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The Case for Regime Change in Iran

Denying Tehran e Bomb

Louis J. Freeh Rudy Giuliani Sen. John McCain Rep. Ed Royce Howard Dean Hugh Shelton Tom Ridge

A SPONSORED REPORT PREPARED BY THE WASHINGTON TIMES ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT Left to right: James Woolsey, Phillip Crowley, Wesley Martin, George Casey, James Conway, Kenneth Blackwell, Michael Mukasey, John Bolton, Louis Freeh, Tom Ridge, Thomas Cantwell, Howard Dean, Rudy Giuliani, Hugh Shelton, Elaine Chao, Marc Ginsberg, Ed Rendell, Chuck Wald, Francis Townsend, Lincoln Bloomfield Jr., Bill Richardson, Raymond Tanter, Robert Torricelli, and Linda Chavez. Credit: Moussa Mohebbi Major U.S. figures join call for regime change in Tehran Paris event showcases bipartisan American support for Iranian dissidents

By The Washington Times day when the mullahs will not be choosing change” in Tehran. She blamed Washington the world.” the candidates.” and other Western governments for stand- Former New York City Mayor Rudolph He said the nuclear negotiations with ing in the way by legitimizing the regime W. Giuliani went further. Appearing on Tens of thousands of Iranian opposition Iran distract from what should be a Western of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stage Saturday afternoon, he slammed the exiles gathered in France last weekend for policy backing the Iranian government’s through the pursuit of a nuclear deal. Obama administration for pursing a nuclear an annual rally demanding regime change overthrow. “Through their policy of appeasement deal with Iran and ignoring the calls for in Iran and condemning President Obama’s The left-wing, secular umbrella organi- and giving concessions to the regime, West- regime change. push to sign a nuclear accord with the Is- zation includes more than 300 opposition ern governments have served as an obstacle “We’re told there is no alternative,” Mr. tm en t lamic republic. groups peppered across 24 nations, mem- to the regime’s overthrow,” she said. “In the Giuliani said. “Wake up. How many people ar The gathering was led by the Iranian bers say. It sided with other revolutionary absence of Western assistance, this regime are here today — 100,000, 110,000?” exile organization, the National Council groups in overthrowing the U.S.-backed would have fallen by now.” Former Democratic National Committee of Resistance of Iran, and drew dozens of Shah of Iran in 1979, but broke with Islamist Ms. Rajavi’s anti-regime proclamations Chairman Howard Dean, who has attended

o cacy de p current and former officials from the U.S., forces under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini have long appealed to neoconservative the rally for the past several years, told The Europe and the Middle East who joined in in the years after the shah was overthrown. Republicans as well as to some hawkish Times that he was there Saturday because the call for Iran’s Shiite Islamist government Leaders said the group has since renounced Democrats in Washington. of concern over the fate of MEK “dissidents to be overthrown. in Ashraf and Camp Liberty.” Among the more high-profile figures “I feel that when the United States makes was Senate Armed Services Committee a commitment, they have to keep it. And the Chairman John McCain, Arizona Republi- U.S. has not kept our commitments to the can, who told the massive crowd in a pre- 2,400 people that are still in Ashraf,” said Mr. recorded video message that “the Iranian Dean. “In fact, we have barely lifted a finger.” regime [is] the true epicenter of Islamic Some at the rally said they had deep extremism in the world.” personal ties to Camp Ashraf. Fahali Lafzya, Despite participating in nuclear negotia- 58, said her daughter was stuck at the camp tions with Western powers, Iran’s leadership and died after Iraqi authorities refused to n T im es adv t he Washi n gto ared by “continues to fund terror and incite chaos let her leave to treat an illness. and in its campaign for domination in the Ms. Lafzya also decried the government

t Pre p vacuum of American withdrawal,” the 2008 of Iran. “There are so many executions and Republican presidential nominee told the torture in Iran,” she said. “At least there is gathering. PHOTO BY LYNN DYKSTRA, FOCUSED IMAGES someone here to raise the flag and gather Event organizers said more than 100,000 violence. Saturday’s rally drew leaders from across people, to back us, because the regime kills supporters were on hand, with hundreds On Saturday in Villepinte, France, hun- the West who support the dissident groups. and tortures.” of buses ferrying in activists from across dreds of supporters waved blue flags embla- Former French Foreign Minister Ber- Former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, who N TIM ES ASH I N GTO France and beyond to fill a fairground and zoned with NCRI’s leader Maryam Rajavi’s nard Kouchner was there, as were former was also in attendance, said the “main goal convention center in the town of Villepinte, photo and chanted her name as she took the CIA Director James Woolsey, American here is to make sure that this very important T HE W A S PO NS O RED re po r

