Returning home from Afghanistan with 70 pages of notes and no answers, the author embarks on ten years of citizen diplomacy to prove that ordinary people can impact world affairs. The 9-11 attacks: When the World Trade Center's twin towers collapsed, Linda Sartor was at home in Sonoma County where she lives in an intentional community. In the US bombing of Afghanistan that followed, Linda realized that her previous life of protest marches and "teaching peace" in public schools were not enough. She felt called to make a statement. "The lives of men, women, and children across the globe," she told herself, "are just as valuable as the lives of US citizens." Linda joined delegations from several different international peace groups and visited Afghanistan as well as Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Iran, and Bahrain. In each of these countries, she stood with people who faced violence from their governments, often abetted by the US and other international players. Afghanistan and Beyond is her account of these journeys. Book jacket.