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1.: Russia Warns Against Remilitarization Of Georgia

Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff@yahoo.com rwrozoff

Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:50 am (PST)

http://en.rian.ru/exsoviet/20100121/157639529.html

Russian Information Agency Novosti
January 21, 2010

Russia warns against remilitarization of Georgia

Moscow: Russia will call for the international community to prevent the remilitarization of Georgia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

A new round of talks on the Transcaucasus, launched after Russia's war with Georgia in 2008, will start in Geneva on January 28. They also involve Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, recognized by Russia as independent states.

"A solution is needed on the issue of remilitarizing Georgia and restoring its offensive military potential, which may in the long term lead to escalating the situation in the Transcaucasus with unpredictable consequences for the region's peoples and countries," the ministry said in a statement.

The talks are backed by the UN, the EU and the OSCE.

"All responsible parties in international relations should understand the malignancy of double-standard policies in regard to Georgia, especially in regard to secret supplies of modern weapons and military equipment to Georgia," the ministry's statement reads.

The ministry said Russia would also call for Georgia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia to sign an agreement on non-use of force as soon as possible.

"Amid the continuing military rhetoric from Tbilisi, calls for the restoration of territorial unity of Georgia by all means, and the elevation of Georgia's military presence and maneuvers near the borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the issue of providing strong security guarantees for Sukhumi and Tskhinvali becomes even more important," the ministry said.

The parties will also discuss humanitarian issues related to refugees and displaced people. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin will head the Russian delegation at the talks, which will take place in Geneva for the tenth time.
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2.: Raj Redux: British Envoy To Be NATO's New Civilian Chief In Afghanis

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Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:50 pm (PST)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6997636.ece

The Times (London)
January 21, 2010

British Ambassador in Kabul Mark Sedwill tipped for Nato civilian role
Tom Coghlan

The British Ambassador in Kabul, Mark Sedwill, is expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks as the Nato Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, in a move designed to improve the international reconstruction effort in the country.

Although reorganisation of Nato's military structure under General Stanley McChrystal over the past year is seen as having produced an efficient command structure, multiple civilian agencies continue to pursue often contradictory development agendas, according to Western officials.

"General McChrystal has been wanting this new appointment for a long time," one Western diplomat said. "Currently you have a UN special representative, a US ambassador, a European Commission Representative, a variety of Afghan-Pakistan envoys, various other embassies, the aid agencies. To be honest you need someone just to co-ordinate the US State Department and Department of Defence."

Although the role is not new it is expected that Mr Sedwill will be have greater influence than his predecessors.

He is well regarded by his American counterparts and has a close relationship with General McChrystal, the commander of Nato forces. The Times understands that Karl Eikenberry, the US Ambassador, wanted the position but it was decided that it would put the US in too dominant a position across the international effort.

A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office declined to confirm or deny the appointment.
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3.: NATO To Deploy 600 More Romanian Troops For Afghan War

Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" r_rozoff@yahoo.com r_rozoff

Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:52 pm (PST)

http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-45589520100121

Reuters
January 21, 2010

Romania to send 600 more troops to Afghanistan

BUCHARESTZ: Romania will send 600 more troops to Afghanistan this year, boosting its military presence there to more than 1,600 soldiers, the Supreme Defence Council said on Thursday.

Romania, the second poorest country in the European Union and a NATO member since 2004, has been a staunch ally of Washington in its military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In Afghanistan it has 982 soldiers as part of NATO's ISAF mission and another 38 taking part in the Enduring Freedom coalition's operations.

The NATO-led military mission is expected to be expanded rapidly in 2010 with the arrival of 30,000 more American troops.

The Romanian defence council has also set a limit of 3,753 for the overall number of Romanian troops that can participate in missions outside its territory this year.

(Reporting by Radu Marinas; Editing by Elizabeth Fullerton)
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4.: France's Sarkozy Advances NATO-EU Global Military Synthesis

Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" r_rozoff@yahoo.com r_rozoff

Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:56 pm (PST)

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/grand1

Project Syndicate/Europe's World
January 21, 2010

Sarkozy's Three-Way NATO Bet
Camille Grand

-France 's re-integration into NATO is, in fact, the final stage in a process that has seen the French military play an increasingly important role in the alliance's operations. France has been aligning itself with the military structures of a NATO that has progressively abandoned the practices that were at the root of General Charles de Gaulle's decision to quit, most notably the placement of all NATO forces under a single command, even in times of peace.
-The EU has since 2003 begun to assert itself operationally as well, carrying out 23 ESDP missions, six of which have been significant military operations. It has engaged in the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East, and Afghanistan, as well as South-East Asia with its Aceh peacekeeping mission, and more recently in the Caucasus and in the Indian Ocean.

PARIS: France's return to NATO's integrated military structure after a 43-year absence last year brought to an end one of the exceptions françaises. It also helped frame the growing debate over whether to develop European defense more effectively or to seriously reform the Atlantic alliance.

At first glance, it may seem that France chose NATO at the expense of the ten-year-old European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). But that interpretation takes too pessimistic a view of ESDP's achievements over the past decade, and is based on a flawed understanding of the relationships between NATO and the European Union.

Indeed, France's return to NATO is far from a U-turn that reflects disenchantment with ESDP. Rather, it is the product of a 15-year process of rapprochement with NATO – and of the real progress being achieved in European defense.

France 's re-integration into NATO is, in fact, the final stage in a process that has seen the French military play an increasingly important role in the alliance's operations. France has been aligning itself with the military structures of a NATO that has progressively abandoned the practices that were at the root of General Charles de Gaulle's decision to quit, most notably the placement of all NATO forces under a single command, even in times of peace.

Sarkozy's NATO policy is thus more of a follow-up on decisions and developments in the 1990's than a radical U-turn from the policies of his predecessors. Where Sarkozy does distinguish himself is in adopting a more openly pro-Atlantic stance.

Beyond the often partisan and quintessentially French polemics about Sarkozy's NATO decision, it is possible to discern what might best be termed a three-way wager by the French president. The first concerns building European defense in harmony with NATO, rather than in opposition to it. Ending the exception française in NATO has removed the suspicion that French support for developing European defense was really aimed at competing with the alliance or weakening it.

