Dissent: Voices of Conscience

Jan 21, 2008

Cody's Books

Ann Wright, co-author of Dissent: Voices of Conscience: Government Insiders Speak Out Against the War in Iraq, was joined by Daniel Ellsberg, who wrote the introduction to the book. They talked about several of the people profiled in the book, and the impact of the book since it was released. Following their talk they answered questions .. Read More
Ann Wright, co-author of Dissent: Voices of Conscience: Government Insiders Speak Out Against the War in Iraq, was joined by Daniel Ellsberg, who wrote the introduction to the book. They talked about several of the people profiled in the book, and the impact of the book since it was released. Following their talk they answered questions from members of the audience. Ann Wright served with the U.S. Army for 13 years and with the Army Reserves for 16 years, eventually retiring as a colonel. Following that, she served with the Foreign Service from 1987 to 2003, including a stint in Afghanistan where she helped reopen the U.S. embassy after the 2001 invasion.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:10 Unidentified Speaker IN HER BOOK, "DISSENT," ANN WRIGHT TALKS ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT INSIDERS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO SPOKE...
00:00:30 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS A REAL PLEASURE TO BE HERE AT CODY'S BOOKSTORE. YOU TALK ABOUT THE INDEPENDENT...
00:05:07 Unidentified Speaker GREAT TECHNOLOGY BUT, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO HAVE EVERYTHING RECORDED SO LET'S STOP FOR JUST A MOMENT...
00:11:41 Unidentified Speaker YES, LET ME FOLLOW RIGHT ON FROM WHAT ANN IS SAYING. ACTUALLY, LET ME ASK -- THIS IS, I'M SURE, A...
00:30:18 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
00:30:27 Unidentified Speaker WELL, AND YOU MAY THINK, GOSH, WHY DID WE FOCUS ON THAT ONE WOMAN AND THE DETAILS. IT'S SO IMPORTANT...
00:39:51 Unidentified Speaker WELL, CAN I -- LET ME DISAGREE WITH YOU WHEN YOU SAY ONE IT'S REAL COURAGE AND THE OTHER IS NOT REAL...
00:43:35 Unidentified Speaker I'D SAY 98.
00:43:36 Unidentified Speaker I NEVER ASKED THAT BEFORE.
00:43:38 Unidentified Speaker ALL OF THEM DO.
00:43:41 Unidentified Speaker 98% OF THEM KNEW. NOW, OF COURSE, IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH COURAGE FOR HER TO RESIGN. THREE PEOPLE RESPONDED...
00:50:57 Unidentified Speaker WELL, THERE ARE SO MANY. THERE IS ANOTHER OFFICER I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT JUST BECAUSE WE DO PROFILE...
00:51:05 Unidentified Speaker ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE IN THE BOOK.
00:51:07 Unidentified Speaker MEN AND WOMEN IN THE BOOK AND ONE OF THEM IS A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER IN THE NAVY. HE WAS A JUDGE ADVOCATE...
00:57:25 Unidentified Speaker ANN, CAN I -- IT OCCURRED TO ME LISTENING TO YOU AND TO ME THAT THIS COULD SOUND A LITTLE DISCOURAGING...
01:01:10 Unidentified Speaker "WALL STREET JOURNAL", THEY KNEW IT WOULD BE LEAKED, OTHERWISE. LEAKED, TOP SECRET, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE...
01:12:08 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
01:12:12 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S, AND BUT, WE ARE CHALLENGED TO ACT BETTER THAN OTHER COUNTRIES ACTED WHEN THEY WERE FACED WITH...
01:13:11 Unidentified Speaker AMEN. WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY, VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. AND THE PEOPLE...
01:13:56 Unidentified Speaker ANN WRIGHT SERVED WITH THE U.S. ARMY FOR 13 YEARS AND WITH THE RESERVES FOR 16, EVENTUALLY RETIRING...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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