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.'