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Please tell Congress how you feel!



Last week in Afghanistan, there were 400 insurgent attacks in one week, the highest level since 2001. [1] General Petraeus expects those attacks to increase, and they're getting ready to send in 21,000 more troops. There is no evidence that increasing the military presence will decrease violence, yet the Obama administration currently doesn't have a plan for how and when this war is going to end. We need to raise our voices now. Join our national… Continue

Dear Friends,



Many of you reading this message worked diligently to support President Obama and his call for change. I'm sure you feel, as I do, an almost palpable air of excitement and pride right now in having a man of Obama's intelligence and integrity in the White House. What I also find remarkable is Obama's conviction that it is imperative for those who disagree with him to speak out, make their voices heard, and discuss ideas without attacking motivation or… Continue

Peace Organizations LIST



These national call-in days are being organized by a coalition of human rights, and peace & justice groups, including Witness Against Torture, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, Defending Dissent Foundation, United for Peace & Justice, Network of Spiritual Progressives, Pax Christi USA, National Religious Campaign Against Torture, The Constitution Project, Peace Action, Washington Peace Center, War Resisters… Continue

"Why Should the U.S. Government's Right to Secrecy Trump the Right of People Not to be Tortured?



Today, five men who were flown in CIA "extraordinary rendition" and subsequently tortured by third countries are asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate the case of Mohamed et al v Jeppesen Dataplan Inc. In 2008, the Bush administration convinced U.S. District Judge James Ware to throw out the case, on the basis that making the information in the lawsuit public would… Continue

When Will They (We) Ever Learn?

Carrie Menkel-Meadow



 Carrie Menkel-Meadow is A.B. Chettle Professor of Law, Dispute Resolution and Procedure at Georgetown University Law Center.



On the eve of the Israeli bombing of Hamas sites in Gaza, I returned from the most recent of two trips to Israel and the West Bank. My mission, as a conflict resolution expert and teacher, is to facilitate learning about conflict. My work was both at the highest level, with members of the… Continue

Dear friends,



Burma's peaceful pro democracy activists are calling on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon to secure the release of political prisoners. Stand with them -



Sign the petition here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/free_burma_political_prisoners/?cl=199136638&v=3010







Burmese pro democracy leader and Nobel peace prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, has spent 13 years detained by the Burmese military junta. She and thousands of fellow monks and students… Continue

What do the people of Afghanistan want for their country?



"Send us 30,000 scholars instead. Or 30,000 engineers. But don't send more troops - it will just bring more violence." That's what Afghan parliamentarian Shukria Barakzai thinks would be best for her people.



Friends, we desperately need a real debate on the war in Afghanistan. Please click here to demand that from Congress now. PLEASE GO HERE:

http://peaceactionwest.org/witness/?s=email2a



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ALERT!! Salmonella cases: Half still come from crackers



Salmonella cases: Half still come from crackers

Recalled foods continue to sicken consumers, worried health officials say



Recall warnings have been issued for more than 3,400 peanut products, including Austin Quality Foods peanut butter crackers, but health officials are concerned the message hasn't reached some consumers. The foods have been linked to an ongoing outbreak of salmonella poisoning.

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Health Freedom Action eAlert





March 6, 2009



This a an urgent communication to our opt-in Action eAlert system.







Please open this link for the full eblast:





http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=2220





From the eAlert -



Action Item: Protect your right to refuse medical… Continue

Dear friends,



In less than 72 hours over 150,000 people from every country have signed Avaaz's emergency petition calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. But as the situation continues to escalate, and news emerges that calls for a temporary truce have been rejected, we must amplify our global public outcry and seek to end the violence on both sides.



It is not too late to add your name to the petition below!



The answer to this crisis, lies with the… Continue

PEACE ORGANIZATIONS LIST =PLEASE JOIN THE PEACE MOVEMENT=





iPeace http://www.ipeace.me/





Humanity Healing Foundation http://humanityhealing.net/





Change.Org =Please Join= http://www.change.org/





PeaceActionWest http://www.peaceactionwest.org/





PEACE LINKS =LIST (83)= http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/peacelinks.html





American Friends Service Committee… Continue