On behalf of thousands of
Iranian-Americans whose loved ones are in camps Ashraf and Liberty
in Iraq, the US Committee
for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR) strongly condemns the mounting pressure
exerted on the 3,200 Iranian dissidents in Iraq by UN Secretary-General's
Special Representative, Martin Kobler.
His actions and words have
only served the murderous regime in Iran and the Nuri al-Maliki government
in Iraq, which has been
doing the bidding of Tehran.
World
gathering in Paris-Villepinte on June 23, to support the Iranian resistance:
MEK must be de-listed, CampLiberty must be announced
as Refugee Camp and protected from clerical ploys.
The past three decades have
been the most turbulent in the Middle East. The
eye of the storm has been Iran.
The main element that can capsize the balance for Peace in the region is a
pro-democratic group (MEK), feared by Tehran.
The group has repeated one message all along its epic struggle against the
religious fascists in Iran: The only pathway for a
rational and practical solution for the Iranian crisis is a democratic change
brought about by the people and their organized resistance.
This call has been
echoed recently in a statement released by the International Committee In
Search of Justice, composed of 4000 Parliamentarians; the Bahrain Parliament and the Dutch Senate.
For years,
the resistance group has engaged its human, financial and organizational
resources in making this reality a fact for hallucinated pundits and policy
makers who have taken the credit for prolonging the regime’s rule for two more
decades. Despite their complicity in crimes committed by this regime, these
policy makers have failed to provide it with legitimacy and stability it should
gain from a public and popular vote.
The message has been
crystal clear: -It has been proven that a
viper will never give birth to a dove, meaning that this regime cannot be
reformed and the notion of moderation within the velayat-e faqih regime
[absolute clerical rule] is a mere myth. -It has been proven that no
alternatives can be found within the ruling theocracy and during an
endless cycle of eliminating its splinters and increasingly closing its ranks,
the regime is devouring its own factions, just as it has weakened;
Moussav;Rafsanjan;Khatami and even Ahmadinejad. -It has been proven that
this regime is demagogic and inhumane; that it cannot stay in power without
committing torture, execution and hangings; without war and export of crisis
and terrorism. - It has been proven that
it will not tolerate any submission to neutralizing its quest for the nuclear
arsenal and with the masterly sleight of hand will use every tactic to buy time
and complete its objective. Last year according to
participants, at least 90,000 people gathered in Villepinte-Paris,
France. The
gathering hosted a spectacular platform of unity in the presence of hundreds of
politicians and parliamentarians from Europe, America
and the Middle East. The declaration of support of 4000
parliamentarians’ majorities of 30 parliaments, 5000 mayors in Europe and 3000
religious emissaries from Europe and the United States were among the list of
achievements announced to the gathering..
This year the occasion is
on June 23 with a broader agenda to declare support for the Iranian Resistance
under the leadership of their charismatic leader Maryam Rajavi. It will be the most
glamorous and unique congregation of anti-fundamentalist, pro-democratic
elements worldwide. The grandeur of the
2011gathering was explained by Andrew card, White House Chief
of Staff (2001-2006) as a great reflection of support for the Iranian
Resistance (PMOI); “It is truly time
for the people all over the world who care about democracy to stand with the
Iranian people and the PMOI in the struggle for democracy.”
Henri Leclerc, prominent
European Attorney, Honorary President of the League of Human Rights highlighted
one major letdown in his speech ; “It was a disgrace
to treat those who fulfill their right to resist against a tyrannical regime as
terrorists. I would like to address President Obama from here and say: Yes, Mr.
Obama, for some time, you were an example of the American Dream for us here. We
believe that the people of the United
States are not complicit in crimes. But, you
cannot keep the residents of Ashraf on the terror list and thereby provide an
excuse for their deaths. They are the representatives and spokespersons for all
resistance activists everywhere. We must end labeling them as terrorists, and
we must support the Iranian people with all our might. It is with certainty
that they will attain their freedom.”