| just north of Paris. stage dressed in a blue outfit and headscarf. power lawyer Alan Dershowitz and a host issue stays on the radar of our political lead- Several U.S. lawmakers were there in A large screen behind her broadcast the of others. ers, especially [President Obama].” person. Among them was Rep. Dana Rohra- slogans: “Regime Change in Iran” and “We Like Mr. McCain, Rep. Edward R. Royce, “I don’t propose or pretend to forecast bacher, California Republican, who drew can and we must.” California Republican and chairman of the what the government [will be] in Iran after large cheers by declaring that he wanted “Look at today’s Iran. Do you see any House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Eliot the current regime is replaced — and they to “remind the brutal mullahs in Iran that Iranians not longing for change? All of them L. Engel of New York, the ranking Democrat will be replaced either by a popular upris- their day is coming, and it will come soon.” feel the same pain and demand for change,” on the committee, recorded video messages ing or external factors or collapsing on the “I see a day coming when thugs riding she told the crowd, asserting that her orga- expressing their support for the rally. weight of their own activities,” Mr. Freeh motorcycles will not beat people up in the nization stands for “freedom, democracy House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, said in an interview. “What I do propose streets in order to silence them in Iran,” Mr. and equality.” California Democrat, penned a letter of is a fair and open process of choosing the

Thursday • June 18 2015 Thursday Rohrabacher said. “I see a day when women Ahead of Saturday’s rally, Ms. Rajavi said support calling the group “a vital part of our successor to this regime. If it’s to be the asking for rights will no longer be thrown in an interview with The Washington Times shared efforts to support democracy, human MEK that’s fine. If it’s to be another group, 2 in jail and beaten and raped in Iran. I see a that the “circumstances are ripe for regime rights and justice in Iran and throughout that’s fine too.” Iran is the true epicenter of the world’s radical Islamic extremism in Tehran and the people who are across the region. It’s up to the forces still in Iraq. under attack in Camp Liberty. of freedom to stop them. We must My friends, the world has never The American people have always lead from the front, not from be- been in more turmoil than it is today. stood up for those fighting for free- hind. We must see the evil for what This is a great challenge of our time. dom and human dignity around the it is and marshal our resources and Together, we must unite to fight the world, and that’s why the American the resolve needed to defeat it. And spread of radical Islamic extremism people stand with you at this time. most of all, we must stand strong and the unspeakable violence and Your cause is our cause, and your fight with our friends. Today our friends oppression it brings. And we must is our fight. and comrades at Camp Liberty are prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear Today we live in a world in crisis. under attack despite the promises of weapon and free the Iranian people Across the Middle East, Iran is setting protection in return for laying down from its brutal regime. The American fire to sectarian tensions in Iraq, Syria, their arms. We know those at Camp people will stand with you in this Lebanon, Yemen and beyond, killing Liberty are in danger, and the Obama fight. I thank you for your courage and thousands and driving millions from administration is taking far too long to commitment to this vital cause. their homes. relocate them to safety. By Sen. John McCain The Iranian regime, the true I can assure you of one thing: I Mr. McCain, a former prisoner of Chairman of the Senate Armed epicenter of radical Islamic extrem- will do everything in my power as the war in Vietnam, is the senior U.S. Services Committee ism in the world, continues to fund chairman of the Senate Armed Ser- senator from Arizona and the 2008 terror and incite chaos in its campaign vices Committee to pass legislation Republican presidential nominee. I’m very proud to be with you for for domination in the vacuum of the to uphold our pledge to the people of These remarks were adapted from this remarkable and inspiring display American withdrawal. Camp Liberty. We must expedite their a videotaped message he delivered of Iranian unity against the terror and ISIS is growing in strength, spread- resettlement to more secure locations to the June 13 gathering in Paris. violence and extremism of the regime ing radical Islam’s ideology of hate and ensure their safety while they are

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Last year we worked together to en- The fact is, Iran is interested in matter what, the safety and security sure that protective walls were installed, working with us only to the extent that of the MEK members at Camp Liberty sandbags were delivered and security it protects its interests in pursuing its must continue to be a priority. For that, remained a top priority. Now we must regional hegemonic goals. we stand in solidarity today. not lose sight of the most important challenge: making certain that the MEK residents are safely resettled outside Iraq. This must include a willingness on the part of the United States to dem- onstrate leadership and accept MEK residents into our own country. I call on Iraqi officials to do every- ashington T imes A d thing in their power to prevent further attacks and to work cooperatively with the U.N., the United States and host na- By Sen. Robert Menendez tions to assist in a safe, secure and rapid resettlement process.

