Killing and terrorizing innocent citizens in al qaida-like fashion is classical terrorism. There should be no double standards.

In the past year and a half, we've seen remarkable developments in the Middle East, as the people rose up and demanded civil and human rights. Yet our own foreign policy has often failed to support those brave people, particularly in Israel/Palestine.

The "Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act" was introduced in the U.S. Congress in May. It would require the U.S. Secretary of State to present a report to Congress on whether or not to designate Boko Haram in Nigeria as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization" We urge rejection of such a designation. It would be counterproductive, increasing rather than decreasing the threat from Boko Haram. And it would have other far-reaching negative consequences for both Americans and Nigerians. Update - June 21, 2012 Reuters article today says U.S. designated three Boko Haram leaders as "terrorists." - first step on a road in the wrong direction. Targeting individuals instead of dealing with structural problems. Please sign the petition now.

The US is pushing for yet another war of choice, this time in Syria, with the encouragement of powerful lobbies. Only we, the American people, can stop it in the same way that we are stopping the Iran war through our voices.

My name is Angela Copeland. My husband, Michael David Copeland, passed away in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, June 9, 2012, while he was working as an aircraft mechanic for a private military contractor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. We do not have details surrounding his death; neither the company he worked for, DynCorp, nor the U.S. State Department has been forthcoming with information. Weeks have now passed since he died and his body is still not home. We've spoken with officials from the U.S. State Department. And we've spoken with Congress. But we still haven't seen results. Each agency wants to defer blame on to someone else as to why he hasn’t been brought back to the United States. Can anyone tell me why an American citizen, a decorated Marine and National Guardsman, is being treated like this and why they won’t just bring him home? Michael David was a much loved husband, son, brother, grandson, uncle, step-father, cousin, and friend to so many. He doesn't deserve this.

Stop American company's from having product's made over seas. If this products are made in this country (America), this will creat jobs her at home.

As an American citizen I don't feel that we can afford another preemptive war such as the one we initiated in Iraq. We cannot afford it. The military option with regard to Iran should be OFF the table, NOT on the table. Moreover, explicitly taking the military option off the table would give Iran much less of an excuse to behave in destructive ways. Iran's behavior is the result of past western intrusion into its affairs, and the existence of the military option that is on the table.

The United Nations was created to be the world's police force but instead the United STATES and a few other countries are the ones who step up. Why is that?

In my petition, I'm addressing the issue having to do with illegal Jewish settlements being built in the West Bank. The U.S economic support of Israel, has funded Israel's construction of illegal settlements indirectly.

Fifty-plus years of restricting and punishing commerce with Cuba has done nothing good for the United States. That blockade and restrictions on travel should be eliminated immediately.

Right now, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of Sudanese civilians are being intentionally starved to death and bombed daily by their own government. There is no question about it: without foreign intervention, these people will die in the coming weeks. Please act now!

Julian Assange has been under house arrest for over 540 days without charge. A Secret Grand Jury in the USA has been active trying to indict him for espionage.