61. H
unge
r str
ikes a
re a
lso h
eld
by th
e fa
milie
s and
frie
nds o
f Lib
erty
resid
ents
all o
ver t
he gl
obe
incli
ding
in
Ber
lin, G
enev
a, Lo
ndon
, Rom
e, M
elbo
urne
, Sto
ckho
lm, a
nd W
ashi
ngto
n, D
.C. d
eman
ding
the
rele
ase
of 7
hos
tage
s, in
cludi
ng 6
wom
en a
nd 1
man
, tak
en b
y M
alik
i for
ces
durin
g th
eir
barb
aric
attac
k of
Se
ptem
ber 1
on
Ashr
af.Hu
nger
Stri
kes
the
Wor
ld O
ver
Berli
nBe
rlin
Mel
bour
ne
Lond
onSt
ockh
olm
Gene
va
Rom
e
Was
hing
ton,
D.C
.
Hung
er S
trik
e fo
r rel
ease
of 7
ho
stag
es in
:Ca
mp
Liber
ty
(Iraq
),Be
rlin,
Gene
va,
Lond
on,
Rom
e,M
elbo
urne
,St
ockh
olm
Was
hing
ton
Sept
embe
r 201
3
62.
Sept
embe
r 5 -
The
join
t pla
n of
UNA
MI a
nd U
.S. E
mba
ssy
in Ir
aq fo
r rel
ocati
on o
f the
42
surv
ivors
of
the
Ashr
af m
assa
cre,
onc
e ag
ain
reite
rate
s the
“saf
ety a
nd se
curit
y of t
he re
siden
ts in
Cam
p Lib
erty
” and
in
dica
tes t
hat “
The
GOI a
gree
s to
inst
all T
-Wal
ls an
d al
low
add
ition
al sa
nd b
ags f
or th
e pr
otec
tion
of th
e re
siden
ts in
Cam
p Lib
erty
pur
suan
t to
a UN
secu
rity
reco
mm
enda
tion”
.
63.
Sept
embe
r 6 -
Ms.
Eliz
abet
h Jo
nes,
Ass
istan
t Sec
reta
ry o
f Sta
te fo
r Nea
r Eas
tern
Affa
irs, w
rote
to
Mrs
. Raj
avi:
“the
Uni
ted
Nati
ons
will
hel
p fa
cilit
ate
the
safe
guar
ding
of t
he p
rope
rty
at A
shra
f th
roug
h yo
ur re
tenti
on o
f a tr
uste
d lo
cal s
ecur
ity fi
rm. T
he U
.S. E
mba
ssy
will
do
its u
tmos
t to
supp
ort
thes
e eff
orts
. We
final
ly t
ake
note
of
the
Gove
rnm
ent
of Ir
aq’s
agre
emen
t w
ith U
NAM
I to
inst
all
larg
e T-
wal
ls pu
rsua
nt t
o a
UN
AMI-p
rovi
ded
secu
rity
plan
, as
wel
l as
addi
tiona
l mea
sure
s. T
hese
m
easu
res w
ould
be
take
n sim
ulta
neou
sly w
ith th
e sa
fe a
nd se
cure
mov
e fr
om A
shra
f, un
der U
NAM
I ov
ersig
ht, a
nd w
e w
ill d
o ou
r utm
ost t
o su
ppor
t thi
s pro
cess
. We
will
also
enh
ance
our
effo
rts t
o fin
d sa
fe a
nd se
cure
rese
ttle
men
t loc
ation
s out
side
of Ir
aq.”
Sept
embe
r 201
364
. Re
vela
tions
by
Taha
r Bou
med
ra, f
orm
er H
ead
of U
NAM
I’s H
uman
Rig
hts O
ffice
In
an
inte
rnati
onal
mee
ting
at th
e U
N h
eadq
uart
ers i
n Ge
neva
on
Sept
embe
r 19,
atte
nded
by
form
er
Fore
ign
Min
ister
s, in
tern
ation
al ju
rists
, for
mer
adv
isors
to
UN
HCR,
Tah
er B
oum
edra
, the
for
mer
He
ad o
f Hum
an R
ight
s se
ction
of U
NAM
I who
was
in c
harg
e of
Ash
raf d
ossie
r for
thre
e an
d a
half
year
s rev
eale
d:
• N
o on
e bu
t the
Iraq
i Arm
y co
uld
have
car
ried
out t
he m
ass
exec
ution
s at
Ash
raf.
The
attac
k w
as d
one
by Ir
aqi A
rmy
coor
dina
ted
by t
he B
y th
e Pr
ime
Min
ister
’s offi
ce, o
rder
ed b
y hi
s N
ation
al S
ecur
ity A
dviso
r. •
It is
shoc
king
to e
ven
thin
k so
meo
ne e
lse m
ight
hav
e be
en in
volv
ed, s
ince
I kn
ow e
xact
ly th
e m
echa
nism
of h
ow it
was
don
e.
• Th
ere
is no
way
UN
AMI d
oes n
ot k
now
who
com
mitt
ed th
e Se
ptem
ber 1
mas
sacr
e in
Ash
raf.
• Th
ere
is no
way
the
Amer
ican
em
bass
y in
Bag
hdad
not
to k
now
whe
re th
e se
ven
host
ages
ar
e.
• Se
ptem
ber 1
mas
sacr
e w
as p
reve
ntab
le if
the
US
and
UN
had
don
e th
eir c
omm
itmen
ts.
Am
b. B
eth
Jone
s:
U.S.
Em
bass
y w
ill
do it
s ut
mos
t to
supp
ort f
acili
tate
sa
fegu
ardi
ng
prop
erty
at
Ash
raf.
Lette
r to
Secr
etar
y Ke
rrySe
ptem
ber 2
0, 2
013
65.
Sept
embe
r 20
- Lett
er to
Sec
reta
ry K
erry
by
34 m
embe
rs o
f the
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntati
ves:
“Thi
s Ad
min
istra
tion,
on
a nu
mbe
r of
occ
asio
ns, h
as u
rged
the
Gov
ernm
ent
of Ir
aq to
ens
ure
the
safe
ty o
f re
siden
ts in
bot
h Ca
mp
Ashr
af a
nd t
heir
fello
w I
rani
an o
ppos
ition
mem
bers
in C
amp
Hurr
iya.
The
mes
sage
doe
s not
seem
to b
e ge
tting
thro
ugh.