This year we join in solidarity once I also want to acknowledge the THE WASHINGTON TIMES

again to remember the deadly rocket important role played by the MEK v attacks on Camp Liberty in 2013 and leadership in exposing the duplicity o c a to demand that the people in Camp of the regime in Tehran, and now the D epartmentcy Liberty live in safety and security. No important work you are doing to raise longer the targets of terrorist acts. No awareness of Iran’s nuclear program longer the victims of violence. No lon- and covert cooperation. ger left unprotected. We all know who ultimately holds I have called on the government power in Iran and who makes decisions. | of Iraq, the United Nations and the Iran’s leadership has deliberately Thursday • June 18 2015 U.S. government again and again to armed and trained Iraqi Shia militias to Associated Press do more to ensure the safety of Camp bleed U.S. forces in Iraq. Iran’s leader- MEK residents at Camp Liberty in Iraq Liberty residents and to commit to ship is backing a dictator in Syria drop- expediting a resettlement process for ping barrel bombs on his own people the dissidents so that they can live and and a rebel movement in Yemen that That said, the situation in Iraq at Mr. Menendez is a U.S. senator represent- prosper outside of Iraq. I am heartened until recently refused to consider any the moment is so dangerous that we ing New Jersey and previously served that foreign governments, U.S. officials, political process that could end the civil are concerned that we are going from a as the ranking Democrat on the Senate U.N. representatives and Iraqi leaders strife and human suffering. weak Iraq to a collapsed state that will Foreign Relations Committee. These re- recognize the tremendous importance Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism, be a safe haven for violent extremists. marks were adapted from a videotaped that I, along with many others, place on and this will not change regardless of Let us hope and pray that, God willing, message to the June 13 gathering in Paris. the safety and security of the people of what happens at the negotiating table in that does not happen. I have made clear Camp Liberty. Vienna. to U.S. administration officials that, no 3 Congress must not let a bad Iran nuclear deal compromise U.S. national security

And 367 members of Congress are on chants of “Death to America,” led by the on this critical verification step. And the record stating that such a deal must last supreme leader, were still fresh when administration cannot turn a blind eye for multiple decades and include full he asserted that Tehran wouldn’t allow to the regime’s destabilizing role in the disclosure of the regime’s past efforts international inspectors access to its region for propping up Bashar Assad in to build a nuclear weapon, a dramatic military facilities. The deputy head of Syria, supporting the overthrow of the reduction in the number of centrifuges, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Corps U.S. partner in Yemen, and supplying as well as intrusive inspections and veri- reiterated they will not be even permit- rockets to Hamas and Hezbollah. The fication measures. Unfortunately, what ted to inspect the most normal military IRGC is behind much of the turmoil that we have seen of the current framework site. we see in the region. appears to meet none of these essential The administration has shrugged off Just last week, the House passed the conditions. such comments as domestic spin, but Hezbollah Financing Prevention Act of Even President Barack Obama him- more and more the regime is claiming 2015 that targets the terrorist organiza- self conceives that the regime’s breakout that these facilities are off limits. An- tion’s diverse financial network and requires the U.S. government to focus on Hezbollah’s global logistics network By Rep. Ed Royce The White House vigorously opposed the bill, and its transnational organized criminal Chairman of the House Foreign enterprises, including its drug smuggling precisely because it didn’t want the scrutiny. operations. Affairs Committee Congress has repeatedly made clear that an With your help, we will continue to No issue is more important to the acceptable agreement must stop the regime press the administration to ensure that House Foreign Affairs Committee than we do not get a bad deal. And we will preventing the ayatollah from acquiring from developing or acquiring a nuclear weapon. continue to confront Islamic extremism a nuclear weapon. This month, Congress That’s a pretty straight forward bottom line. throughout the region. passed the Iran Nuclear Agreement As Maryam Rajavi noted in her Review Act. Congress will be instru- capabilities will dramatically increase as other key piece of verification includes recent appearance before Rep. Ted Poe’s mental in pushing back against a bad the terms of the agreement expire. In an the regime coming clean on its past subcommittee, Islamic extremism in all deal that compromises U.S. national NPR interview on April 6, the president bomb work that your organization was instances poses a threat to U.S. national security interests, but we can’t if it isn’t stated that what is more relevant, as a key in unearthing. That elementary step security. tm en t clear what is in the agreement. This bill more relevant fear would be, that in year still has not happened despite its long- Finally, Congress has been at the ar requires that the president give all the 13, 14, 15 they have advanced centrifuges overdue commitment to international forefront of efforts to ensure that the details to Congress and the public so we that enrich uranium fairly rapidly. At that inspectors to do so. The IAEA remains residents of Camp Liberty are protected can debate and judge any agreement on point, the breakout times would have concerned about signs of the regime’s and treated with respect and dignity and

