January 20,
2006
Statement by Retired US Army Reserves Colonel and US Diplomat Ann Wright Concerning
International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity
by the Bush Administration
The 2006 International Commission of Inquiry on
Crimes Against Humanity by the Bush Administration of the United
States which will be held January 20-22, 2006
at Columbia University
Law School
and the Riverside
Church
in New York City
is a vitally important conference where internationally recognized witnesses
will provide their testimony concerning the indictments filed against the Bush
administration.
The indictments are serious allegations of criminal
actions by the Bush administration.
These indictments include committing wars of aggression, torture and
indefinite detention of Americans and citizens of other countries, destruction
of the global environment, failure to protect life during and after Hurricane
Katrina and genocidal attacks on global public health and reproductive rights.
Many witnesses will testify about their experiences
concerning these indictments. Former
United Nations former arms inspector Scott Ritter will speak of the
administration’s use of the theory of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
to justify a war in Iraq. Colonel Janis Karpinski will discuss the
administration’s use of torture and prisoner abuses that occurred in US
military prison operations in Iraq. Former British Ambassador to Iraq Craig
Murray will talk about the administration’s encouragement of Uzbek authorities
to obtain information by torture for the United
States and the United
Kingdom.
In the past three months, government workers have
revealed many actions of the administration that reflect a disdain for the
law. We applaud the courage and
patriotism of such government officials. Many other former and present
government employees have information that will further expand the knowledge of
the people of the United States We call on those who have knowledge of other
actions of the government that may be illegal to ensure that this information
gets into the public domain for the safety and security of our country.
concerning possible crimes by the Bush administration.
We
put out an open call to any other workers in the United States government who have not been able to make
their revelations until now and we offer them a forum to do so.
We’re in debt and we encourage,
Testify
Signed, Ann
Wright
Ann
Wright is a Colonel, US Army Reserves (Retired) and US Diplomat who resigned in
March, 2003 in opposition to the War on Iraq. Wright was one of five judges at the
January 20-22 sessions of International Commission of Inquiry into the Crimes
Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration (see www.bushcommission.org). Referring approvingly to recent ‘leaks’ by
insiders of conscience, Wright insisted: ‘The time is past for spurts and
trickles; we appeal to patriotic truth tellers to open the flood gates.’