We
mus
t do
a be
tter j
ob a
t hol
ding
the
Gove
rnm
ent o
f Ira
q ac
coun
tabl
e. W
e ur
ge y
ou to
redu
ce o
ur a
ssist
ance
to th
e Go
vern
men
t of I
raq
until
they
mak
e cl
ear a
nd v
erifi
able
effo
rts
to p
rote
ct th
is gr
oup
of in
noce
nt p
eopl
e th
at h
ave
been
br
utal
ly a
ttack
ed a
nd k
illed
on
mul
tiple
occ
asio
ns. T
he fi
rst o
f suc
h eff
orts
shou
ld b
e th
e im
med
iate
re
leas
e of
the
seve
n ho
stag
es r
epor
tedl
y he
ld b
y fo
rces
affi
liate
d w
ith th
e Pr
ime
Min
ister
’s O
ffice
. Eff
orts
shou
ld a
lso in
clud
e th
e sig
nific
antly
enh
anci
ng se
curit
y st
ruct
ures
with
in C
amp
Hurr
iya.
”
Sign
ator
ies i
nclu
ded:
Ted
Poe
Brad
She
rman
Sh
eila
Jack
son
Lee
Stev
e St
ockm
anPe
te O
lson
Tren
t Fra
nks
Kevi
n Br
ady
Eman
uel C
leav
er II
Blai
ne Lu
etke
mey
erM
ichel
e Ba
chm
ann
Stev
e Pe
arce
Raul
Rui
zSc
ott G
arre
ttPa
ul C
ook
Tom
Cott
onBr
ian
Higg
ins
Tom
McC
linto
ck
Stev
e Co
hen
Lynn
Wes
tmor
elan
dM
ike
Coffm
anRa
ndy
Web
erW
illia
m La
cy C
lay
Chris
Sm
ithDa
na R
ohra
bach
erLo
retta
San
chez
Jack
Kin
gsto
nAn
dy H
arris
Jose
ph P
itts
Sanf
ord
Bish
opTo
m La
tham
Henr
y C.
John
son
Ed P
erlm
utter
Gene
Gre
enEn
i Fal
eom
aveg
a
Thou
sand
s of I
rani
ans o
utsid
e UN
, in N
ew Y
ork:
“N
o, to
Rou
hani
”“U
S an
d UN
shou
ld a
ct im
med
iate
ly to
secu
re
rele
ase
of Ir
ania
n di
ssid
ents
take
n ho
stage
in Ir
aq”
66.
Sept
embe
r 201
3- Ir
ania
ns ra
lly o
utsid
e U
nite
d N
ation
s, N
ew Y
ork,
aga
inst
Rou
hani
and
for U
N,
US
imm
edia
te a
ction
to re
leas
e 7
Irani
an R
efug
ees
take
n ho
stag
e by
Iraq
i Gov
ernm
ent.
Prom
inen
t fo
rmer
U.S
. offi
cial
s, in
clud
ing f
orm
er p
resid
enta
ial c
andi
cate
Rud
y Giu
liani
, for
mer
U.S
. Am
bass
ador
to
UN
Joh
n Bo
lton,
For
mer
Con
gres
sman
Pat
rick
Kenn
edy,
Form
er S
enat
or R
ober
t To
rric
elli,
and
fo
rmer
Cha
irman
of R
epub
lican
Nati
onal
Com
mitt
ee M
icha
el S
teel
e ad
dres
sed
the
rally
.
67.
Sept
embe
r 201
3 - R
udy
Giul
iani
: “Ro
uhan
i has
bee
n a
supp
orte
r of t
his h
omic
idal
regi
me
from
th
e ve
ry b
egin
ning
. He
is a
com
plet
e ho
ax.”
Patr
ick
Kenn
edy:
“We
say
to U
N a
nd U
S th
at w
e ex
pect
them
to li
ve u
p to
thei
r wor
ds to
pro
tect
free
pe
ople
s ins
tead
of l
isten
ing
to la
rges
t sta
te sp
onso
r of t
erro
rism
.”Jo
hn B
olto
n: “W
e sh
ould
impo
se sa
nctio
ns o
n th
e al
-Mal
iki r
egim
e in
Iraq
, sus
pend
ing
Amer
ican
aid
un
til th
ey d
o th
e rig
ht th
ing
with
Cam
p Li
bert
y.”Ro
bert
Tor
ricel
li: “
I do
not
acce
pt a
n Am
eric
an p
resid
ent
to m
eet
with
a le
ader
of
the
grea
test
te
rror
ist g
over
nmen
t on
the
face
of t
he e
arth
who
has
dec
eive
d Am
eric
a an
d ki
lled
thou
sand
s of
pe
ople
.”M
icha
el S
teel
e: L
eade
rs l
ike
Rouh
ani
spea
k th
e so
ft w
ords
of
com
prom
ise a
nd n
egoti
ation
, of
ac
cept
ance
and
tole
ranc
e, y
et th
eir a
ction
s kill
and
take
life
, the
ir ac
tions
impr
ison.
Oct
ober
201
3
68. O
ctob
er 3
, 201
3 - S
enat
or R
ober
t Men
ende
z, Ch
airm
an o
f the
U.S
. Sen
ate
Fore
ign
Rela
tions
Com
mitt
ee:
“We
belie
ve th
e Ira
qi G
over
nmen
t kno
ws w
here
the
host
ages
are
.”
In a
hea
ring
of th
e U.
S. Se
nate
Fore
ign
Rela
tions
Com
mitt
ee, a
ddre
ssin
g Am
bass
ador
Wen
dy Sh
erm
an: S
en.
Men
ende
z sai
d: “Y
ou ca
n pu
t up,
I do
n’t c
are,
how
man
y to
ns o
f san
d ba
gs, b
ut w
hen
elem
ents
of t
he Ir
aqi
forc
es a
ctua
lly m
ay v
ery
wel
l be
com
plici
t in
wha
t too
k pl
ace,
san
d ba
gs a
re n
ot g
oing
to ta
ke c
are
of th
e pr
oble
m...
. But
it is
una
ccep
tabl
e to
lose
one
mor
e lif
e w
hen
Amer
ican
com
man
ders
gav
e th
ese
indi
vidu
als
a w
ritten
gua
rant
ee to
war
d th
eir s
afet
y and
it se
nds a
mes
sage
to o
ther
s in
the
wor
ld th
at w
hen
we
say t
hat
we
are
goin
g to
do
that
and
we
do n
ot, t
hat t
hey
shou
ld n
ot tr
ust u
s. An
d fo
r one
thin
g th
at th
is co
mm
ittee
ca
n do
sinc
e it
has j
urisd
iction
ove
r all w
eapo
ns sa
les,
is th
at I d
oubt
very
muc
h th
at w
e ar
e go
ing
to se
e an
y ap
prov
al o
f any
wea
pons
sale
s to
Iraq
until
we
get t
his s
ituati
on in
a pl
ace
in w
hch
peop
le’s
lives
are
save
d.”..