o cacy de p its merits. shrunk down to zero. military-related activities, including ultimately taken out of harm’s way. The White House vigorously opposed In announcing its outlines, Mr. designing a nuclear payload for missiles. the bill, precisely because it didn’t want Obama declared that this agreement is The ayatollahs haven’t even begun to ad- Mr. Royce is a Republican House mem- the scrutiny. Congress has repeatedly based on unprecedented verification. dress these concerns. ber serving California. These remarks made clear that an acceptable agreement However, all of the essential elements Last fall, over 350 members wrote to were adapted from a videotaped mes- must stop the regime from developing of this inspection regime still need to the secretary of state expressing deep sage to the June 13 gathering in Paris. or acquiring a nuclear weapon. That’s be negotiated. The ink wasn’t even dry concerns about the lack of cooperation, a pretty straightforward bottom line. on this month’s announcement, and the yet the framework agreement is vague

n T im es adv t he Washi n gto ared by Good people should be good allies to one another

t Pre p The problem, unfortunately, is for than to let the Iranian people decide many years there has been a govern- So I want to congratulate what kind of government they want ment in Iran that denies to its citizens all of you at this gathering and who can serve in that government. the basic freedoms that we in the This is not a matter of anyone trying to United States know and love and who are fighting for impose anything on the Iranian people. take for granted: freedom of democ- freedom, for the people Quite the opposite. We want the N TIM ES ASH I N GTO racy, freedom of speaking your mind, of Iran, who are fighting Iranian people to have the freedom to freedom of free political system. None do what they feel is best for them and T HE W A S PO NS O RED re po r for freedom for the nation

| of those, unfortunately, exists today not be repressed by a government that in Iran, and we know that the Iranian of Iran. And I want you to denies them of the basic freedoms and government unfortunately has been the know you have the support basic tenants of life. leading supporter of terrorist organiza- of the United States of tion throughout the world. Mr. Engel is a House member rep- The Iranian people deserve better. America that fights for resenting New York and the rank- Iran and the United States should be freedom wherever we can ing Democrat on the Foreign Affairs By Rep. Elliot Engel natural allies in the region, but instead Committee. These remarks were this has not been the case since 1979. of Iran. And I want you to know you adapted from a videotaped message The Iranian people and the Ameri- So I want to congratulate all of you have the support of the United States to the June 13 gathering in Paris.

Thursday • June 18 2015 Thursday can people are good friends and should at this gathering who are fighting for of America, which fights for freedom be good allies. People to people, we freedom, for the people of Iran, who wherever we can. 4 have no quarrel with the Iranian people. are fighting for freedom for the nation And I would like nothing better It’s time for America to keep its promises to the Iranian opposition

because America did not keep its prom- They have spread terror all over the party are proud of our country and proud ises. If America wants to be great first, we world, not just in the Middle East, and we of the role that we have played in trying should keep our promises. should not enable terrorism. I guarantee to increase human rights across the globe. I would be remiss if I didn’t say one you that the Revolutionary Guard will get We have not always been perfect, but we little political thing: I want to thank their hands on a big piece of that $150 bil- have always believed that it was part of Hillary Clinton when she was secretary lion when sanctions end, and Americans our mission as a nation to improve human of state for removing the MEK from the will die as a result. So we should under no rights for all people, including those who

