WHY WE FIGHT: CONTRIBUTORS
KEY PARTICIPANTS
Wilton Sekzer, Retired officer, NYPD
Wilton's son died on 9/11. After George Bush explained that Saddam Hussein was behind the attacks, Wilton emailed all branches of the armed forces to ask if his son's name could be written on a bomb to be dropped on Iraq.
William Solomon
Following the death of his mother and in the face of mounting debts, 23-year-old New Yorker William Solomon signed a six-year army contract. On January 10, 2005, he was shipped to Iraq where he will serve for 18 months as a helicopter mechanic.
'Fuji' and 'Tooms'
US pilots 'Fuji' and 'Tooms' dropped the first bombs over Baghdad when the Iraq War broke in 2003. They were unaware that flawed intelligence had been guiding their deadly payload, until some months later when they hear of a missed strike and significant collateral damage.
Karen Kwiatkowski
On joining the Pentagon's Iraq Desk in August 2002, Karen Kwiatkowski immediately knew something was deeply amiss. Discovering firsthand about America's motives for war, she soon reached a moral crossroads in her 20-year armed forces career.
Anh Duong
Fleeing Saigon in 1975, Anh Duong felt forever indebted to her American rescuers. So when the Pentagon ordered development of a new weapon for use in Afghanistan, she employed her explosives expertise to redress the balance; the result was the 'thermobaric' bunker buster.
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Senator John McCain
Elected to the United States Senate in 1986, ex-US Navy pilot and Vietnam POW John McCain is an expert in national security matters. He is also a watchdog on defence corruption.
William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard
A figure of influence in US politics since the 1970s, William Kristol started the Weekly Standard in 1995 and co-founded the Project for the New American Century in 1997.
Richard Perle, Chairman, Pentagon Defense Policy Board (2001-2003)
A leading authority on defence and national security, Richard Perle has served the US Government for three decades and is viewed as one of the architects of the Bush administration's foreign policy. He is regular contributor to various news publications.
Gore Vidal, Author of Imperial America
Author of numerous novels, plays, screenplays, short stories and essays, Gore Vidal has written several books on American foreign policy.
John SD Eisenhower, Son of President Eisenhower, Military Historian
A military historian, John SD Eisenhower was a member of White House staff during his father's administration. He is also a retired Brigadier General (AUS) and served as Ambassador to Belgium between 1969 and 1971.
James G Roche, Secretary of the Air Force
As the 20th Secretary of the US Air Force, Dr James G Roche is responsible for its functioning and efficiency, the formulation of its policies and programs, and the timely implementation of decisions and instructions of the US Presidents and the Secretary of Defense.
Chalmers Johnson, CIA 1967-73, Political Scientist
With a career in foreign policy spanning 50 years, Chalmers Johnson currently holds the position of President of the Japan Policy Research Institute. An academic at the University of California, he is the author of countless articles and many books.
Charles Lewis, Centre for Public Integrity
Charles Lewis is the founder, and was until recently executive director, of the Centre for Public Integrity - a non-profit, non-partisan watchdog organisation established in 1989, conducting investigative reporting and research on public policy issues.
Joseph Cirincione, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Author, lecturer and frequent commentator on proliferation and security issues in the media, Joseph Cirincione is a senior associate and director of the Non-Proliferation Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC.
Susan Eisenhower, Granddaughter of President Eisenhower
Journalist, author and news expert Susan Eisenhower is a senior fellow and director of programs at the Eisenhower Institute. She is currently serving a third term appointed to the National Academy of Sciences' standing Committee on International Security and Arms Control (CISAC).
Colonel Walter W Saeger Jr, Director, US Air Force Munitions Directorate
Colonel Walter W 'Wally' Saeger is director of the Air-to-Surface Munitions Directorate, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The directorate manages a stockpile of equipment worth over $17.5 billion.
Colonel Richard Treadway, Commander USA F Stealth Fighter Squadron
Vice-Commander of the 49th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force, Colonel Richard Treadway has served since graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1979. He flew 21 combat sorties over Iraq in 1991.
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