. “L
et m
e al
so c
autio
n th
at th
e se
ven
host
ages
, whi
ch w
e be
lieve
the
Iraqi
Gov
ernm
ent k
now
s w
here
they
ar
e, sh
ould
they
die
it w
ould
be
com
plica
ting
matt
ers f
or a
ll of t
hat”
.
Sena
tor J
ohn
McC
ain:
“…
. Situ
ation
as r
egar
ds to
the
Cam
p As
hraf
peo
ple…
Now,
ther
e w
as a
mur
der o
f I
belie
ve 5
1 pe
ople
who
wer
e m
embe
rs o
f thi
s cam
p an
d m
any
of th
em h
ad in
thei
r pos
sess
ion
guar
ante
es
from
the
Unite
d St
ates
of A
mer
ica th
at th
ey w
ould
not
be
harm
ed…
.Of c
ours
e, w
e, u
nfor
tuna
tely
did
not
ke
ep o
ut w
ords
. I h
ope
that
this
issue
will
be ra
ised
with
the
Iraq
gove
rnm
ent a
nd w
e in
Con
gres
s may
hav
e to
look
at t
he ki
nd o
f aid
and
how
we
are
exte
ndin
g th
at to
Iraq
if th
is ki
nd o
f thi
ng is
goi
ng to
be
conti
nenc
e by
the
Iraqi
gov
ernm
ent.”
Sen.
Men
ende
z: “B
efor
e I tu
rn to
Sena
tor M
arke
y, le
t me e
cho
wha
t Sen
ator
McC
ain
has s
aid
in th
is re
gard
…..
And
I agr
ee w
ith yo
u th
at re
settl
emen
t is a
criti
cal p
art.
May
be
the
Unite
d St
ates
coul
d be
par
t of l
eadi
ng o
f th
e w
ay in
sayi
ng to
a u
nive
rse
of th
ese
indi
vidu
als t
hat i
n fa
ct yo
u ca
n be
rese
ttled
to th
e Un
ited
Stat
es a
nd
that
wou
ld g
et th
e re
st o
f the
wor
ld to
offe
r fur
ther
rese
ttlem
ent.
But i
t is u
nacc
epta
ble
to lo
se o
ne m
ore
life
whe
n Am
erica
n co
mm
ande
rs ga
ve th
ese
indi
vidu
als a
writt
en gu
aran
tee
tow
ard
thei
r saf
ety a
nd it
send
s a
mes
sage
to o
ther
s in
the
wor
ld th
at w
hen
we
say
that
we
are
goin
g to
do
that
and
we
do n
ot, t
hat t
hey
shou
ld n
ot tr
ust u
s.
69.
Octo
ber 2
9 - S
ix US
Sen
ator
s urg
e Pr
esid
ent O
bam
a in
a le
tter,
to te
ll Mal
iki to
cut ti
es w
ith Ir
an a
nd h
alt
attac
ks o
n Ca
mp
Ashr
af re
siden
ts. T
he le
tter w
as si
gned
by:
Sen
ator
s Joh
n M
cCai
n (R
-AZ)
, Car
l Lev
in (D
-MI),
Ja
mes
Inho
fe (R
-OK)
, Rob
ert M
enen
dez (
D-NJ
), Bob
Cork
er (R
-TN)
, and
Lind
sey G
raha
m (R
-SC)
. The
y con
dem
ned
the
rece
nt m
assa
cre
of 5
2 Ira
nian
diss
iden
ts m
embe
rs o
f the
Peo
ple’s
Moj
ahed
in O
rgan
izatio
n of
Iran
(PM
OI/
MEK
) at C
amp
Ashr
af, a
ddin
g “Att
acks
agai
nst t
he re
siden
ts o
f Cam
p As
hraf
in Ir
aq ar
e re
preh
ensib
le, e
spec
ially
be
caus
e th
e Ira
qi g
over
nmen
t ple
dged
to p
rote
ct th
ese
peop
le. P
rime
Min
ister
Mal
iki m
ust u
nder
stan
d th
at
actio
ns su
ch a
s the
se n
eed
to st
op.”
Oct
ober
201
3
70.
Oct
ober
23,
201
1 -
36 F
ORM
ER S
ENIO
R U
S G
OVE
RNM
ENT
OFF
ICIA
LS: T
he m
assa
cre
and
kidn
appi
ng o
f the
Iran
ian
diss
iden
ts o
n Se
ptem
ber 1
, “w
as p
rem
edita
ted
mas
s m
urde
r pla
nned
at
the
high
est l
evel
and
exe
cute
d by
Iraq
i for
ces a
nd a
gent
s, u
sing
equi
pmen
t and
trai
ning
pro
vide
d by
U
nite
d St
ates
for
ces.”
“Man
y of
the
und
ersig
ned
have
giv
en o
ur p
erso
nal g
uara
ntee
s of
saf
ety
to t
hese
res
iden
ts.
Our
as
sura
nces
, whi
ch w
ere
mad
e at
the
requ
est o
f our
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t, fo
llow
ed th
e sa
me
prom
ises
of p
rote
ction
mad
e pr
evio
usly
by
your
hig
hest
mili
tary
offi
cers
in Ir
aq.”
71.
Oct
ober
29
- 45
MEM
BERS
OF
CON
GRE
SS T
O P
RESI
DEN
T O
BAM
A:
“The
re a
re t
roub
ling
sign
s of
com
plic
ity i
f no
t ou
trig
ht i
nvol
vem
ent
in t
his
attac
k by
the
G
over
nmen
t of I
raq.
“We
mus
t do
a be
tter
job
of h
oldi
ng th
e G
over
nmen
t of I
raq
acco
unta
ble;
ther
e m
ust b
e re
al
cons
eque
nces
for t
he la
ck o
f pro
tecti
on o
f the
se u
narm
ed in
noce
nt c
ivili
ans.”