PHOTO BY Moussa Mohebbi terrorist list. Now that was going to hap- circumstances end the sanctions until we are not American. I would have liked it By Howard Dean pen because of the courts, but she did are satisfied that the mullahs are keeping if our government had raised the issue the right thing when confronted with the their word, which they have never done of human rights with the mullahs, the sec- I wish our government back home facts and she overcame the pro-Iranian in the past. ond-worst after the North Korean regime could see the speech that Madame Rajavi rump in the State Department. We are not going to spend $150 billion on the face of the Earth, in the way they just gave so they would understand that Secondly, I have not spoken out about enabling terrorists if we don’t get them to treat and torture and murder their own it’s not the MEK that should have been on how I feel about this treaty or this agree- give up their capacity, which means that people. And we did not say a word. I do the terrorist list; it’s the Iranian mullahs ment that may or may not come up, and I any agreement must completely eliminate not know how America sleeps with itself who should have been on the terrorist list. am not going to give a final verdict today. the possibility of the mullahs possessing if we cannot stand up for everybody’s So, I’m here for two reasons. The first But there are some observations I’d like the atomic bomb. And any agreement human rights. Human rights are not a is the reason I’ve been here every year for to make about the negotiations. I am for must allow full and complete and verifi- matter of convenience. They must not be five or six years, and that is that I think negotiations, even with your enemies, able inspection in any facility contained traded away to murderous regimes for that if a government and a country wants because you have to talk to your enemies, in Iran. And if those conditions are not any purpose. to lead in a positive direction they have and talking is better than war. But I am met, I cannot support an agreement. We to have moral force on their side. And not for negotiations that give the mullahs must not have an agreement for an agree- Mr. Dean is a doctor and former gov- the only way the United States can have $150 billion to spend spreading terrorism, ment’s sake. A bad agreement does not ernor of Vermont who sought the moral force on its side is that we keep our not just to all the places that have been contribute to anybody’s legacy; it makes Democratic nomination for president word. And there are approximately 2,400 mentioned before, but, for example, blow- their legacy worse. in 2008. The above is adapted and Iranian dissidents in what amounts to a ing up the Jewish center in Argentina and I am going to conclude the way I excerpted from remarks he deliv-

prison camp near the Baghdad airport killing innocent people. started. I think all Americans of every ered at the June 13 rally in Paris. A SPONSORED report P repared by T he W A nuclear Iran is an existential threat to U.S. allies in the Middle East For the past 19 years, my principal The world must challenge the Iranian Rajavi for her advocacy of democracy, focus has been on preventing a nuclear regime’s intensified support for terror- human rights and women’s rights in Iran. Iran. ism across the Middle East — including I want to commend the MEK for the Syria, Yemen and extremist militias in Mr. Sherman is a House member rep- critical role it played in exposing Iran’s Iraq. resenting California and the ranking nuclear weapons program. I remain committed to ensuring that Democrat on the Foreign Affairs subcom- The current Iranian regime is not Iran never gets a nuclear weapon and mittee on terrorism, nonproliferation ashington T imes A d only an existential threat to U.S. allies in ends its support for terror, regardless of and trade. The above was adapted and the Middle East, but also a defiant prolif- the outcome of the nuclear negotiations. excerpted from videotaped remarks By Rep. Brad Sherman erator of terrorism and extremism. I also want to commend Madam presented at the June 13 event in Paris. THE WASHINGTON TIMES v o c

The Democratic alternative for Iran is you a cy D epartmentcy and moderate? [Crowd: No!] Very good. there’s going to be change in Iran, here’s was so big they almost didn’t let me in. I want to just say to you, I’ve been what the regime might think about doing. And I say that because it’s important to coming here for five years. The rallies First, they should stop helping Hezbol- recognize a movement that is growing — get bigger. Not only are there Iranians lah. It should stop helping Hamas. It a movement that is an alternative. here, but there are Asians, Africans, Latin should stop helping the regime in Syria. So let us pray, and let us hope, and let | Americans. You know why? Because It should stop harassing and attacking us work together to continue the struggle Thursday • June 18 2015 everybody has joined you to seek change Israel. It should free political prisoners. to bring democracy and human rights to in Iran. And I’m very proud to be with a It should free the American Marine. It the great civilization that you represent. group of important leaders — men and should free the American journalist and Not the current regime, the great civiliza- women, mayors, governors, congress- all political prisoners. That would be a tion of Iran.