Whether this suspicion had any truth or not, the message for many allies is clear: the developments the French want for ESDP are compatible with its full and complete membership of NATO. American support for the European Union's efforts to play a greater role in defense and security – a stance apparent since 2007 and confirmed by the arrival of the Obama administration – consolidates this approach.

The second part of Sarkozy's wager concerns reforming and renewing the alliance. France's full engagement will increase the pace of reform in NATO and make the alliance a tool better adapted to twenty-first-century crises by paring down its cumbersome bureaucracy. France could not become an active player in this debate without being part of the alliance. Following the appointment of French officers to a number of key NATO posts, France can, along with the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and a few other NATO allies, begin to implement much-needed reforms.

The last and perhaps most difficult part of the wager is "Europeanizing" the alliance. France can help to give NATO more balance by spreading political and military responsibilities more evenly among Europeans and Americans. Now that the right political conditions exist in the United States, it is up to Europeans to make the political decisions on budgets and resources that will enable them to strengthen their role in NATO.

There is no guarantee, of course, that the three parts of this wager will pay off. The forces of inertia are always strong, and when it comes to resources the current economic crisis favors neither ambitious reforms of the alliance nor serious intensification of ESDP. It will be a few years yet before we can determine whether these ambitions have borne fruit.

The most serious criticism of France's return to the alliance has been that it places the European defense project at risk, or at least endangers the ambitious vision of the EU as a leading strategic player. If that were the case, Sarkozy's decision, regardless of the advantages to NATO or France, would clearly be open to question.

If France had returned fully to NATO's military structures 10 or 15 years ago, before ESDP existed, this would indeed be a serious and well-founded objection. But the fact that the EU has become a politico-military player since 1998 has radically changed the stakes. In just a few years, the Union built a framework for managing civilian and military crises, however imperfect or incomplete these tools may still be.

The EU has since 2003 begun to assert itself operationally as well, carrying out 23 ESDP missions, six of which have been significant military operations. It has engaged in the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East, and Afghanistan, as well as South-East Asia with its Aceh peacekeeping mission, and more recently in the Caucasus and in the Indian Ocean.

These operations have varied widely in scale, ranging from a few dozen observers, police officers, or civilian advisors to several thousand soldiers. Although they have mostly been on land, operation "Atlanta" off the coast of Somalia saw the EU's first naval operation. All were launched autonomously, relying either on national command arrangements or on making the most of command arrangements with NATO known as Berlin-plus.

In these circumstances, France's full involvement in NATO, far from burying the European project, looks like a vital tool for furthering it. Sarkozy's decision has put France in a position to gain influence in the alliance and increase the pace of NATO's reform, while at the same time strengthening the ESDP.
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5.: U.S. Army's Afghan Escalation Includes Large Weapons Orders

Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" r_rozoff@yahoo.com r_rozoff

Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:02 pm (PST)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2016290420100120?type=marketsNews

Reuters
January 21, 2010

US Army's war budget includes big weapons orders

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Army's proposed $9.3 billion war budget for Afghanistan includes significant funding for new helicopters, ground vehicles, missiles and ammunition, and upgrades to existing equipment, according to a Dec. 23 draft budget document obtained by Reuters.

Following is a list of major items included in the Army request, which is part of the $33 billion the Obama administration is seeking for emergency war funding in fiscal 2011 to pay for a major buildup of U.S. troops in Afghanistan:

-- $486 million in targeting and surveillance sensors built by Raytheon Co, the Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance System

-- $751 million in orders for Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, which would likely be built by BAE Systems Plc under a bridge contract from its existing pact

-- $1.07 billion to rebuild and repair 6,670 existing Humvee trucks, work that would likely be done at military depots rather than benefiting any single contractor

-- $445 million in modifications to better protect existing Stryker vehicles built by General Dynamics Corp (GD.N) from attacks in Afghanistan

-- $105 million to replace three Boeing Co (BA.N) CH-47 helicopters that were damaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as $47 million in modifications for CH-47 cargo helicopters

-- $199 million for modifications to the video feed capabilities of 288 AH-64 Apache helicopters, also built by Boeing

-- $187 million in orders for 15 new Kiowa Warrior helicopters built by Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron Inc

-- $190 million in Hellfire missile orders for Lockheed Martin Corp

-- $113 million in TOW 2 heavy anti-tank missiles built by Raytheon

-- $188 million in orders for 418 Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles built by Oshkosh Corp

-- over $700 million in orders for ammunition, which would largely benefit Alliant Techsystems Inc and General Dynamics

-- $159 million in high-frequency radios built by Harris Corp, and

-- $226 million in Warlock jamming systems built by ITT Corp.

The budget plan also includes significant funding to increase purchases of unmanned aerial vehicles, and to step up intelligence and surveillance efforts, according to the document.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal-Esa, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)
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6.: Georgia's Remilitarization Can Escalate Tensions In Caucasus

Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff@yahoo.com rwrozoff

Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:25 pm (PST)

http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=41931

PanArmenian.net
January 21, 2010

Georgia's remilitarization may escalate tensions in Transcaucasus

The ninth round of International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasus is due in Geneva on January 28.

The discussion series were launched in October 2008 by the agreement reached between Russian and French Presidents following the August 2008 South Ossetia war. Discussions will be conducted by two working groups dealing with security and humanitarian issues.

The first group will focus its activities on drafting legally binding documents on non-use of force. The agreements will be signed by Georgia on the one hand and Abkhazia and South Ossetia on the other. Much greater significance is attached to giving firm guarantees to Sukhimi and Tskhivali, considering Tbilisi's military rhetoric and Georgian leadership's incessant claims for restoring the country's territorial integrity at any cost.

"In the meantime, it is necessary to resolve Georgia's remilitarization problem which may exacerbate the atmosphere in Transcaucasus. All responsible international players should realize the devastating consequences of double standard policy in relation to Georgia. The accelerated re-armament of the country may escalate new tensions, posing new threats to neighboring states, particularly Abkahzia and South Ossetia," Russian Foreign Ministry's press service reported.