Oct
ober
201
3
Stat
emen
t by
Cha
irman
Ed
Royc
e72
. Oct
ober
30
– Re
pres
enta
tive E
d Ro
yce
Chai
rman
of t
he H
ouse
Fore
ign
Affai
rs C
omm
ittee
, sub
sequ
ent
to m
eetin
g w
ith Ir
aqi P
rime
Min
ister
Nou
ri-al
-Mal
iki:
“Our
mee
ting
with
Prim
e M
inist
er M
alik
i inc
lude
d a
robu
st d
iscus
sion
on a
rang
e of
criti
cal i
ssue
s, in
cludi
ng th
e gr
owin
g pr
esen
ce o
f al-Q
aeda
affi
liate
d gr
oups
in Ir
aq a
nd a
cros
s the
Mid
dle
East
, Ira
n’s d
esta
biliz
ing
role
in th
e re
gion
and
secu
rity f
or m
inor
ities
in
Iraq
. I u
rged
the
Prim
e M
inist
er to
do
mor
e to
reco
ncile
with
his
politi
cal o
ppon
ents
on
key
issue
s in
ord
er to
mar
gina
lize
the
terr
orist
s an
d m
ilitan
ts w
ho th
reat
en to
dra
w Ir
aq in
to a
noth
er d
eadl
y civ
il w
ar b
y ex
ploi
ting
thes
e di
sagr
eem
ents
. I a
lso p
ress
ed M
alik
i to
do m
ore
to e
nsur
e th
e sa
fety
of I
rani
an
diss
iden
ts in
Iraq
, esp
ecia
lly th
ose
at C
amp
Liber
ty, a
nd to
hol
d ac
coun
tabl
e th
ose
resp
onsib
le fo
r the
ho
rrifi
c mas
sacr
e of
diss
iden
ts a
t Cam
p As
hraf
in S
epte
mbe
r.”
Nov
embe
r 201
373
. N
ovem
ber
1 - I
rani
ans
rally
out
side
the
Whi
te H
ouse
to
urge
Pre
siden
t O
bam
a to
hol
d Ira
qi
Prim
e M
inist
er N
ouri
al-M
alik
i acc
ount
able
for m
urde
r at C
amp
Ashr
af, s
ecur
e re
leas
e of
7 a
bduc
ted
Irani
an d
issid
ents
.
74.
New
t Gin
grich
- Fo
rmer
Spe
aker
of t
he H
ouse
: It i
s inc
once
ivabl
e th
at o
n Se
ptem
ber 1
st ar
med
men
in
vade
d Ca
mp
Ashr
af a
nd th
e M
alik
i gov
ernm
ent k
new
not
hing
. It i
s not
pos
sible
. It i
s inc
once
ivabl
e th
at
ther
e ar
e 7
host
ages
bei
ng h
eld
in Ir
aq a
nd th
e M
alik
i gov
ernm
ent k
now
s no
thin
g...T
he fa
ct is
they
do
know
and
they
hav
e be
en a
cting
as t
he a
lly o
f the
Iran
ian
dict
ator
ship
whi
ch o
f cou
rse
hate
s any
ele
men
ts
who
wan
t to
brin
g fre
edom
to Ir
an...
If th
e Pr
ime
Min
ister
Mal
iki i
s ask
ing
for o
ur h
elp,
he
need
s to
earn
th
at h
elp
by d
oing
seve
ral k
ey th
ings
. One
is p
rote
cting
peo
ple
at C
amp
Liber
ty a
nd ta
king
resp
onsib
ility
for e
nsur
ing t
hat t
hey a
re sa
fe u
ntil w
e ca
n ge
t eno
ugh
visas
for e
very
one
to m
ove
in o
ther
coun
trie
s to
be
safe
. Sec
ond,
he
shou
ld to
day p
ledg
e th
at th
e 7
host
ages
will
be re
leas
ed...
75.
Tom
Rid
ge - F
orm
er PA
Gov
erno
r, Se
cret
ary H
omel
and
Secu
rity:
We
have
a m
essa
ge to
you
(Mal
iki).
N
o m
ore
aide
, no
mor
e ar
ms u
ntil y
ou fr
ee th
e ho
stag
es, s
ecur
e th
e sa
fety
of 3
,000
men
and
wom
en
that
rem
ain
in C
amp
Libe
rty,
ensu
re th
eir e
vacu
ation
and
then
com
ebac
k an
d ar
m a
nd a
ide.
Unti
l th
en, w
e fo
llow
up
with
our
frie
nds
on t
he H
ill t
o m
ake
sure
tha
t ne
ither
the
For
eign
Rel
ation
s Co
mm
ittee
nor
the
Arm
ed Fo
rces
Com
mitt
ee a
ppro
ves a
sing
le d
ime
of a
ssist
ance
or a
sing
le w
eapo
n un
til y
ou k
eep
your
pro
mise
s...
Whe
n Am
eric
a m
akes
a p
rom
ise, w
e ke
ep th
e pr
omise
. Par
ticul
arly
w
hen
it in
volv
es th
e sa
fety
and
sec
urity
of d
efen
sele
ss h
uman
bei
ngs
who
hav
e su
rren
dere
d th
eir
mea
ns to
pro
tect
them
selv
es a
nd tr
uste
d us
.
76.
Patr
ick K
enne
dy –
Form
er R
hode
Isla
nd C
ongr
essm
an: N
ouri
al-M
aliki
has
to ch
oose
side
s. He
cann
ot
be a
pup
pet o
f the
mul
lahs
in Te
hran
and
com
e to
the
U.S.
and
ask
for m
ore
assis
tanc
e. ..
He ca
nnot
exp
ect
to h
ave
any m
ore
guns
hips
and
mor
e m
ilitar
y aid
whi
le h
e sti
ll add
s to
the
sect
aria
n vio
lenc
e th
at cu
rrent
ly
occu
pyin
g hi
s co
untry
. He
cann
ot e
xpec
t to
use
any
mor
e m
ilitar
y ai
d fro
m th
e U.
S. to
per
petra
te th
ese
hum
an ri
ghts
abu
ses.
77.
Robe
rt To
rrice
lli - F
orm
er N
J Sen
ator
: Mal
iki h
as b
lood
on
his h
ands
; the
blo
od o
f 52
mar
tyrs
in A
shra
f and
th
e bl
ood
of m
arty
rs o
f Lib
erty
. He
kille
d th
em; h
e co
nspi
red
to th
eir d
eath
; we
will
not f
orge
t it;
we
will
not
forg
ive it
; and
Bar
ak O
bam
a ne
eds t
o sa
y it t
o hi
s fac
e to
day.
Mas
s ral
ly
of Ir
ania
ns
agai
nst M
alik
i’s
visit
to
Whi
te H
ouse
Dem
onstr
ator
s: Pr
esid
ent
Oba
ma
shou
ld
ask
Mal
iki to
im
med
iate
ly
rele
ase
the
hosta
ges!
Dem
onstr
ator
s: “M
alik
i is ly
ing
to A
mer
ica
over
Ash
raf
mas
sacr
e,
taki
ng o
f sev
en
hosta
ges,
and
dem
ocra
cy in
Ira
q.”
UNHC
R &
UNA
MI
Nov
embe
r 19,
201
3
Am
nest
y In
tern
atio
nal
Nov
embe
r 19,
201
3
Dece
mbe
r 18,
201
3
78.