PHOTO BY Moussa Mohebbi men, senators, business leaders, distin- start. guished academics, lawyers — represent- I want to conclude with this. Do you Mr. Richardson, a Democrat, is a for- By Bill Richardson ing America. know where the democratic alternative mer governor and congressman from I have three questions. One, will there This movement is growing, and I is? It is right here. It is you. It is democ- New Mexico, a former U.S. ambas- be change in Iran? [Crowd: Yes!] Number want to also say to you in answer to the racy. It is the people of Iran that you sador to the United Nations and a for- two, is there a democratic alternative question about the Iranian regime being represent. So I’m proud to be with my mer U.S. energy secretary. The above opposition? [Crowd: Yes!] Number three, moderate, this regime has tortured and colleagues. I’m proud to be with you with was adapted and excerpted from his is the current Iranian regime reasonable repressed its people for too long a time. If this huge crowd. This crowd, the security speech at the June 13 rally in Paris. 5 The Iranian people want regime change, not appeasement

By Maryam Rajavi recognizing their organized resistance, which is striving for freedom. President-elect of the National You are gravely mistaken in thinking Council of Resistance of Iran that there is no other solution. There is a solution for ending the mullahs’ nuclear The following remarks were made by Mrs. Rajavi weapons program: regime change by the at a June 13 rally in Villepinte, France, near Paris. Iranian people and resistance.

We have come here to convey to the Failures of the regime’s world the voice and message of Iran’s supreme leader rightful owners, the Iranian people. The regime’s grave situation reveals Amid an unrelenting uproar over itself in Khamenei’s failures and in the the Iranian regime’s ominous nuclear erosion of his power and authority. program and three inhumane wars in the Khamenei has failed to unify ranks region, we have come to say that those among the ruling clique. His acquies- who are currently claiming to speak on cence to Rouhani’s presidency is a reflec- behalf of Iran are in fact the enemies of tion of that failure. Iran and all Iranians. At the root of such political impo- The people of Iran want neither tence, however, were neither interna- nuclear weapons nor meddling in Iraq, tional sanctions nor the economic crisis. Syria or Yemen, and they do not accept The most important reason for it was the despotism, torture and shackles. uprisings and the resistance waged by The people of Iran are the tens of you, the Iranian people. millions of enraged teachers, students, PHOTO BY Moussa Mohebbi Today, the regime’s supreme leader nurses and workers who demand free- venders are the rumblings of a volcano why the Geneva Accord destabilized the and its president have faced off, bashing dom, democracy, jobs and better lives. on the verge of eruption. regime while the subsequent Lausanne one another on a daily basis. They say: First, the velayat-e faqih re- Look at today’s Iran. Do you see any Agreement accelerated that trend. The power struggle has reached the tm en t gime has reached the end of the line. And Iranian who is not discontented or does Unlike his predecessor Khomeini, tipping point. Rafsanjani has openly ar second, the only way to end the viola- not yearn for change? who “drank from the chalice of poison” called for dividing up the powers and tions of human rights in Iran, the nuclear The 15 million deprived and destitute by accepting a cease-fire that ended the authorities of the supreme leader. For impasse, the crises in the region, and the citizens languishing in shantytowns in Iran-Iraq War in 1988, Khamenei could the first time, a rival faction has taken

o cacy de p confrontation with ISIS and terrorism, the suburbs, the 10 to 15 million young not agree to a comprehensive deal with hold against Khamenei in the Assembly is to topple the caliph of regression and people who cannot find jobs and the mil- the P5+1. He says, “I neither agree nor of Experts. The pro-Khamenei faction terrorism in Iran. lions of families feeling the heavy burden disagree.” This simply means that his is burdened by profound divisions and of high prices all feel the same pain, and regime is at an impasse. ruptures. As a result, the axis that was Fundamental change a they all demand a fundamental change. The same circumstances dominate the meant to preserve the regime in times of popular demand So, I am speaking to you, my beloved atmosphere for the final comprehensive tension and turmoil is itself crumbling. Look at Iran as it has risen up today. countrymen and women across the agreement. Whether or not Khamenei Indeed, the ruling theocracy has rot- It is seething with anger and rage despite nation. agrees to it, the regime cannot escape the ted at its core. All indications point to the nearly 1,800 executions during Hassan The resistance you wage, your strug- prospects of being overthrown. end of this decaying regime. Rouhani’s tenure: gle and your solidarity can withstand any ⦁ The recent uprising in Mahabad other force. Dismantling the regime’s bomb- Mullahs trapped in three wars and the protests in Sanandaj, Sardasht, Stand up to the ruling regime and making infrastructure Today, the clerical regime has found Saqqez and Marivan reflect the courage create 1,000 bastions of rebellion, 1,000 Unfortunately, Western governments, itself trapped in three regional wars, in n T im es adv t he Washi n gto ared by and upheaval of Iranian Kurds in the face Ashrafs, in Iran. the United States in particular, violated all of which it can neither advance nor of crime and injustice. Yes, the time has come when your U.N. Security Council resolutions and retreat. The bubblelike expansion of the

