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Voices of Dissent

Reviews, Articles, and Videos

Dissent: Voices of Conscience by Ann Wright


REVIEWS

Margaret Bassett,. Thank you, Ann Wright and Susan Dixon
June, 2008.

Buzzflash
May, 2008.

The Nuclear Resister, Last page
April, 2008.

Danny Li. Saying No to the Logic of Empire, Hawai'i People's Fund Newsletter (p. 4)
April, 2008.

Seth Sandronsky,. Wrong and Wright
March, 2008.

Gerald Loftus,. Honorable Dissent: The Resignation of Ann Wright
March, 2008.

MichaelMoore.com. Link of the Week, (Scroll down)
March, 2008.

Russell Branca,. Aria Aperta
February, 2008.

France Kassing. KDViations Top Ten Nonfiction Books, Davis, California
January, 2008.

Sky Barnhart. Maui Weekly Review
December, 2007.

David Swanson. "Enough Heroes to Fill a Book"
December, 2007.

William Hughes. "Voices of the Iraq War Dissenters Ring Out"
December, 2007.

John Perry. Reading David Swanson's Review on YouTube,, with photos of dissenters
December, 2007.

 

VIDEOS

PUBLIC TALKS AND READINGS

University of North Texas
April, 2008.

Ethics and Dissent in Public Service, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
March, 2008.

Community Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
February, 2008.

Ann Wright and Daniel Ellsberg, Dissent: Voices of Conscience, Cody's Bookstore, Berkeley, California
Purchase this video from C-SPAN.
January, 2008.

Voices of Conscience, Clearwater, Florida
January, 2008.

The Role of Dissent, West Hartford Town Hall Forum, broadcast on C-SPAN's American Perspectives
October, 2007.

Time-Tested Books, Sacramento, CA
October, 2007.

Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
October, 2007.

Whistleblower Symposium, at American University, Washington, DC
September, 2007.

The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, Ottawa, Canada.
August, 2007.
Part One      Part Two.

The Coming War with Iran, Brown University.
April, 2007.
Part One       Part Two      Part Three.

Colonel Ann Wright speaking in De La Guerra Plaza in Santa Barbara
December, 2006.

Ann Wright and David Swanson Speak to San Diego City Club
April, 2006.

Camp Casey, Crawford, TX
August, 2005.

TESTIMONY

A Question of Impeachment: Trial By Theater, The Culture Project, New York City
Ann Wright questioned by attorney Elizabeth de la Vega
November, 2007.

Verdict on Bush War Crimes, Washington, DC
September, 2006.

International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration, New York
October, 2005.

Congressional Hearings on Downing Street Memo
June, 2005.

PRESS STATEMENTS

On Being Barred Entry into Canada, with Medea Benjamin, Washington, DCa
October, 2007.

On Being Arrested, Washington, DC
September, 2007.

In Support of Lt. Ehren Watada, Tacoma, Washington
June, 2006.

TV AND RADIO INTERVIEWS

Expert Witness (WBAI). Rape and Murder in the Military
August, 2008.

KERA (NPR). War, Peace, and Diplomacy, Dallas, TX
July, 2008.

Fox News: Hannity & Colmes. Anti-Military Antics? San Francisco Schools Refuse to Give Credit to Students in JROTC Program
June, 2008.

Canadian Broadcasting Company. As It Happens
June, 2008.

Charlotte Talks, with Mike Collins, WFAE, Charlotte, NC
May, 2008.

Real Time, with Bill Maher
March, 2008.

The Morning Show, KPFA, Berkeley, California
January, 2008.

Susan Galleymore. MotherSpeak, Stanford, California
January, 2008.

Deb Hobson. A Chatauqua, Columbia, Missouri
January, 2008.

Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC
January, 2008.

Sunday Journal with Stu Levitan, Progressive Talk Radio, Madison, WI
January, 2008.

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. On Being Denied Entry into Canada
October, 2007.

Bill O'Reilly. The O'Reilly Factor
March, 2007.

Geoffrey Millard, Truthout, Fasting and Middle East Diplomacy
July, 2006.

Sara Rich and Ann Wright. Military Sexual Violence: Command Rape
March, 2006.

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, At Camp Casey
August, 2005.

William Hughes. Ann Wright: Unsung Hero
June, 2005.

 

ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS BY ANN WRIGHT

Sexual Assault in the Military: A DoD Cover-Up?
August 1, 2008.

The Costs of War: The Parents' Agony
July 20, 2008.

Canadian Immigration Blinks on Use of FBI Database for U.S. Peace Activists
June, 2008.

When Rape Hobbles Bush Administration Policies: Sexual Assault and Rape by US Military in Japan Leads to a Major Incident
Also posted Japan Policy Research Institute website - www.jpri.org.
May, 2008.

Japan Blog
May, 2008.

Switching a National Psyche from War to Peace -- Japanese Style
May, 2008.

Despite Bush Administration Pressure, Japanese People Say No More War
May, 2008.

Protest Camps Against American Military Bases in Japan and Italy
May, 2008.

Is There an Army Cover-up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers?
April, 2008.

Counter-Recruitment Is Not Counter-Military
March, 2008.

Why We Said No: Three Diplomats' Duty
March, 2008.

An "Enduring" Relationship for Security and Enduring an Occupation for Oil
December, 2007.

Veterans Day: A Day for Peace or for War?
November, 2007.

Blood on Her Hands
October, 2007.

More Bounties in Afghanistan and Pakistan Will Result in Detention of Innocent Civilians,
300 Uncharged Prisoners Still in Guantanamo from 2001 Reward Program
October, 2007.

FBI Provides Arrest Records of Peace Activists to Immigration of Other Countries - Be Ready to Be Detained
August, 2007.