“UN
HCR
and
Uni
ted
Nati
ons
Assis
tanc
e M
issio
n in
Iraq
(U
NAM
I) re
mai
n gr
avel
y co
ncer
ned
abou
t the
fate
of s
even
miss
ing
indi
vidu
als f
orm
erly
resid
ing
in C
amp
New
Iraq
who
disa
ppea
red
on
1 Se
ptem
ber a
nd c
all o
n th
e au
thor
ities
to lo
cate
them
, ens
ure
thei
r wel
lbei
ng a
nd sa
fegu
ard
them
ag
ains
t any
forc
ible
retu
rn.”
79.
“The
sev
en Ir
ania
n ex
iles
abdu
cted
on
1 Se
ptem
ber
are
now
kno
wn
to b
e he
ld b
y th
e Ira
qi
secu
rity
forc
es a
t an
unoffi
cial
det
entio
n fa
cilit
y in
cen
tral
Bag
hdad
.”
80 A
Sen
ate
Pane
l inc
ludi
ng fo
rmer
may
or o
f New
York
Rud
y Gi
ulia
ni, f
orm
er C
hairm
an o
f the
Join
t Ch
iefs
of S
taff,
Gen
. Hug
h Sh
elto
n, fo
rmer
CIA
Dire
ctor
Jam
es W
oolse
y, an
d fo
rmer
Con
gres
sman
Pa
tric
k Ke
nned
y, is
doub
tful t
hat t
he G
enev
a Ac
cord
wou
ld c
urta
il Te
hran
’s nu
clea
r driv
e, a
nd u
rges
O
bam
a Ad
min
istra
tion
to g
rant
pol
itica
l ref
ugee
stat
us to
Iran
ian
diss
iden
ts in
Iraq
.Se
n. J
ohn
Booz
man
(R-
AR)
prai
sed
the
audi
ence
for
the
ir eff
orts
in
“ale
rt[in
g] t
he a
vera
ge
Cong
ress
man
, the
peo
ple
of A
mer
ica
to th
e at
roci
ties
of th
is re
gim
e in
so
man
y di
ffere
nt w
ays
and
so a
gain
I ap
prec
iate
you
r adv
ocac
y.”
Miss
ile A
ttack
Dece
mbe
r 26,
201
381
. At 9
:15
pm lo
cal ti
me,
on
Dece
mbe
r 26,
201
3, th
e m
orni
ng a
fter C
hrist
mas
, Cam
p Li
bert
y w
as
attac
ked
with
doz
ens o
f miss
iles o
f diff
eren
t typ
es. T
he a
ttack
occ
ured
subs
eque
nt to
Nur
i al-M
alik
i’s
trip
to Te
hran
and
was
pay
back
to th
e re
ligio
us fa
scism
rulin
g Ira
n to
enl
ist th
e m
ulla
hs’ s
uppo
rt fo
r M
alik
i’s th
ird te
rm a
s Prim
e M
inist
er. T
hus f
ar, 4
resid
ents
hav
e be
en k
illed
by
the
attac
k an
d so
me
70 p
eopl
e in
jure
d. L
arge
por
tions
of L
iber
ty’s
resid
entia
l tra
ilers
, fac
ilitie
s, a
nd a
men
ities
as
wel
l as
resid
ents
’ bel
ongi
ngs w
ere
dest
roye
d or
dam
aged
.
Miss
ile A
ttack
Dece
mbe
r 26,
201
3
82. I
raq,
Lib
erty
: 38
rock
et im
pact
poi
nt id
entifi
ed in
Cam
p Li
bert
y ho
usin
g Ira
nian
opp
ositi
on. A
nu
mbe
r of r
ocke
ts w
ere
280
mm
gro
und-
to-g
roun
d ro
cket
s w
ith a
leng
th o
f 2 m
eter
s an
d a
wei
ght
of 1
10 k
g an
d a
dest
ructi
ve p
ower
20
times
that
of 1
07 m
m ro
cket
s. E
ight
of s
uch
rock
ets h
ave
been
us
ed b
ut th
ree
hit C
amp
Libe
rty.
Miss
ile A
ttack
- De
cem
ber 2
6, 2
013
Wor
ldw
ide
Reac
tion
83. F
ranc
e co
ndem
ns a
ttack
on
Irani
an re
fuge
es in
Cam
p Li
bert
y, Ir
aq
Fran
ce D
iplo
mati
e, P
ress
Brie
fing,
Dec
embe
r 27,
201
3 –
“Fra
nce
cond
emns
atta
cks o
ccur
red
arou
nd
the
Bagh
dad
airp
ort o
n De
cem
ber 2
6 . I
t cal
ls on
the
Iraqi
gove
rnm
ent t
o ta
ke th
e ne
cess
ary m
easu
res
to e
nsur
e th
e sa
fety
of C
amp
Hurr
iya
as w
ell a
s tha
t of A
shra
f. W
e re
itera
te o
ur fu
ll su
ppor
t for
the
High
Com
miss
ion
for R
efug
ees a
nd th
e m
issio
n of
the
Uni
ted
Nati
ons A
ssist
ance
for I
raq
(UN
AMI )
in
thei
r effo
rts t
o im
plem
ent a
pea
cefu
l and
lasti
ng so
lutio
n to
the
situa
tion
of re
fuge
e ca
mps
in Ir
aq .”
84. U
S De
part
men
t of S
tate
con
dem
ns a
ttack
on
Cam
p Li
bert
yTh
e U
nite
d St
ates
con
dem
ns in
the
stro
nges
t ter
ms
toda
y’s
rock
et a
ttack
at C
amp
Hurr
iya
that
has
re
port
edly
kill
ed a
nd in
jure
d ca
mp
resid
ents
and
also
inju
red
Iraqi
pol
ice
office
rs. O
ur c
ondo
lenc
es
go o
ut to
the
fam
ilies
of t
he v
ictim
s and
we
hope
for t
he sw
ift re
cove
ry o
f tho
se in
jure
d....
The
Uni
ted
Stat
es is
com
mitt
ed to
ass
isting
the
Uni
ted
Nati
ons
High
Com
miss
ione
r for
Ref
ugee
s in
th
e re
loca
tion
of a
ll Ca
mp
Hurr
iya
resid
ents
to a
per
man
ent a
nd s
afe
loca
tion
outs
ide
of Ir
aq. W
e ca
ll on
mor
e co
untr
ies
to a
ssist
in re
spon
ding
to th
is ur
gent
hum
anita
rian
situa
tion
by w
elco
min
g ca
mp
resid
ents
for r
eloc
ation
, as A
lban
ia h
as a
dmira
bly
done
ove
r thi
s pas
t yea
r, an
d by
cont
ributi
ng
to t
he f
und
esta
blish
ed b
y th
e U
nite
d N
ation
s to
sup
port
the
ir re
sett
lem
ent.
