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Ross Caputi

Ross Caputi, 29, is a US veteran of the occupation of Iraq. He took part in the second battle of Fallujah in November 2004. That experience led him to become an anti-war activist. Today he is on the Board of Directors of ISLAH and he directed and produced the documentary film Fear Not the Path of Truth.

Articles by this author

 

The Victims of Fallujah's Health Crisis Are Stifled by Western Silence

To research a possible link between US bombardment and rates of birth defects and pediatric cancer in Iraq is a moral imperative

Ross Caputi ·

The Systemic Atrocity of Afghanistan's Occupation

Is there a morally significant difference between murder, like the Panjwai massacre, and collateral damage? Ask Afghan civilians

Ross Caputi ·

The Marines Urination Video Doesn't Show the Real War Crime

The urination video does not shock me so much as the public's tolerance of these immoral wars that make criminals of marines

Ross Caputi ·

I Am Sorry for the Role I Played in Fallujah

As a US marine who lost close friends in the siege of Fallujah in Iraq seven years ago, I understand that we were the aggressors

Ross Caputi ·

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