Participants in Geneva meeting are Republic of Abkhazia, Russian, Federation, United States, Republic of South Ossetia, as well as representatives from EU, United Nations and OSCE and Russian Deputy FM/State Secretary Grigory Karasin.

The South Ossetian armed conflict broke out in August of 2008 between Georgia on one side, and Russia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other.

On the night of 8 August 2008, Georgia launched a large-scale military attack against South Ossetia, in an attempt to re-conquer the territory.

The following day Russia reacted by deploying combat troops in South Ossetia and launching bombing raids deep into Georgia. Russian and Ossetian soldiers clashed with Georgian soldiers in the four-day Battle of Tskhinvali, the main battle of the war.

On August 9th, Russian naval forces blockaded a part of the Georgian coast and landed marines on the Abkhaz coast. Russian and Abkhaz forces opened a second front by attacking the Kodori Gorge, held by Georgia. and entered western parts of Georgia's interior. After five days of heavy fighting, the Georgian forces were routed, enabling the Russians to enter uncontested Georgia and occupy the cities of Poti, Gori, Senaki, and Zugdidi.

After mediation by the French presidency of the European Union, the parties reached a preliminary ceasefire agreement on 12 August, signed by Georgia on 15 August in Tbilisi and by Russia on 16 August in Moscow. On 12 August, President Medvedev had already ordered a halt to Russian military operations, but fighting did not stop immediately. After signing the ceasefire agreement, Russia pulled most of its troops out of uncontested Georgia, but established buffer zones around Abkhazia and South Ossetia and also created check-points in Georgia's interior, (Poti, Senaki, Perevi).

On 26 August 2008 Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Russia completed its withdrawal from uncontested Georgia on 8 October, but as of 2009 Russian forces remain stationed in Abkhazia and South Ossetia under bilateral agreements with the corresponding governments. However, according to a number of European and US sources, Russia has not fully complied with the peace agreement because Georgia lost control of some of its territories. A number of incidents occurred in both conflict zones in the months after the war ended. As of 2010, tensions between the belligerents remain high.
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7.: Azerbaijan: NATO Plans New Military Exercise

Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff@yahoo.com rwrozoff

Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:34 pm (PST)

http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=114325

Azeri Press Agency
January 21, 2010

Baku hosts Regional Response 2010 preliminary planning conference
Rashad Suleymanov

Baku: On January 25 the Regional Response 2010 preliminary planning conference starts to work, APA reports quoting the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defence.

According to the Azerbaijan-US working plan, the event will last till January 29.

Note that the Regional Response 2009 military training was held within the NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme in April 2009 in Baku.

Commander of US Land Forces in Europe Carter Ham participated in the training. This training was held in accordance with multinational peacekeeping operations.
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8.: NATO Paves Way For Ukraine Intervention With Yushchenko Defeated

Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff@yahoo.com rwrozoff

Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:39 pm (PST)

http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/30238/

Interfax Ukraine
January 20, 2010

Ukraine to give NATO its view of participation in alliance's rapid response force

-NATO Spokesman James Appathurai..commented on whether this means that Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty will apply to Ukraine, which foresees the collective protection of a NATO member state in case of any armed attack.
"No, this does not mean the application of Article 5, but this also does not mean that NATO will not be able to come to help if there is an emergency situation."

Ukraine will submit its proposals to NATO regarding its participation in the alliance's rapid response force at a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of the chiefs of staff on January 26.

NATO Military Committee representative Massimo Panizzi said this at a briefing in Brussels on Wednesday.

He said that the other partner countries of the alliance could also put forward such proposals.

NATO Spokesman James Appathurai, in turn, commented on whether this means that Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty will apply to Ukraine, which foresees the collective protection of a NATO member state in case of any armed attack.

"No, this does not mean the application of Article 5, but this also does not mean that NATO will not be able to come to help if there is an emergency situation," he said.

Speaking about the influence of the results of the presidential election in Ukraine on the further development of the alliance's relations with Kyiv, Panizzi said that NATO is working in Ukraine in line with approved political decisions, and that there are no problems at present.
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9.: Ukrainian Troops Trained For NATO Global Strike Force

Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff@yahoo.com rwrozoff

Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:41 pm (PST)

http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/30282

Interfax Ukraine
January 21, 2010

Ukraine training troops for participation in NATO's Rapid Response Force

Ukraine is training a platoon of servicemen in radiation, chemical and biological defense and military air transport duties so that they can participate in NATO's Rapid Response Force, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has told Interfax-Ukraine.

"These troops are currently undergoing training and a respective assessment by NATO experts," a ministry representative told the agency.

He said that if the alliance's experts approve the Ukrainian troops, Ukraine would join NATO's Rapid Response Force.

"If they are included in NATO's rapid response force units, Ukrainian servicemen will stay in Ukraine, and, if necessary, they may be included in NATO's Rapid Response Force and leave for any point of destination," he said.
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He said that the issue would be considered at a meeting of the chiefs of staff of the alliance's member states and Ukraine in Brussels on January 26.
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10.: Blackwater, DynCorp In Pakistan, U.S. Drones On The Way

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Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:46 pm (PST)

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\22\story_22-1-2010_pg1_1

Daily Times
January 22, 2010

'Blackwater, DynCorp working in Pakistan': US considering giving Pakistan drones: Gates

ISLAMABAD: Visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the US is considering giving Pakistan drones for intelligence and reconnaissance purposes, a private TV channel reported on Thursday.

In an interview with the channel, Gates said he was expanding the programme by buying more aircraft – a reference to, according to US officials, a proposed deal for 12 unarmed Shadow aircraft.

Gates said drone attacks had been successful in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. He said the US was considering ways to share intelligence with the Pakistani military.

Blackwater: Gates conceded that US security companies Blackwater and DynCorp are operating in Pakistan in private capacities. He said the companies would comply with Pakistani laws.

He said a proposal was not under consideration for Afghan forces' training by India.

About Indo-Pak relations, he said the countries should deal with issues bilaterally. "I have raised [with India] Pakistani concerns over Indian involvement in Pakistan's internal affairs." He made it clear that the US had "no military relationship with India".