The
Depa
rtm
ent,
thro
ugh
its S
enio
r Adv
isor f
or M
EK R
esett
lem
ent,
Jona
than
Win
er, w
ill re
mai
n ac
tivel
y en
gage
d in
th
e in
tern
ation
al e
ffort
to re
loca
te th
e re
siden
ts o
f Cam
p Hu
rriy
a to
saf
e, p
erm
anen
t, an
d se
cure
lo
catio
ns o
utsid
e of
Iraq
as s
oon
as p
ossib
le.
85. C
anad
a Co
ndem
ns A
ttack
on
Irani
an D
issid
ents
Cam
p Li
bert
y in
Iraq
Dece
mbe
r 27,
201
3 - F
orei
gn A
ffairs
Min
ister
John
Bai
rd a
nd C
hris
Alex
ande
r, Ca
nada
’s M
inist
er o
f Ci
tizen
ship
and
Imm
igra
tion,
toda
y iss
ued
the
follo
win
g st
atem
ent:
“Can
ada
cond
emns
yes
terd
ay’s
rock
et a
ttack
on
Cam
p Hu
rriy
a, n
ear
Bagh
dad,
whi
ch k
illed
and
in
jure
d re
siden
ts o
f the
cam
p. O
ur t
houg
hts
go o
ut to
the
fam
ilies
and
frie
nds
of t
hose
who
lost
th
eir l
ives
in th
is de
plor
able
vio
lenc
e. W
e w
ish a
full
reco
very
to th
e in
jure
d. T
he a
ttack
, the
mos
t re
cent
in a
serie
s tar
getin
g Ira
q-ba
sed
cam
ps h
ousin
g Ira
nian
exi
les,
is c
ompl
etel
y un
acce
ptab
le.”
86. I
taly
con
dem
ns d
eadl
y att
ack
on Ir
ania
n re
fuge
es in
Cam
p Li
bert
y, Ir
aqTh
e M
inist
ry o
f For
eign
Affa
irs w
ithou
t any
rese
rvati
on co
ndem
ns ye
ster
day’
s blo
ody
terr
orist
atta
ck
that
tar
gete
d th
e re
siden
ts o
f Ca
mp
Hurr
iya
(Cam
p Li
bert
y) a
nd t
he s
taff
of t
he Ir
aqi p
olic
e an
d ex
pres
ses h
is cl
osen
ess t
o th
e fa
mili
es o
f the
vic
tims a
nd w
ishes
a sp
eedy
reco
very
for t
he in
jure
d.
“We
call o
n m
ore
coun
tries
to a
ssist
in
resp
ondi
ng to
this
urge
nt h
uman
itaria
n sit
uatio
n by
w
elco
min
g ca
mp
resid
ents
for
relo
catio
n”
87.
UN
HCR
stro
ngly
con
dem
ns a
ttack
on
Cam
p Li
bert
y, re
new
s ca
lls f
or s
afet
y an
d im
med
iate
re
loca
tion
of re
siden
tsPr
ess
Rele
ases
, 27
Dece
mbe
r 20
13 b
y U
NHC
R -
The
UN
ref
ugee
age
ncy
stro
ngly
con
dem
ns la
st
nigh
t’s a
ttack
on
the
Bagh
dad
Inte
rnati
onal
Airp
ort Z
one,
dur
ing
whi
ch a
num
ber o
f roc
kets
land
ed
on C
amp
Hurr
iya
– re
port
edly
kill
ing
thre
e an
d in
jurin
g m
any
mor
e in
the
cam
p. A
t lea
st fo
ur c
amp
resid
ents
who
sust
aine
d se
rious
inju
ries w
ere
repo
rted
ly ru
shed
to h
ospi
tals
in B
aghd
ad b
y th
e Ira
qi
auth
oriti
es. C
amp
Hurr
iya
has
alre
ady
been
hit
on m
ultip
le o
ccas
ions
. Cam
p N
ew Ir
aq (
form
erly
As
hraf
), w
here
resid
ents
wer
e pr
evio
usly
sta
ying
, was
also
targ
et o
f an
attac
k in
the
past
. UN
HCR
has
cons
isten
tly d
eplo
red
such
una
ccep
tabl
e att
acks
. UN
HCR
rem
ains
dee
ply
conc
erne
d fo
r th
e sa
fety
of
the
resid
ents
of
Cam
p Hu
rriy
a....
Sin
ce 2
011,
UN
HCR,
tog
ethe
r w
ith U
NAM
I, ha
s be
en
enga
ged
in a
n eff
ort t
o fin
d re
loca
tion
oppo
rtun
ities
out
side
Iraq
for
som
e 3,
200
resid
ents
of t
he
Cam
p. S
o fa
r, th
e in
tern
ation
al c
omm
unity
has
man
aged
to se
cure
the
relo
catio
n to
third
cou
ntrie
s of
311
resid
ents
, cle
arly
dem
onst
ratin
g th
at m
ore
relo
catio
n pl
aces
are
urg
ently
nee
ded.
88. E
U st
rong
ly c
onde
mns
‘bru
tal’
attac
k on
Iran
ian
refu
gees
in C
amp
Libe
rty
Stat
emen
t by
the
spo
kesp
erso
n of
EU
Hig
h Re
pres
enta
tive
Cath
erin
e As
hton
on
the
killi
ng o
f re
siden
ts a
t Ca
mp
Hurr
iya
(Cam
p lib
erty
) - D
ec 2
8, 2
013:
“Th
e Hi
gh R
epre
sent
ative
con
dem
ns in
th
e st
rong
est t
erm
s the
rock
et a
ttack
at C
amp
Hurr
iya
on 2
6 De
cem
ber,
whi
ch a
ccor
ding
to v
ario
us
repo
rts
clai
med
the
live
s of
sev
eral
cam
p re
siden
ts,
the
third
suc
h att
ack
in 2
013.
Her
sin
cere
co
ndol
ence
s go
out t
o th
e fa
mili
es o
f the
vic
tims a
nd sh
e ex
tend
s her
wish
es fo
r a sp
eedy
reco
very
to
thos
e w
ho w
ere
inju
red
in th
is att
ack…
.“T
he E
U o
nce
mor
e in
vite
s all
parti
es to
faci
litat
e th
e w
ork
of th
e U
nite
d N
ation
s Hig
h Co
mm
issio
ner
for R
efug
ees i
n th
e re
loca
tion
of a
ll Ca
mp
Hurr
iya
resid
ents
to a
per
man
ent a
nd sa
fe lo
catio
n ou
tsid
e of
Iraq
as s
oon
as p
ossib
le.”