t Pre p ⦁ Successive demonstrations by teach- protests would spur major uprisings. And offered major concessions, thrusting the ruling theocracy has put it in a perilous ers in all the provinces echo the cries of the army of rebellion and liberation will regime closer to the bomb. predicament. those who have been ignored and have be the harbinger of Iran’s freedom for the Therefore, I must remind Western In Syria, what the mullahs built is now risen up to demand the right to life whole world to see. governments that the Iranian people and teetering because it was erected on and the right to freedom. resistance will not accept any agreement quicksand. Although the clerical regime ⦁ The daily strikes and sit-ins by Failure of the nuclear strategy that does not dismantle the regime’s has spent billions of dollars annually to N TIM ES ASH I N GTO workers reveal the pain of starving fami- The nuclear program that was one bomb-making infrastructure. prop up Bashar Assad, today the Syrian lies nationwide. of the velayat-e faqih regime’s means of Therefore, U.N. Security Council reso- dictator is gasping for air. T HE W A S PO NS O RED re po r

| ⦁ Dozens of armed clashes involving projecting power for the past quarter- lutions must be implemented fully. I hope that on victory day, Khamenei young Baluchis, Kurds and Arabs lay bare century has now become a source of the Uranium enrichment must be halted is hauled alongside Assad to the Interna- the fury of a people in chains and denied mullahs’ weakness and impasse. completely. tional Criminal Court for the slaughter of all means of protest. Why did Khamenei acquiesce to the All suspect sites, military or other- of 300,000 Syrian men, women and ⦁ Hundreds of hunger strikes and Geneva Accord despite being only two to wise, must be inspected. children, among other crimes. protests by political prisoners are a testa- three months away from nuclear weap- And the regime must provide answers In Iraq, the clerical regime has lost its ment to the perseverance of a nation that ons capability? regarding the military dimensions of puppet government of Nouri al-Maliki. has brought the mullahs to their knees, The answer is simple: because he its nuclear project and make its nuclear This is the beginning of the regime’s de- even in their own torture chambers. feared the eruption of another major experts available for IAEA questioning. mise not only in Iraq but also throughout ⦁ The sit-ins of the mothers of uprising, because his nuclear strategy has If Western leaders do not want a the region.

