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Groundswell Online
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Groundswell is the blog of Peace Action West, a leading advocate for a world free of nuclear weapons, a strong voice for resolution of international conflicts through cooperation and diplomacy. Current events, legislation, policy and analysis.
Recent Posts
New year to bring new treaty on nuclear weapons reductions
With a December 5th deadline come and gone, nuclear disarmament supporters hoping for a new treaty soon between the US and Russia on nuclear weapons reduction may have to wait a little longer. At Copenhagen for climate change talks, Presidents Obama ...
412 representatives support counterproductive Iran sanctions
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 412-12 (with 4 members voting “present”) to pass the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act, a broad, aggressive sanctions bill that few if any analysts think will actually “put the squeeze” on Iran...
Unmanned drones in Pakistani cities?
For years the US has been sending Predator drones — unnmanned bombers — into remote areas of Pakistan, on the hunt for Taliban and al Qaeda. Even though these raids have been contained within the less populated tribal areas, they hav...
Letter to Congress: oppose petroleum sanctions on Iran
Throughout the year, we have worked to oppose broad, unilateral sanctions on Iran. I have made the case many times on this blog that these sanctions will not only fail to elicit positive changes in the Iranian regime’s behavior, they will likel...
Join the Gaza Freedom March
One year ago December 27th, Israel began air strikes on the Gaza strip, launching a three-week war in which 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed. In a report on the conflict, renowned human rights investigator Richard Goldstone documented ...
Rep. Stark sends sign on letter to Obama on Nuclear Posture Review
Rep. Pete Stark Last week, Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) and 26 other representatives sent a letter to President Obama urging him to ensure the Nuclear Posture Review puts the US on a path toward nuclear disarmament. Peace Action West worked closely with Re...