89. A
mne
sty
Inte
rnati
onal
stro
ngly
con
dem
ns A
ttack
on
Cam
p Li
bert
yTh
ree
Irani
an e
xile
s w
ere
kille
d an
d at
leas
t 70
oth
ers,
all
mem
bers
of t
he P
eopl
e’s
Moj
ahed
een
Org
aniza
tion
of Ir
an (P
MO
I), w
ere
wou
nded
on
26 D
ecem
ber 2
013
whe
n Ca
mp
Libe
rty
in B
aghd
ad
was
atta
cked
with
rock
ets
and
mor
tars
. On
the
nigh
t of t
he 2
6 De
cem
ber t
hree
men
, Moh
amm
ad
Java
d Sa
leh
Tehr
ani,
Mah
mou
d Bo
rnaf
ar a
nd A
bbas
Nam
var,
wer
e ki
lled
and
at le
ast
70 o
ther
s in
jure
d du
ring
targ
eted
rock
et a
nd m
orta
r atta
cks o
f Cam
p Li
bert
y in
Bag
hdad
. At l
east
300
0 pe
ople
, al
l mem
bers
of t
he P
eopl
e’s
Moj
ahed
een
Org
aniza
tion
of Ir
an (P
MO
I), a
n Ira
nian
opp
ositi
on g
roup
ar
e liv
ing
in C
amp
Libe
rty.
...
Amne
sty
Inte
rnati
onal
str
ongl
y co
ndem
ns t
his
four
th a
nd la
test
atta
ck o
n Ca
mp
Libe
rty
and
calls
on
the
Inte
rnati
onal
com
mun
ity to
act
urg
ently
on
the
case
s th
at h
ave
alre
ady
been
sub
mitt
ed fo
r re
sett
lem
ent.
EU: F
acilit
ate
relo
catio
n of
all
Cam
p Hu
rriya
re
siden
ts to
a
perm
anen
t and
sa
fe lo
catio
n ou
tside
of I
raq
as
soon
as p
ossib
le
Cle
arly
mor
e
relo
catio
n pl
aces
are
ur
gent
ly
need
ed.
Miss
ile A
ttack
- De
cem
ber 2
6, 2
013
Wor
ldw
ide
Reac
tion
90. C
hairm
an M
enen
dez s
tate
men
t on
the
attac
k on
Cam
p Li
bert
y
Dece
mbe
r 27,
201
3 –
U.S.
Sen
. Rob
ert M
enen
dez (
D-N
.J.),
Chai
rman
of t
he S
enat
e Fo
reig
n Re
latio
ns
Com
mitt
ee, i
ssue
d th
is st
atem
ent f
ollo
win
g th
e att
ack
on C
amp
Libe
rty.
“The
mos
t re
cent
atta
ck o
n Ca
mp
Libe
rty
is de
plor
able
, de
man
ds s
wift
con
dem
natio
n, a
nd
requ
ires
conti
nued
vig
ilanc
e fr
om th
e Go
vern
men
t of I
raq
to s
top
attac
ks a
gain
st m
embe
rs o
f the
M
ujah
edin
-e K
halq
(M
eK)
whi
le t
hey
rem
ain
in Ir
aq…
. The
re is
an
urge
nt n
eed
to s
peed
up
the
MeK
rese
ttle
men
t effo
rt o
utsid
e of
Iraq
in co
ordi
natio
n w
ith th
e U
nite
d N
ation
s Ass
istan
ce M
issio
n-Ira
q…. I
cal
l on
the
Oba
ma
Adm
inist
ratio
n to
dou
ble
dow
n in
its
effor
ts to
sup
port
and
acc
eler
ate
the
rese
ttle
men
t pro
cess
….”
91. C
ongr
essw
oman
Ros
-Leh
tinen
: U
N m
ust
take
ste
ps n
eces
sary
to
prot
ect
Irani
an r
efug
ees
in
Cam
p Li
bert
y
“Thi
s lat
est a
ttack
is th
e fo
urth
of i
ts k
ind
on C
amp
Libe
rty
this
year
, and
thos
e re
spon
sible
mus
t be
swift
ly b
roug
ht to
justi
ce…
. Bot
h th
e U
N a
nd th
e Ira
qi g
over
nmen
t mus
t tak
e th
e st
eps
nece
ssar
y to
pro
tect
the
resid
ents
of C
amp
Libe
rty
and
Cam
p As
hraf
unti
l the
y ca
n be
saf
ely
relo
cate
d. T
his
incl
udes
the
inst
alla
tion
of t-
wal
ls an
d ot
her m
easu
res
that
can
be
done
to m
ake
the
Cam
ps m
ore
secu
re. L
ast m
onth
I pr
esse
d Se
cret
ary
Kerr
y to
use
the
full
leve
rage
of t
he S
tate
Dep
artm
ent a
nd
the
Adm
inist
ratio
n to
pre
ss th
e Ira
qi g
over
nmen
t’s sw
ift a
ction
on
this
inst
alla
tion,
and
will
conti
nue
to d
o so
unti
l the
se re
siden
ts a
re su
ffici
ently
pro
tect
ed.”
92. C
ongr
essm
an P
oe: U
.S. m
ust e
nsur
e sa
fety
and
secu
rity
of Ir
ania
ns in
Cam
p Li
bert
y, Ir
aq
“Tod
ay, C
amp
Libe
rty
in Ir
aq o
nce
agai
n ca
me
unde
r att
ack
whe
n do
zens
of m
issile
s ra
ined
dow
n ov
er th
e ca
mp…
. Thi
s is t
he fo
urth
miss
ile a
ttack
on
Cam
p Li
bert
y in
201
3, y
et n
o on
e ha
s bee
n he
ld
acco
unta
ble.
“It i
s tim
e fo
r the
Uni
ted
Stat
es d
eman
d ac
tion
from
Prim
e M
inist
er M
alik
i. W
e sh
ould
imm
edia
tely
fr
eeze
aid
to Ir
aq u
ntil h
e fin
ds a
nd p
unish
es th
e cr
imin
als r
espo
nsib
le fo
r the
se a
ttack
s. P
erha
ps th
e Ad
min
istra
tion
shou
ld sp
end
less
tim
e tr
ying
to a
ppea
se Ir
an a
nd m
ore
time
wor
king
to e
nsur
e th
e sa
fety
and
secu
rity
of th
e Ira
nian
free
dom
figh
ters
resid
ing
in C
amp
Libe
rty.”
