By Kris Kitto
The Hill

Cindy Sheehan is about to start another anti-war camp. This one will be in Washington, and it could conceivably last for months. The problem? [Read More]

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Vice President Joe Biden met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah today. In his speech Biden said that the Palestinians deserve a 'viable' state. Here's the full text of their remarks: [Read More]

* Justice Department says Colleen LaRose, five others developed plans for martyrdom
* She could receive life sentence, $1 million fine

Washington (CNN) -- A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. [Read More]

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
NY Times

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The Somali government is preparing a major offensive to take back this capital block by crumbling block, and it takes just a listen to the low growl of a small surveillance plane circling in the night sky overhead to know who is surreptitiously backing that effort. [Read More]

Agency France Presse

WASHINGTON -- The commander of US forces in Iraq on Tuesday predicted it would take "a couple of months" for leaders to form a post-election government but downplayed fears of instability. [Read More]

Agency France Presse

The US House of Representatives was poised to vote Wednesday on a measure demanding President Barack Obama withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan, in a key election-year test for his war strategy. [Read More]

Agency France Presse

Iran's outspoken president on Wednesday criticised Western troops as an obstacle to peace in Afghanistan and mocked the US defence secretary during their overlapping visits to the country. [Read More]

Peace of the Action

Cindy Sheehan, mother of Spc. Casey Sheehan, who was killed in the illegal U.S. occupation of Iraq, and a coalition of Peace and Social Justice activists, will be erecting a Peace Camp on the lawn of the Washington Monument on March 15th and a dedication and press conference will be held on Tuesday, March 16th at 11:00 at Camp. [Read More]

By KARIN LAUB
Associated Press

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem. [Read More]

While preliminary Iraq election results aren't due out until Wednesday, turnout in Sunni provinces was as high as 75 percent, say news reports. Many Sunnis boycotted the last election.

By Christa Case Bryant
Christian Science Monitor

The Iraq election committee is expected to have a third of the votes from Sunday’s parliamentary elections counted by today, with the first results to be announced tomorrow. But it's already known that there was far greater participation in Sunni Arab-dominated provinces than in previous parliamentary votes.
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Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi, a former prime minister, appear to be polling best

By ANTHONY SHADID
NY Times

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's electoral commission said Tuesday that it would announce partial results of parliamentary elections on Wednesday, providing an incomplete picture of the vote that will nevertheless provide the broad outlines of the country's political landscape. [Read More]

But the vice president also condemns Israel's announcement of new construction in East Jerusalem, saying it 'undermines the trust we need right now' as peace talks are set to begin.

By Paul Richter
Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Jerusalem - Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday began an effort to mend strained ties with Israel, pledging a total U.S. commitment to that country's security and declaring that the bonds between the nations were "unbreakable." [Read More]

By Kevin Zeese, Executive Director, Voters for Peace

Next week, we approach the 7th anniversary of the Iraq War. As we look forward to the mass demonstration on March 20th, Cindy Sheehan kicks off Peace of the Action in the nation's capital.

For those of you coming to Washington, D.C., for March 20th, come early and stay longer. Peace of the Action will be an ongoing effort of civil resistance in the capital that is "the boldest and bravest action" for peace.

The goal is to "clog Washington, D.C., every week day through diffuse Civil Resistance (CR) actions to...tamper with 'business as usual' in the capital of the United States of America." If anti-war activists support this effort, it could have a dramatic effect on Congress's blind support for war. Come to the Washington Monument on March 20th and visit Camp OUT NOW, headquarters for Peace of the Action.

In addition to civil resistance, Peace of the Action will be an educational effort. There will be nightly anti-war forums as well as training sessions for people participating in actions.

I'm honored to be kicking off the forum series at 7:30 PM on Monday, March 15th, with a discussion of the economic impact of war and weapons spending. Speaking with me will be one of the nation's leading health care reform advocates, Margaret Flowers, M.D., who will discuss the relationships between health care and war. Other speakers in the first week include former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, citizen-activist David Swanson, former presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, and Cindy Sheehan. See the schedule and more about Camp OUT NOW by clicking here.

Please support this effort with your presence and your dollars. You can get involved and donate by visiting www.PeaceOfTheAction.org.

And, please come to Washington, D.C., for the March 20th march against wars and occupations. If you can't make it to Washington there will also be marches in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. As the Afghanistan war escalates, U.S. military attacks expand into Pakistan, and the withdrawal from Iraq slows to a crawl, it is important for those who oppose war and occupation to show their opposition. So, join us in Washington, D.C. Click here for information about how you can get involved.

This is the time for the anti-war movement to reawaken. Take action to end the current U.S. wars and prevent future wars of aggression. Tell your friends about the Voters for Peace Pledge.

Thank for your participation and please support the efforts of Voters for Peace. Click here to contribute now.

By Tom Hayden
The Nation

It's been a long winter for the peace movement. Waiting for Obama has proved fruitless. The Great Recession has strengthened Wall Street and diverted attention from the wars. The debate over healthcare still won't go away and has demoralized progressive advocates. Given a chance to exit from Afghanistan when the Karzai election proved to be stolen, President Obama escalated anyway, but also promised to "begin" exiting almost before an opposition could mobilize at home. [Read More]

By Abbas Djavadi
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

On March 7, millions of Iraqis "made their mark" and participated in the country's second, generally fair and democratic post-Saddam Hussein parliamentary elections -- an event that is exemplary for Iraq's Arab and Iranian neighbors. Among the good news was that election coalitions this time around were far more ethnically and confessionally mixed than they were during the 2005 polls. [Read More]