Conyers Now Says Impeachment is NOT Off His Table
August, 2007.

Bush, Impeachment, Strong Women and Dallas, Texas
July, 2007.

What Congress Really Approved: Benchmark No. 1: Privatizing Iraq's Oil for US Companies
May, 2007.

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher Personifies Why Many Dislike America and Its Policies
May, 2007.

Blood Diamonds and Blood Oil: Child and teen soldiers in Sierra Leone and the U.S
March, 2007.

Why I Will March to Support the Troops and End the War
March, 2007.

Why a Congressman Paid the Fine for My Arrest in Congress
March, 2007.

The Sheikh and the Torture Senator
March, 2007.

An Appeal to Conscience to Those Who Would Bomb Iran
February, 2007.

Watada Follows Military Rules on Dissent
February, 2007.

Arrested on the Golden Gate Bridge for the 3,000 US Dead
January, 2007.

A History of Surges
January, 2007.

Guantanamo's Cost to Our Humanity
January, 2007.

Witnesses at Guantanamo
January, 2007.

Five Years of Infamy: Close Guantanamo!
December, 2006.

Torture, the Geneva Conventions and the School of the Americas
November, 2006.

Banned in Washington - Where's the Free Speech?
September, 2006.

Bush Appointees Browbeat Senior Military Officers on Geneva Conventions
September, 2006.

Day 10 of the Fast
July, 2006.

Arrested for Protesting the Nomination of an Architect of Torture
July, 2006.

To Refuse To Serve
June, 2006.

Resistance in the U.S. Military to the War on Iraq
June, 2006.

Statement on International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity by the Bush Administration
January, 2006.

For the Record: Breaking Through Diplomacy's Glass Ceiling, Foreign Service Journal
October, 2005.

We Stand for Something Different
June, 2005.

Written Testimony for Congressman John Conyers' Hearings on the Downing Street Memos
June, 2005.

Cowboy Diplomacy: Putting the Nation at Risk,
Speech at Center for International Policy conference, Washington, DC
October, 2003.

Why Dissent is Important and Resignation Honorable, Foreign Service Journal
September, 2003.

Letter of Resignation
March, 2003.

 

INTERVIEWS WITH ANN WRIGHT

A Voice of Dissent
Adrian Castaneda, Santa Barbara Independent.
May, 2008.

We don't want no war: Peace activist sheds light on the Iraq War
Peter Serafin, Honolulu Weekly.
January, 2008.

End the War and Impeach Bush,
Thomas P. Healy, CounterPunch
February, 2006.

A Felon for Peace,
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
November, 2005.

Ann Wright, Former U.S. Diplomat,
Revolution Interview
October, 2005.

 

ARTICLES ABOUT ANN WRIGHT

Speaking Matters

Global Exchange Speakers Bureau

"Big Issue,", a women's magazine in Japan
August, 2008.

Voice of Dissent
Andrea Woo, Vancouver Metro News.
June, 2008.

Antiwar group fears speakers will be blocked at border
May 31, 2008.

Demonstration Targets Anti-War Protesters
Nyier Abdou, New Jersey Star Ledger.
April, 2008.

Former Colonel Speaks Out Against War
Eric Schwartz, The Chronicle, Lewis County, WA.
April, 2008.

Retired Colonel Speaks Out Against Iraq War
Matthew Abraugh, Independent Collegian.
March, 2008.

Iraq war critic who was U.S. colonel to speak at UT
JC Reindl, Toledo Blade.
March, 2008.

Surreal Time
OpEdNews.
March, 2008.

Bill O'Reilly cuts mic of US Colonel Ann Wright as she defends her service and stance
March, 2008.

Merriam Park (MN) Neighbors for Peace
February, 2008.

Time to hold Bush administration responsible for torture, Brenda Norrell, Narcosphere
February, 2008.

Ann Wright Book Tour in Florida, Lydia Vickers, CODEPINK
January, 2008.

Col. Ann Wright in Jail
afterdowningstreet.org.
December, 2007.

Book Opposing War Available Soon, Gary Lookadoo, The Benton County Daily Record
November, 2007.

Climate of Fear,
Editorial by George Arnold, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
November, 2007.

Arllington West: Four Years Old /. Retired Colonel Speaks on War at Sunday Ceremony
Caitlin Daniel, Santa Barbara Independent.
November, 2007.

Give peaceniks a break, Editorial, Toronto Star
October, 2007.

In the Service of Her Country:, Pentagon official turned peace activist Colonel Ann Wright comes to West Hartford
Adam Bulger, Hartford Advocate.
October, 2007.

Retired U.S. Army colonel speaks to group
Rebecca S. Bender, Eureka (California) Reporter.
May, 2007.

Ann Wright: An American Hero
Victoria Harper.
February, 2007.

Ann Wright: A Courageous Leader
Scott Galindez.
February, 2007.

U.S. Activists Arrive in Cuba to Protest Guantanamo Prison
Agence France Presse.
January, 2007.

Middle East Peace Trip
CODEPINK.
August, 2006.

Anti-War Protesters Begin July 4 Fast
Agence France Presse.
July, 2006.

The Colonel's Latest Posting? Off Base
Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post.
May, 2006.

Former diplomat: Iraq war made world less safe
Bob Kasarda, Northwest Indiana Times.
April, 2006.

She's on Activist Duty Now, Elizabeth Mehren, Los Angeles Times
January, 2006.

Retired Colonel Opposes Iraq War: Advocates Hawaii's Wave Energy to Replace Petroleum, Shepherd Bliss, Hawai‘i Island Journal
December, 2005.

Diplomat resigns to protest war
Shane Harris, Government Executive.
March, 2003.