Ann Knows Her Stuff! (SOAPBOX PODCAST 2/11/2020)

 

Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox

February 11, 2021

Guest: Ann Wright

Topic: Militarism in Hawaii and Beyond

For this edition of the Soapbox, Cindy welcomes back her dear friend activist/author/analyst Ann Wright.

Cindy and Ann chat about Ann's current projects; Afghanistan (while employed by the US State Department, Ann reopened the US embassy in Kabul); and the concerning prospect of war with Russian and/or China.

ANN'S RECENT ARTICLES:

Tone-Deaf Navy Lawsuit Calls State of Hawai’i Shut Down of Leaking Jet Fuel Tanks as “Erroneous; Arbitrary, Capricious, and an Abuse of Discretion; Clearly Unwarranted” as no “Imminent Peril”
February 4, 2022.
https://www.opednews.com/articles/Tone-Deaf-Navy-Lawsuit-Att-by-Ann-Wright-Hawaii_Lawsuits_Leaking-Fuel_Military-220204-143.html https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2022/02/04/navy-sues-to-keep-fuel-tanks-in-operation-after-a-massive-leak-positioned-hawaiians/.

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Ann Speaking on Ukraine Crisis webinar, with Katrina Van Huevel, Norman Soloman, V Kozin and David Swanson
January 31, 2022.
Roots Action webinar Ukraine Crisis Webinar: Peace Activists and Experts Gather https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PwwdU3oaLY Speakers include: Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director of The Nation magazine, columnist for the Washington Post. Ann Wright, retired U.S. Army colonel, retired diplomat, author, activist. Vladimir Kozin, member of Russian Academy of Military Sciences, speaking from Moscow. Norman Solomon, co-founder and national director of RootsAction.org, author, activist. Moderator: David Swanson, campaign coordinator of RootsAction.org, executive director of World BEYOND War. Everyone sign this petition https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-war-in-ukraine?clear_id=true USians email Congress and White House here https://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=14504 .

NEW

Honolulu Star advertiser Sunday edition lead article in "Insights". BRINK OF WAR? U.S.’ RUSSIA-UKRAINE DILEMMA
January 30, 2022.
My article came out in the Sunday edition of the Honolulu Star Advertiser, which is the local newspaper in the city with the Headquarters of the US military's Indo-Pacific Command--I hope the senior leadership of the US military for Asia and the Pacific will read this!!! file:///Users/Owner/Downloads/HonoluluStarAdvertiser_20220130_E01_0%20(1)%20(1).pdf.

NEW

SO MUCH FOR TRANSPARENCY: NAVY UNWILLING TO RELEASE REPORT ON RED HILL
January 29, 2022.

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Ann's article on US warmogering with Russia and China "For God's Sake Boys-Stop This War S**T"
January 25, 2022.
For God’s Sake Boys, STOP THIS WAR S**T!!! https://www.codepink.org/for_gods_sake_boys_stop_this_war https://popularresistance.org/for-gods-sake-boys-stop-this-war-st/ https://original.antiwar.com/Ann_Wright/2022/01/25/for-gods-sake-boys-stop-this-war-st/ https://worldbeyondwar.org/for-gods-sake-boys-stop-this-war-st/ (with the best cartoon/photo) https://www.opednews.com/articles/For-God-s-Sake-Boys-STOP-by-Ann-Wright-Activism-Anti-War_Peace_War-220126-614.html

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