Sen. Byrd Sept. 24 Speech on Iraq War – Once again Byrd is out spokenly opposed to the Bush administrations war.

West Virginia Patriots for Peace – Protesting the Iraq War from before it started.  Action alerts & Campaigns.

West Virginia Citizen Action – Very active in Anti Iraq War work, plus Environment, Clean Elections.  Action Alerts.

Eastern Panhandle - WV EP Town Hall Google Group! Peace Action list serve Contact: lyellott@direcway.com

Northern Panhandle – Ohio Valley P.E.A.C.E. conferences, films, tabling Contact: billncarol@swave.net 

Legislative – Tracking Iraq War legislation in Congress - Friends Committee on National Legislation has an email on the Iraq War and related legislation www.fcnl.org/email/#iraq  Also www.justforeignpolicy.org has legislative updates on the Iraq War and dangers of war with Iran

Rev. Jim Lewis, one of the founding members of Patriots for Peace has a great article on the cost of the Iraq War in Metro Valley a Cross Lanes, WV Magazine - the costs in dollars, in human suffering and a plea to become active.  Also Jim puts out “Notes From Under the Fig Tree” a mix of reflections, insight, and news. Email alerts of new editions on request www.figtreenotes.com

Rick Wilson of the WV Economic Justice Project has an interesting blog at Goat Rope:  Philosophy, Economic Justice, and animal pictures.

US war spending – Pie Chart  

Dick Cheney 1994 reasons not to invade Iraq – Quagmire, etc., on YouTube

WV Patriots for Peace web links

Internet News Sources:

• Information clearing house
• Truthout
• Common Dreams
• Alternet
• Democracy Now – one hour of streaming video, audio, or print news every week day - also available on satellite TV.