The Great Paris for Ashraf protection gathering will take place on June 23,2012, with presence of hundreds of lawmakers from 5 continents of the world. They will declared their support for the Iranian resistance MEK, and demand guaranteed security for Ashraf/Liberty residents by the UN,U.S and the EU. The plot to dis-engage the MEK in the peaceful relocation to third countries is at the behest of Tehran and cannot be tolerated under any pretext. Camp Liberty has been turned into a Prison under the noses of the US and UN representatives. they must not keep a blind eye to the torture and harassment inflicted by Iraqi paid agents on the residents.
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URGENT DEMANDS!
These are the legitimate demands of Camp Ashraf/Liberty residents that have been articulated in numerous letters to Mr. Kobler, Iraqi authorities and all relevant parties in the US and EU, were resent on May 27 to UN Secretary General with 1269 signatures of Ashraf residents:
-SRSG will not permit any interference of Iranian regime against its opponents in Camp Ashraf and Liberty.
-All the agreements and commitments related to the fifth convoy, mainly women, will be fulfilled by GOI (6 utility vehicles, 25 trucks to transfer their belongings, 6 special trailers and 3 vehicles of the paraplegic patients).
-All the provisions of SRSG letters, particularly about the police, 10 passenger cars for every convoy, a precise date for connection of Liberty to the city water network and power grid, construction, green area and plant trees will be guaranteed and implemented before any other move.
- Liberty legal status will be recognized as a refugee camp.
-UN guarantees selling all Ashraf moveable and immoveable assets or transferring moveable assets to another country/ or Iraqi Kurdistan;
- U.S. will inspect Camp Ashrafas soon as possible
• International gathering with presence of tens of thousands of Iranians and others in support of Camp Ashraf residents in Villepinte, near Paris, on Saturday, June 18
• Hundreds of prominent figures and dignitaries from five continents will participate
• Call for immediate protection of Ashraf residents and offer of a permanent solution for Ashraf to the UN, US and EU
The crisis in Camp Ashraf, where 3400 members of Iranian opposition are besieged, is deepening and attempts to find a solution have evolved into a pressing issue on both sides of Atlantic.
Therefore, in a massive international event in Paris on Saturday, June 18, to be attended by tens of thousands of Iranians, members of the US Congress, parliamentary delegations from various EU member states and Arab countries, and scores of senior officials in the Obama, Bush and Clinton administrations will call for urgent measures by the UN, US and EU to protect Ashraf residents.
Dozens of international dignitaries and former senior US officials will urge the US President, UN Secretary General and the EU High Representative to offer a long-term and peaceful solution to the Ashraf crisis, it was announced in a press briefing on the verge of this international event.
The participants, while calling for an end to any appeasement of Iran’s clerical regime, will ask for adoption of the policy of regime change vis-à-vis the clerical regime and recognition of the Iranian Resistance.
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Date & Time: Saturday, June 18, 2011, at 3:30 pm
Venue: Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord-Villepinte, 93420 Villepinte French Committee for Secular and Democratic Iran
Background information:
On April 8, on the orders of Prime Minister Nouri-al-Maliki and at the behest of the Iranian regime, Iraqi forces massacred Ashraf residents, who are protected persons under Fourth Geneva Convention, killing 35 residents, and wounding 350. Iraqi military forces are still inside Ashraf, with one-third of the camp currently under Iraqi military occupation.
The gathering on June 18 takes place eight years after the raid on the headquarters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran on June 17, 2003, in which 164 Iranian dissidents who are political refugees in France were arrested. Recently, the French judges officially annulled terror charges against officials and recognized that the PMOI (People’s Mujahedin of Iran) members are not terrorists but rather are members of a legitimate resistance. A majority of members of the French National Assembly recently signed a declaration recognizing the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
Activists working for the Great Gathering ?Iran..UK..Belgium..