Separately, Gates warned that Taliban safe havens along the Pak-Afghan border must be tackled or both nations would suffer "more lethal and more brazen" attacks.

Gates also called on President Asif Ali Zardari – who said drone attacks undermined national consensus against militancy.

A statement by the US embassy said Gates praised the army's recent successes. It said Gates was in Pakistan to consult leaders on broader strategic dialogue.

Also, Gates met Army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Gen Tariq Majid and ISI chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha separately.
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11.: Fw: Final Appeal to Stop Navy Base on Jeju Island, South Korea

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Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:36 am (PST)

From: Global Network <globalnet@mindspring.com>
Subject: Final Appeal to Stop Navy Base on Jeju Island, South Korea
To: "GN List Serve" <globenet@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 8:18 PM

APPEAL TO STOP NAVY BASE CONSTRUCTION
ON JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA

We, the undersigned global organizations and individuals, call upon the South Korean and US governments to cancel all plans to build a Navy base on Jeju Island. The base will destroy coral reefs that have been listed as world heritage environmental sites by the UNESCO and will destroy the fishing and way of life of the people.

The deployment of naval Aegis destroyers, outfitted with missile defense systems, will be used to surround and provoke China and will make Jeju Island a prime target.

Jeju is called the peace island and must remain free of provocative military bases.

