their dangerous... Read more |
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Views Monday, July 11, 2016 ‘War on Terror’ Blowback Hits Dallas In response to the killing of five police officers and wounding of seven more in Dallas, Texas, Police Chief David O. Brown became the first city or state official to order a remote-controlled execution of a suspected killer with whom hours of negotiation had not resulted in surrender. The decision... Read more |
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Views Thursday, June 16, 2016 Building Bridges of Peace Instead of Fear - Citizen Diplomacy with Russia I just flew across 11 times zones — from Tokyo, Japan to Moscow, Russia. Russia is the largest country in the world , covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, nearly twice as large as the United States and has extensive mineral and energy resources, the largest reserves in... Read more |