Miss
ile A
ttack
- De
cem
ber 2
6, 2
013
Wor
ldw
ide
Reac
tion
Sen.
Men
ende
z:Th
ere
is an
urg
ent
need
to sp
eed
up th
e M
eK
rese
ttlem
ent e
ffort
outsi
de o
f Ira
q
Rep.
Poe
:U.
S. m
ust e
nsur
e sa
fety
and
secu
rity
of Ir
ania
ns in
C
amp
Liber
ty
Rep.
Ros
-Leh
tinen
: At
tack
und
ersc
ores
ne
ed fo
r ad
min
istra
tion
to p
ush
Iraqi
go
vern
men
t and
UN
to d
o m
ore
for
resid
ents’
pro
tect
ion
93. J
anua
ry 5
, 201
4 - U
.N. S
ecre
tary
-Gen
eral
Ban
Ki-m
oon
has n
amed
form
er D
eput
y U.
S. S
ecre
tary
of
Hom
elan
d Se
curit
y Ja
ne H
oll L
ute
as h
is sp
ecia
l adv
iser t
o he
lp w
ith th
e re
loca
tion
of a
gro
up o
f Ira
nian
diss
iden
ts in
Iraq
to n
ew c
ount
ries,
the
U.N
. sai
d on
Sun
day.
“Ms.
Hol
l Lut
e w
ill w
ork
with
a w
ide
rang
e of
stak
ehol
ders
, in
parti
cula
r Mem
ber S
tate
s, w
ith a
vie
w
to fa
cilit
ating
the
relo
catio
n of
resid
ents
of C
amp
Hurr
iya
outs
ide
of Ir
aq,”
the
U.N
. pre
ss o
ffice
said
in
a st
atem
ent.
Janu
ary
2014
Org
aniza
tion
of
Irani
an-A
mer
ican
Com
mun
ities
(O
IAC
) re
pres
ents
the
netw
ork
of m
ore
than
40
grou
ps,
socie
ties,
unio
ns, a
nd a
ssocia
tions
of I
rani
an-A
mer
icans
thro
ugho
ut th
e U
nite
s Sta
tes.
OIA
C a
dvoc
ates
dem
ocra
tic ch
ange
in Ir
an a
nd
upho
lds t
he ri
ch h
erita
ge o
f the
Iran
ian cu
lture
.
Flee
ing f
rom
the b
arba
ric th
eocr
acy i
n th
eir h
omela
nd, I
rani
an-
Amer
icans
have
succ
essfu
lly es
tabl
ished
them
selve
s in t
he U
nite
d St
ates
, enj
oyin
g pro
fessio
nal,
scien
tific,
and
finan
cial p
rosp
erity
. Ira
nian
-Am
erica
ns h
ave
bene
fited
from
long
held
virt
ues t
hat
have
bee
n en
abler
s of
their
suc
cess
in A
mer
ica a
nd m
otiva
te
their
cont
inue
d in
tere
st in
their
hom
eland
’s di
spos
ition
.
Ove
r a h
undr
ed ye
ars a
go, I
rani
ans o
rche
strat
ed w
hat u
ltim
ately
de
velo
ped
into
a co
nstit
utio
nal r
evol
utio
n. Th
e lat
ter p
rovid
ed
for
the
begi
nnin
g of
a d
emoc
ratic
fram
ewor
k, m
ore
equa
lity
for w
omen
, and
nat
iona
l sov
ereig
nty.
In 1
953,
Iran
ian p
eopl
e ag
ain r
ebell
ed a
gain
st fo
reig
n in
terv
entio
n an
d co
rrupt
ion
thro
ugh
dem
ocra
tic e
lectio
ns,
leade
rship
of
form
er P
rime
Min
ister
Moh
amm
ad M
ossa
degh
, and
a de
moc
ratic
ally e
lecte
d pa
rliam
ent.
Som
e 30
yea
rs lat
er, w
ith t
he 1
979
revo
lutio
n,
the
peop
le of
Iran
onc
e m
ore
rejec
ted
dict
ator
ship
– th
is wa
s a
dem
ocra
ticall
y in
spire
d re
volu
tion
that
was
unf
ortu
nate
ly
hijac
ked
by th
e cur
rent
cler
ical d
ictat
ors i
n Ira
n.
Embr
acin
g an
d str
uggli
ng fo
r dem
ocra
cy is
ther
efore
a na
tura
l ph
enom
enon
for
all
Irani
ans.
Irani
an p
eopl
e an
d Ira
nian
-Am
erica
n ali
ke d
eepl
y co
vet d
emoc
ratic
valu
es. W
e ha
ve lo
ng
supp
orte
d se
para
tion
of r
eligi
on f
rom
sta
te;
socie
tal
choi
ce
thro
ugh d
emoc
ratic
elec
tions
; res
pect
for h
uman
righ
ts; fr
eedo
m
of r
eligi
on a
nd a
ssem
bly;
and
the
U.N
. cha
rter.
Acco
rdin
gly,
activ
ism fo
r fre
edom
and
dem
ocra
cy in
Iran
has
bee
n a c
entra
l co
mpo
nent
of o
ur co
mm
unity
’s lif
e in
exile
.
We
foste
r co
llabo
ratio
n wi
th
all
Irani
an-A
mer
icans
an
d co
ncer
ned
citize
ns a
cros
s the
cou
ntry
to a
dvan
ce th
e un
iversa
l rig
hts
of m
an, i
nclu
ding
bas
ic re
spec
t fo
r hu
man
rig
hts
and
the
rule
of la
w. In
this
cont
ext,
we c
ente
r our
effo
rts o
n 2
key
prin
ciples
:
In se
ekin
g an
alte
rnat
ive to
the r
eligi
ous f
ascis
m n
ow en
gulfi
ng
Iran
and
the
regi
on, w
e ba
ck a
pol
itica
l/soc
ial p
latfo
rm t
hat
allow
s for
self-
dete
rmin
atio
n th
roug
h de
moc
ratic
elec
tions
by
& fo
r the
peo
ple o
f Ira
n.
No
versi
on, f
orm
, or f
actio
n of
the
curre
nt re
gim
e re
pres
ents
the I
rani
an p
eopl
e or t
heir
dem
ocra
tic as
pira
tions
. The c
urre
nt
regi
me m
ust t
here
fore
be r
eplac
ed in
its e
ntire
ty: b
y th
e peo
ple
of Ir
an an
d th
eir o
rgan
ized
resis
tanc
e.
Abou
t Us
Supp
ortin
g th
e th
ird o
ptio
n fo
r a
dem
ocra
tic, s
ecul
ar a
nd
non-
nucl
ear r
epub
lic in
Iran
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