Lawrence R. Abbott (San Leandro, California, USA)
Hiromi Abe (Tokyo, Japan)
Junko Abe (Matsuyama, Japan)
Sue Ablao (Poulsbo, Washington, USA)
Ray Acheson (Director, Reaching Critical Will, WILPF, New York, New York, USA)
Action des Citoyens pour le Désarmement Nucléaire (Saintes, France)
Michael Adler (Gainesville, Florida, USA)
Christine Ahn (Korea Policy Institute, San Francisco, California, USA)
AKBAYAN (People's Action Party List, Philippines)
Americans Who Tell the Truth (Broksville, Maine, USA)
Glen Anderson (Lacey, Washington, USA)
Joan Anderson (Canada)
Kagari Ando (West Vancouver, Canada)
Anraku,Tomoko (Anti-Nuke Waste Campaign, Chubu, Japan)
Haruki Aoyama (Chiba, Japan)
Colin Archer (Secretary-General, International Peace Bureau, Geneva, Switzerland)
Fumie Arimura (Nipponzan Myohoji, Tokyo, Japan)
Judith Arnold (Beaverton, Oregon, USA)
Tomohiko Arimitsu (Photographer, Okinawa, Japan)
Ilse E. Arndt (Aloha, Oregon, USA)
Akira Asada (Takarazuka, Japan)
Yuichi Ashina (Fukushima, Japan)
Randy Atkins (Gainesville, Florida, USA)
Robin Attfield (Professor of Philosophy, Cardiff University, Wales, UK)
Debbie Atwood (Vice Chair, Brunswick Town Council, Brunswick, Maine, USA)
Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition
Byungho Bae (Seoul, South Korea)
Bae, Yu-Mi (Staff, Overseas Ecumenical Relations Department, the Presbyterian Church in the Republic fo Korea, Seoul, Korea)
Bainbridge Island Paddle Society (Bainbridge, Washington, USA)
Therese Barre (Colombe)
Mario Basso (Movimento Nodal Molin, Vicenza, Italy)
Edith Bell (WILPF, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
Jean Beringer (Sioux City, Iowa, USA)
John Bernard (South Portland, Maine, USA)
Karen Biesanz (Corning, New York, USA)
Pat Birnie (WILPF Tucson Branch, Tucson, Arizona, USA)
Phil Bittle (San Gabriel, California, USA)
Tim Blanchette (Veterans for Peace, Falmouth, Maine, USA)
Maureen Block (Bath, Maine, USA)
Toby Blome (Bay Area CodePink, San Francisco, California, USA)
Mary & Joan Boone (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
David Borris (Northbrook, Illinois, USA)
Muriel Bossier (Seoul, South Korea)
Barbara Brädefors (Swedish Peace Committee, Stockholm, Sweden)
Ivan Braun (Bronx, New York, USA)
Adam Breasley (Melbourne, Australia)
André Brochu (Malmoe, Sweden)
Bernice Bulgatz (Citizens for Social Responsibility, Boynton Beach, Florida, USA)
Tim Bullock (New England Peace Pagoda, Leverett, Massachusetts, USA)
Valentina Buraya (Primorskiy Branch Committee Peace Protecting of Russia, Russia)
Burnsville and Eagan Peace Vigils (Minnesota, USA)
Diane Cadonau (Hillsboro, Oregon, USA)
Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (Yorkshire, England)
Michael Canney (Alachua County Green Party, Florida, USA)
Theresa Carr (New Haven, Connecticut, USA)
Steve Carroll (Portland, Maine, USA)
Bill & Mary Carry (The Peace and National Priorities Center of Oakland County, Sylvan Lake, Michigan, USA)
Flolyn Catungal (Philippines)
Malcolm J. Chaddock (Veterans For Peace, Poulsbo, Washington, USA)
Fredy Champagne (Veterans for Peace, Garberville, California, USA)
David W. & Kathe Chipman (Harpswell, Maine, USA)
Choe, Joon-Soo (General Secretary, Korea Peace Foundation, Seoul, Korea)
Choe, Sang Cheol (Chief of General Affairs, Workers Institute of Social Science, Korea)
Choi, Eun-A (Korea Alliance for Progressive Movement, and The South Headquarters of Pan-Korean Alliance for Reunification, Seoul, Korea)
Choi, InSoo (Seoul, South Korea)
Choi, Gwang-Eun (Representative, Socialist Party of Korea, Seoul, Korea)
Sung-Hee Choi (Incheon, Korea)
Yoonjung Choi (Nautilus ARI, Seoul, South Korea)
Lynn R. Chong (Common People's Peace Vigil, Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA)
Emily Rose Ciscato (Vicenza, Italy)
Enzo Ciscato (Vicenza, Italy)
Citizens Network for Ban on Depleted Uranium Weapons (Tokyo, Japan)
Civil Society Organization Forum for Peace, Inc. (Iligan City, Mindanao, Philippines)
Richard Clement (Veterans for Peace, Pittston, Maine, USA)
R. Lane Clark (Santa Barbara, California, USA)
CODEPINK Women for Peace (USA)
Phyllis Coelho (Belfast, Maine, USA)
Jack & Felice Cohen-Joppa (The Nuclear Resister, Tucson, Arizona, USA)
Betty Cole (Georgetown, Maine, USA)
Charlotte Sheasbby-Coleman (Canada)
Ian Collins (Liberty, Maine, USA)
Nelson Cone (Veterans for Peace, Port Angeles, Washington, USA)
Andrés Thomas Conteris (Program on the Americas Director, Nonviolence International, Washington, DC, USA)
Georgiann Cooper (PeaceWorks, Freeport, Maine, USA)
Pauline Cory (Worthing, United Kingdom)
Susan Crane (Jonah House, Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Phyllis Creighton (Toronto Raging Grannies, Canada)
Frances Crowe (Northampton, Massachusetts, USA)
David Csik (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Doug Cunningham (Pastor, New Day Church, Bronx, New York, USA)
Fr. Bob Cushing (Pastor, St. Theresa Catholic Church, Cordele, GA, USA)
Bob Dale (Brunswick, Maine, USA)
Sigrid & Ron Dale (Warren, Michigan, USA)
Oyunsuren Damdinsuren (Lecturer, National University of Mongolia)
Dr. Edwin E. Daniel (Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, Canada)
Stephen Dankowich (Director, Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights, Ontario, Canada)
Darmstaedter Friedensforum (Darmstadt, Germany)
Chris Davenport (ACT for the Earth, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Lynn DeFilippo (Fairbanks, Alaska, USA)
Democratic Labor Party (Korea)
Max M. de Mesa (Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates, Quezon City, Philippines)
Christine A. DeTroy (Maine WILPF, Brunswick, Maine, USA)
Judith Deutsch (President, Science for Peace, University of Toronto, Canada)
Michael Diaz (Vieques, Puerto Rico)
Nilda Medina Diaz (Committee For the Rescue and Development of Vieques, Puerto Rico)
Orji Nkemakonam Dickson (President, GOLHD Centre, Nigeria)
Rainbo Dixon (PhD candidate, School of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia)
DMZ-Hawai/Aloha 'Aina
Mike Dodd (St Columbans, Nebraska, USA)
Richard Doherty (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Pete Shimazaki Doktor (Honolulu, Hawai`i)
Duncan Dow (San Francisco, California, USA)
