Friday, November 22, 2024

Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright

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Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of CODEPINK: Women for Peace and the author of nine books including “Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” “Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection,” and “Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control.” Ann Wright served 29 years in the U.S. Army and retired as a Colonel. She was a U.S. diplomat for 16 years and resigned in March 2003 in opposition to the war on Iraq.She is the co-author of “Dissent: Voices of Conscience.”

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