“Wars for oil, control and strategic dominance were cloaked in the language of democracy” — Ann Wright delivers an argument at the Cambridge Union Debates.
Regretting Western Intervention in the Middle East
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3 Strikes Against Pete Hegseth as Pentagon Chief
Considering the horrific history of sexual assault in the U.S. military, Ann Wright says her primary concern is the Trump nominee’s record of violence toward women. But there are other red flags as well.
WATCH: Soldier Who Self-Immolated Wins Adams Award
Aaron Bushnell, the U.S. airman who burned himself to death to protest the Gaza genocide, was awarded the 2024 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence in memoriam on Saturday.
NATO’s Obscure Relations With Israel
Ann Wright on the arms flowing between members of the military alliance and Israel, which despite its small size, ranks as the 15th top weapons importer in the world.
NATO’s Pacific War Games
One-third of the countries joining RIMPAC’s maneuvers in the Pacific this summer are not from Asia and the Pacific, says Ann Wright. They are from Europe and are all members of NATO.
Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?
Türkiye is under pressure from the U.S. and Israel to block a flotilla from delivering aid and breaking the Gaza blockade, writes Medea Benjamin.
Aid Flotilla Heading to Gaza to Break Siege
CODEPINK’s Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin join a coalition of human rights activists due to set sail on multiple vessels in mid April.
Killing Oneself to Try to Stop a War
In the wake of Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation, Ann Wright recalls other suicides committed in protest against U.S. policies, including by five Americans opposed to the U.S. war in Vietnam.
With Hearing Set, Time For Biden to Drop Assange Charges
Ann Wright says Attorney General Garland must either drop the Trump-era case against the WikiLeaks publisher or move to indict The New York Times publisher on same charges.
Knives Back Out for Peace Activists in Korea
Ann Wright responds to a Newsweek opinion column last week smearing Women Cross DMZ, other peace organizations and individuals, including herself, as “pro North.”