Jean Downey (Ten Thousand Things culture of peace blog, Kyoto, Japan)
Dr. Myagmar Dovcin (Director of Blue Banner, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
Paul Drinan (Portland, Maine, USA)
Colleen M. Driscoll (Ph.D, Director, The Kurtz Institute of Peacemaking, Cheshire, Connecticutt, USA)
Steve Dunn (Bangor, Maine, USA)
Dr. John P. Dwyer & Dr. Karen N. Dwyer (Pax Christi Naples, Florida)
Elihu Edelson (WW II veteran, Tyler, TeXas, USA)
Marjorie Swann Edwin (Santa Cruz, California, USA)
Akira Egami (Nipponzan Myohoji, Tokyo, Japan)
Cheryl Eiger (North Bend, Washington, USA)
Leonard Eiger (Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, North Bend, Washington, USA)
Maggie Eisner (Bradford, United Kingdom)
Jenefer Ellingston (Green Party, Washington DC, USA)
Daniel Ellis (Veterans for Peace, Brunswick, Maine, USA)
Dr. Jorge Emmanuel (El Cerrito, California, USA)
Jun Enriquez (Civil Society Organization Forum For Peace, Philippines)
Environmentalists Against War (www.envirosagainstwar.org)
Skorokhodova Evgeniya (Vladivostok, Russia)
Corazon Valdez-Fabros (Citizen's Peace Watch, Philippine)
Anna Farkas (U.S. Citizens for Peace & Justice, Rome, Italy)
Fellowship of Reconciliation (Nyack, New York)
Mike Ferner (President, Veterans For Peace, Toledo, Ohio)
Chris Fetterly (Prince George, BC, Canada)
Cynthia Fischer (West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA)
Lotus Yee Fong (San Francisco, California, USA)
Fredericton Peace Coalition (Canada)
Friendship and Peace Society (Sarasota, Florida, USA)
Stacey Fritz (No Nukes North, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA)
Charles Fry (Moss Point, Mississippi, USA)
Fumio Fujita (Nipponzan Myohoji, Tokyo, Japan)
Ronald Fujiyoshi (U.S.-Japan Committee for Racial Justice, Honolulu, Hawai`i)
Atsushi Fujioka (Kyoto, Japan)
Manami Fujiwara (Osaka, Japan)
Patricia Fullenweder (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Ellen V. Fuller (Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia)
Fundación de Arte Pictórico Alfonso Arana (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Thomas L. Fusco (Brunswick, Maine, USA)
Bruce Gagnon (Bath, Maine, USA)
Ms. Lee M. Gagnon (Walpole, Massachusetts, USA)
Kathryn Gaianguest (Lamoine, Maine, USA)
Nancy Galland (Stockton Springs, Maine, USA)
Vadim Gaponenko (Primorskiy Branch of Russian Peace Foundation, Vladivostok, Russia)
Lorree Gardener (Olympia, Washington, USA)
Jay E Garth Jr (Huntington, Texas, USA)
Lydia Garvey (Clinton, Oklahoma, USA)
Lorena Garzotto (Vicenza, Italy)
Alfred J. Geiger (Jacksonville, Florida, USA)
Wendy Clarissa Geiger (Jacksonville, Florida, USA)
Gloria C. George (Aloha, Oregon, USA)
Joseph Gerson (AFSC – Peace and Economic Security Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
Anne Gibbons (Bronx, New York, USA)
Philip Gilligan (Littleborough, United Kingdom)
Starr C. Gilmartin (Trenton, Maine, USA)
Eiko Ginoza (Citizens' Network for Biological Diversity in Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan)
Luke Gizinski (Lewiston, Maine, USA)
Filson H. Glanz (Durham, New Hampshire, USA)
Mary Gleysteen (North Kitsap Neighbors for Peace, Kingston, Washington, USA)
Ted Glick (Peace/Justice/Climate activist, Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA)
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
Ernest Goitein (Atherton, California, USA)
Iza Gonzales (Malolos City, Philippines)
Laura L. Good (Beaverton, Oregon, USA)
Claire Gosselin (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
Jill Gough (National Secretary, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Cymru)
Alana Graham (Forest Grove, Oregon, USA)
Holly Gwinn Graham (Olympia, Washington, USA)
Rebecca A. Gray (Hillsboro, Oregon, USA)
Gray Panthers (Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Gray Panthers (Washtenaw, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)
Michael Green (Ludlow, United Kingdom)
Lynne Greenwald (Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, Bremerton, Washington, USA)
Henriette Groot (PhD, Cayucos, California, USA)
Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action (Poulsbo, Washington, USA)
Małgorzata Haładewicz-Grzelak (Opole, Poland)
Irene E. Guido (No Dal Molin, Vicenza, Italy)
Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Jean & Joe Gump (Bloomingdale, Michigan, USA)
Sim Woo Gun (Steering Committee Members' Association of the Uijungboo School, Gyunggi-do, Korea)
Tsuneaki Gunjima (Fukuoka, Japan)
Samira Gutoc (Lake Lanao protection advocate, Philippines)
Kevin Haake (Lincoln, Nebraska, USA)
Anne Hablas (Fargo, North Dakota, USA)
Joung Hai-In (Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea, Incheon, Korea)
Ellen Haight (Beaverton, Oregon, USA)
Duane Hall (Beaverton, Oregon, USA)
Kevin & Maggie Hall (Dunedin, Florida, USA)
Han, Jung Ae (The Frontiers, Seoul, South Korea)
Han, Soohyeon (Tokyo, Japan)
Jane Hanna (Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA)
Kyoko Hara (Vancouver, Canada)
Jenny Hardacre (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Clare Hariri (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Amy Harlib (New York, New York, USA)
Jack Harrington (Deer Isle, Maine, USA)
Margaret Harrington (co-chair, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Dismantle the War Economy Leadership Team, Richford, Vermont, USA)
Kate Harris (Belfast, Maine, USA)
Norma J F Harrison (Berkeley, California, USA)
Headingley Green Party (Headingley, England)
Andrew Heaslet (Peace Economy Project, St Louis, Missouri, USA)
Suzanne Hedrick (Pax Christi, Nobleboro, Maine, USA)
Valerie Heinonen, o.s.u.  (Ursulines of Tildonk for Justice and Peace
New York, New York, USA)
Jenny Heinz (New York, New York, USA)
Dud Hendrick (Veterans for Peace, Deer Isle, Maine, USA)
Noboru Hidaka (Ageo,Japan)
Fujioka Hiromi (Dazaifu, Japan)
Filo Hirota (Rome, Italy)
John Hock (Forest Grove, Oregon, USA)
Herbert J. Hoffman (Ogunquit, Maine, USA)
Hyun Hoheon (Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea, South Gyunggi branch, Paju, Korea)
Janet Holden (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Hong, Sung-Hak (Korean Professors Union, Chungjoo, Korea)
Mari Hoshikawa (Tokyo, Japan)
Lyn Hovey (Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia)
