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Last week, Katie and I spent the week in Washington, DC, bringing Peace Action West’s priorities to Capitol Hill and connecting with other organizations from around the country that are doing [...]

When a US soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians, many of them children, we were again shocked by the ever-escalating brutality of this war. This was another in a long line of signs that we need to [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ7BK7hVb-w&feature=player_embedded] Last week, two dozen senators led by Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Max Baucus (D-MT) sent a letter to President Obama [...]

On the rollercoaster ride that is relations between the US and Iran, we are once again at a high point of tension. Unfortunately, many members of Congress are following their typical approach of [...]

The war drums are beating again. Republican presidential candidates are tripping over each other to be the toughest on Iran.  A group of senators has introduced a new bill that could put the US [...]

Last week, your messages helped convince 87 members of the House, Democrats and Republicans, to sign on to a letter to the president saying that it’s time to get out of Afghanistan.  Great work! [...]

Last Friday, 87 House members sent a letter to President Obama stating support for a plan to accelerate the end of combat operations in Afghanistan (as announced by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta [...]

Last year, we were only six votes away from passing an amendment in the House calling for a quicker end to the war in Afghanistan. Just imagine what we could do with a pro-peace majority. Help us [...]

The big picture With much fanfare, the Pentagon gave a preview of their Fiscal Year 2013 budget rollout late last month. The budget is informed by the earlier announcement of a new 21st century [...]

Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed that the US plans to end combat operations in Afghanistan in 2013, far ahead of schedule.  The New York Times called it a “a major [...]