Celeste Howard (Hillsboro, Oregon, USA)
Janet Hudgins (Vancouver, Canada)
Jackie Hudson (Poulsbo, Washington, USA)
Kimberly Hughes (Co-coordinator, Peace Not War Japan, Tokyo, Japan)
Kim So Hun (National Visual Artists' Association, Gyunggi-do, Korea)
Hye, Kyoung An (Jejudo, South Korea)
Fourat Idan (Medical student, Bratislava, Slovakia)
Vicki Impoco (Satellite Beach, Florida, USA)
Takashi Inatsuki (Sayama City, Japan)
Akiko Ishikawa (Fukuoka, Japan)
Island Peace & Justice (Deer Isle, Maine, USA)
Kanji & Simako Ito (Stone Walk Korea, Fukuoka Japan)
Katsuhisa Itoh (Nagoya, Japan)
Iwakawa, Yasuhisa (Chiba, Japan)
Hideo Iwasa ( Kyoto, Japan )
Helen Jaccard (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Marshall Jack (Arizona, USA)
Sally Jacques (Austin, Texas, USA)
Carol Jahnkow (Executive Director, Peace Resource Center of San Diego, California, USA)
Fred Jakobcic (Marquette, Michigan, USA)
Linda Jansen (Stand Up Seattle, Washington, USA)
Japan Anti-War Network
Jo, Jung Nae (The Frontiers, Seoul, South Korea)
Chadwick Johnson (Amherst, Massachusetts, USA)
Paul Johnson (Abermain, NSW, Australia)
Brian Jones (Swansea CND, Wales)
Ronald Jones (Solvang, California, USA)
Joo, Byung-Joon (Chairman, Ohyun-ri Villiage People's Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields, Paju, Korea)
Carla Josephson (Stop The War Machine, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA)
Jung, Ae-Jung (Countermeasure Committee against the Leukemia, Samsung Semiconductor, Gyunggi-do, Korea)
Jung, Hyun-Back (Professor, Dept. of History, Sung Kyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea)
Jung, Woo-Soo (Korea Alliance for Progressive Movement, Seoul, Korea)
Kyle Kajihiro (American Friends Service Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii)
Ramya Kane (Kerald, India)
Naoka Kaneko (Japan)
Kang, Ik-Hyun (herb doctor, Jeonbuk-do, Korea)
Kang, Jeong-Koo (Co-representative, Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea, Seoul, Korea)
Kang, Sang-Won (Director, Pyeongtaek Peace Center, Pyeongtaek, Korea)
Ito Kanji (Stone Walk Korea, Fukuoka Japan)
Leah R. Karpen (WILPF, Asheville, North Carolina, USA)
Kazuhiro Kato (Kushima, Japan)
Fuji Katsuhiko (Nagoya City, Japan)
Yuko Katsuren (Kumamoto, Japan)
Hubert Kauffman (Ph.D., Oxford, Maine, USA)
Masami Kawamura (Director, Citizens' Network for Biological Diversity in Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan)
Alan F. Kay (St Augustine, Florida, USA)
Hizumi Kazuo (Tokyo, Japan)
Benton Kealii Pang (Ph.D., Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)
Celine Keating (New York, New York, USA)
Kim Yoon Kee (National Visual Artists Association, Seoul, Korea)
Fritz & Natalie Kempner (Woolwich, Maine, USA)
Kenko (Musician, Save Awase Association, Okinawa, Japan)
Randy Kezar (Kingston, New Hampshire, USA)
Kickapoo Peace Circle (Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA)
Boong-ang Kim (Tokyo, Japan)
Hyoshin Kim (D.Ed., Academic Manager, Continuing Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)
Joo-Hee Kim (Seoul, South Korea)
Kim, Jong-Il (Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea, Executive Chairperson of the Pan-Korean Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields, Seoul, Korea)
Kim, Seong-Hwan (Representative, Samsung General Labor Union,
Incheon, Korea)
Kim, Sung-Kyun (Citizens' Campaign for Media Consumer Rights, Seoul, Korea)
Kim, Sung-Wook (Korea Alliance for Progressive Movement, Seoul, Korea)
Beth Kinney (Alamosa, Colorado, USA)
Jack Kirkwood (Beaverton, Oregon, USA)
Hiromitsu Kitsu (Nipponzan Myohoji, Tokyo, Japan)
Ingeborg Kleinhans (Västerås, Sweden)
Tomoo Kobashigawa (Photographer, Save Awase Association, Okinawa, Japan)
Korea Alliance for Progressive Movement
Naoya Kuwae (Okinawa Environment Network, Okinawa, Japan)
Kwon, Oh-Hun (Chairperson, Supporting Committee for Prisoners of Conscience, Seoul, Korea)
Ariel Ky (Jinan, China)
Kyoko, Ohno (Ehime, Japan)
Kim Seo Kyung (National Visual Artists' Association, Gyunggi-do, Korea)
Ana Lachelier (West Hartford Citizens for Peace and Justice, Connecticut, USA)
Frances Laing (Chester, England)
Brian Larkin (Trident Ploughshares, Helensburgh, Scotland)
Barbara Larson (Arizona, USA)
Barbara Laxon (Miramar, Florida, USA)
Joyce & Ray Lockard (Beaverton, Oregon, USA)
Paul Lockwood (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Lee, Kwang-Yeol (Supporting Committee for the Restrained Workers, Seoul, Korea)
Lee, Kyung-Won (The South Headquarters of Pan-Korean Alliance for Reunification, Seoul, Korea)
Samsung Lee (Professor, Hallym University, Namyangju City, South Korea)
Lee, Won Hyung (Seoul, South Korea)
Lee, Young Soon (Supreme Committee member, Democratic Labor Party, Seoul, Korea)
Lee, Yu-Kyung (Journalist, Bangkok, Thailand)
Lillia Langreck (SSND, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
Nydia Leaf (New York, New York, USA)
Haeng Woo Lee (Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA)
Louise Legun (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)
Roger Leisner (Radio Free Maine, Augusta, Maine, USA)
David Lenderts (M.D., Alamosa, Colorado, USA)
Bob Lezer (Veterans for Peace, Freeport, Maine, USA)
Lim, Kyung-Ok (Samsung General Labor Union, Incheon, Korea)
Francine Lindberg (El Prado, New Mexico, USA)
Loukie Lofchie (Brunwick Peaceworks, Brunswick, Maine, USA)
Hector L. Lopez (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
Lewis Lubka (Fargo, North Dakota, USA)
Eric A. Lynn (Walpole, Massachusetts, USA)
Peggy Lyons (Floral Park, New York, USA)
Sarah Roche-Mahdi (Cambridge Massachusetts, USA)
Yoshikazu Makishi (Okinawa, Japan)
Naoko Makita (Kyoto, Japan)
Jeannie Nacpil Manipon (Philippines)
Sr. Gladys Marhefka (SGM, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA)
Wanda R. Marin (Vieques, Puerto Rico)
Jonathan Mark (Publisher-Editor, FlybyNews.com, Massachusetts, USA)
Deb Marshall (Little Deer Isle, Maine, USA)
Hiromitsu Masuda (Chiba, Japan)
Ken Masuoka (Tokyo East Timor Association, Tokyo, Japan)
Jean-Marie Matagne (President of ACDN, Doctor in Philosophy, Saintes, France)
Hideomi Matsubara (Nagoya, Aichi, Japan)
Akiro Matsumoto (Professor, St.Thomas University, Osaka, Japan)
Anne M. Matthes (Hillsboro, Oregon, USA)
Jenny Maxwell (West Midlands Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Natasha Mayers (Whitefield, Maine, USA)
Dr. Ross McCluney (Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA)
Laurie McGowan (Mochelle, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Jo McIntire (Saint Augustine, Florida, USA)
Betty McLellan (Townsville, Australia)
Lynn Meadows (Green Party of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)
Nilda Medina (Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques, Puerto Rico)
Helen N. Mendoza (SOLJUSPAX, Philippines)
Yvonne Mersereau (New Brunswick, Canada)
Alice Meyer (Brunswick, Maine, USA)
Bernie Meyer (Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action & Fellowship of Reconciliation, Olympia, Washington, USA)
Robert (Tito) Meyer (Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA)
Dr. Hannah & Denis Middleton (Sydney, Australia)
James R. Miles (West Palm Beach, Florida, USA)
Carol Miller (PeaceEconomy, New Mexico, USA)
Virginia J. Miller (Legislative Coordinator, NM Department of Peace Initiative, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA)
Glen Milner (Seattle, Washington, USA)
James X. Mitchell (Americans Against the War, Paris, France)
Vasiliki Mitsiniotou (Greece)
Mitsuo Miyamura (Fukuoka, Japan)
Izumi Miyanishi (Mie, Japan)
Mo, Sung-Ryong (Supporting Committee for Prisoners of Conscience, Seoul, Korea)
Grete Moller (Brondby Strand, Denmark)
Anne Montgomery (Disarm Now Plowshares group, Seattle, Washington, USA)
Choi Sa Mook (Co-Representative, Veterans for Peace (Corea), Seoul, Korea)
Carolyn Moon (Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
Damien Moran (Warsaw, Poland)
Carmelita Morante (Bulacan, Philippines)
Paul Charbonnet Moulton (Tallahassee, Florida, USA)
Masumi Mukai (Chiba, Japan)
Ma. Divina Munoz (Malolos City, Philippines)
Katy Nadel (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Yoshie Nakamura (Tokyo, Japan)
Yuuko Nakamura (Kunitachi, Japan)
Jeff Nall (Humanists for Peace, Brevard County, Florida, USA)
Kitazawa Naoko (Tokyo, Japan)
Nebraskans for Peace (Lincoln, Nebraska, USA)
Judie Neitge (Mankato, Minnesota, USA)
Ana Maria R. Nemenzo (WomanHealth Philippines)
Sarah Nevin (Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA)
Nishimura, Atsuko (Kyoto, Japan)
Hideki Nitta (Peace Link Hiroshima, Kure, Iwakuni, Japan)
Sr. Arnold Maria Noel (SSPS, Philippines)
Tamio Nomura (Tokyo, Japan)
Satoko Norimatsu (Director, Peace Philosophy Centre, Vancouver, Canada)
Nukewatch (Luck, Wisconsin, USA)
Max Obuszewski (Baltimore Nonviolence Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Nancy O'Byrne (Co-ordinator, Pax Christi Northeast Florida, St. Augustine, Florida, USA)
Naniki Reyes Ocasio (Orocovis, Boriken, Puerto Rico)
David Occhiuto (Producer WBAI/Pacifica Radio, New York, New York, USA)
Eiichiro Ochiai (Vancouver, Canada)
Tadashi Ogata (Aoba, Japan)
Takao Ogata (Fukuoka, Japan)
Ohashi, Shinji (Shizuoka, Japan)
Natsuko Ohta (Madrid, Spain)
Ohyun-ri Villiage People's Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields, Paju, Korea
Ms. Michiko Oki (Niiza-shi, Saitama Pref, Japan)
Reverend Gerald Oleson (O.C.F., Gorham, New Hampshire, USA)
Jon Olsen (Jefferson, Maine, USA)
Manuel F. O'Neill (Vermont-Puerto Rico Solidarity Committee, Woodbury, Vermont, USA)
Kyouko Oono (Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)
Ismael Guadalupe Ortiz (Municipal Legislator, Movimiento de Afiracion Viequense, Vieques, Puerto Rico)
Nana Paldi (Fairbanks, Alaska, USA)
Jim Palmer (Stetson, Maine, USA)
Molly Duplisea-Palmer (Stetson, Maine, USA)
Pan-Korean Alliance for Reunification (PKAR), South Korean branch, Korea
Pan-Korean Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields (Seoul, Korea)
Park, Jin-Woo (Suwon, Gyunggi-do, Korea)
Park, Seung-Ho (Institute for Democratic Labor In Memory of Jun Tae-Il, Seoul, Korea)
Park, Sung-Yong (Chairperson, Nonviolent Peaceforce Corea, Seoul, Korea)
Lewis E. Patrie, MD (Chair, Western N. C. Physicians for Social Responsibility, Asheville, North Carolina, USA)
Gloria G. Paul (New Brunswick, Canada)
Rosalie Tyler Paul (Maine Green Party, Georgetown, Maine, USA)
Terrence Paupp (V-P of North America, International Association of Educators for World Peace, San Diego, California, USA)
Peace Alliance (Winnipeg, Canada)
Lindis Percy (Harrogate, England)
Alberto Peruffo (Vicenza, Italy)
Anna Polo (Europe for Peace, Italy)
Sergey Ponomarev (Maritime State University, Russia)
Jeff Prager (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
Rudolf Prevratil (No To Bases civic initiative, Prague, Czech Republic)
Amy Prosser (Richmond, California, USA)
Pyon, Yeon-Shik (Co-representative, Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea, Seoul, Korea)
Bryan Quinlan (Shanghai, China)
Francis E. Quinn (Bandon, Oregon, USA)
Robert Rabin (Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques, Vieques, Puerto Rico)
Joyce Raby (Sarasota, Florida, USA)
Carla L. Rael (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
Elsa Rassbach (Berlin, Germany)
Doug Rawlings (Veterans for Peace, Chesterville, Maine, USA)
Phyllis Reames (Portland, Maine, USA)
Annetta Marie Reams (Vicenza, Italy)
John Reese (Alcalde, New Mexico, USA)
Paul & Katja Rehm (Greenville, New York, New York, USA)
Lawrence Reichard (Bangor, Maine, USA)
John Rensenbrink (Green Party, Topsham, Maine, USA)
Phil Restino (Central Florida Veterans For Peace, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA)
Rete Nazionale Disarmiamoli! (Italy)
Elayne Richard (Fairfield, Maine, USA)
Rosalie G. Riegle (Evanston, Illinois, USA)
Tim Rinne (Lincoln, Nebraska, USA)
Mariangeles Rivera (Sunbay Yoga, Vieques, Puerto Rico)
Christine M. Roane (Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)
Peter & Judy Robbins (Sedgwick, Maine, USA)
Lori Robertson (Florence, Oregon, USA)
Ellen R. Robinson (Coordinator, Albuquerque Raging Grannies, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
Nora H Rodriguez (Presidio Permanente, No Dal Molin, Vicenza, Italy)
Linda Rogers (Llangoed, Ynys Mon, North Wales)
Rogue Valley Veterans for Peace (Chapter 156, Oregon, USA)
Roh, Oh-Nam (wood worker, Seoul, Korea)
Mark Roman (Wate