Thursday • June 18 2015 Thursday prisoners on death row, the protests run aground, and because in the words of nuclear-armed fundamentalist regime, Although the regime continues to of Gonabadi and Ahl-e Haq dervishes, his foreign minister, the regime’s strategic stop appeasing it. Do not bargain over the 6 and the suffering of impoverished street capacity has been eroded. This explains Iranian people’s human rights and start » see RAJAVI | E7 infiltration is rooted out across the regime’s presidential elections in 2013, And now, our resistance — with a R A JAV I region. Khamenei ordered a rocket attack on galaxy of fallen heroes and heroines — From page E6 Indeed, the ultimate solution is to Camp Liberty. And two years ago, when has arisen to ensure freedom of choice evict the Iranian regime from the entire he decided to sign the nuclear accord, for each and every one of our fellow commit genocide against the Sunnis region and to topple the caliph of regres- he ordered that Ashraf residents be Iranians. by the Quds Force that meddles in Iraq sion and terrorism ruling Iran. massacred. We have rejected the ruling tyranni- under the pretext of fighting ISIS, these The mullahs’ real aim is to annihilate cal regime. We have rejected a religion efforts will ultimately prove futile and An organized movement the residents of Liberty or force their based on compulsion and misogyny, and will not make up for the regime’s losses. When social conditions are ripe for surrender to the regime. This explains we have rejected the constitution of the And in Yemen, Khamenei sought change, there is no element more vital why the regime is even hindering their velayat-e faqih. to take over the country to gain the than the existence of an organized op- relocation out of Iraq. upper hand during the nuclear talks and position movement. This explains why On the other hand, by repeatedly Our constitution respects freedom, amid the regional crisis. This, however, the mullahs fear and attempt to destroy violating international treaties and reneg- democracy and equality motivated the largest regional coalition the People’s Mujahedeen (PMOI/MEK) ing on their written obligations toward Our constitution has not been drafted against Tehran. and the National Council of Resistance the Ashrafis, the U.S. and the U.N. have in by the Assembly of Experts, which is a of Iran (NCRI). The mullahs have always practice sided with the religious fascism collection of criminals. Today, it remains considered the PMOI’s presence in Iraq ruling Iran. engraved in the hearts of each and every as an existential threat because the PMOI I once again call on the U.S. and the Iranian. Tomorrow, it will be drafted by is spearheading the fight against religious U.N. to take urgent action to protect elected representatives of the Iranian fascism. During the 1980s’ Iran-Iraq War, Camp Liberty residents and to put an people in a constituent assembly. the PMOI and the NCRI hoisted the end to the medical and logistical siege on This constitution is founded on a free, banner of peace in diametric opposition the camp and its prisonlike conditions. tolerant and progressive republic. It rests to Khomeini’s persistence on prolonging the war. The PMOI formed the National Lib- eration Army. The PMOI and the NCRI foiled nefarious conspiracies of the Iranian re- gime and its appeasers, and nullified the PHOTO BY Moussa Mohebbi unjust terrorist label by scoring victories The day Bashar Assad is toppled or in more than 20 courts in the United when the regime’s forces are defeated in States, Canada, the United Kingdom and

Iraq or in Yemen, the regime’s entire for- elsewhere in Europe. A SPONSORED report P repared by T he W tification in the Middle East will collapse. The PMOI and the National Council The regime lacks the capability to make of Resistance discredited and terminated advances in these three theaters of war the 15-year-long case launched by the and conflict. French judiciary. They upheld the Iranian At the same time, if it chooses to PHOTO BY Moussa Mohebbi retreat, it will implode. So, this is an impasse that also attests to the certainty of the overthrow of the velayat-e faqih regime. The imperative of evicting the regime from other regional countries Today, policymakers both in the West and in the Arab world stress that ISIS and Bashar Assad are two sides of the ashington T imes A d same coin. Let me add to that by saying that the caliph in Tehran is the godfather of both of them. The fact is that ISIS emerged out PHOTO BY Moussa Mohebbi of the atrocities perpetrated by Bashar In addition to three dozens current and former U.S. officials, Mrs. Rajavi was joined at the Iran Freedom Rally with

Assad and Maliki on orders from the world leaders from France, Britain, Canada, Italy, Germany and many Middle Eastern countries. Among the luminaries were: former THE WASHINGTON TIMES

clerical regime. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, former British Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, former Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi v I therefore call upon Western govern- and former French Defense, Foreign and Interior Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie. o c a ments to refrain from siding with the D epartmentcy Tehran regime. In Iraq, do not collaborate with the people’s right for regime change. Our constitution defends freedom, on pluralism, separation of religion and regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Ending prisonlike conditions and lift- democracy and equality state, women’s equality and the active Corps or the so-called Shiite militias who ing the siege in Camp Liberty We are determined to build a free and and equal participation of women in are a hundred times more dangerous Over the past three decades, the democratic society. political leadership. | than the other henchmen. mullahs have endeavored more than A century ago, the Mujahedeen of the We believe in equal rights for all eth- Thursday • June 18 2015 The solution in Iraq is to evict the anything else to annihilate this move- Constitutional Movement sought to real- nic and religious minorities and a society mullahs’ forces, to empower Sunni ment. Their efforts include thousands of ize “justice, freedom, equality and unity.” devoid of torture and executions. power-sharing and to arm the Sunni conspiracies and churning out allega- Afterward, the great nationalist leader of Indeed, with our hope and faith in tribes. tions, particularly against the resistance’s Iran, Mohammad Mossadeq, rose up and freedom, we have waged a persistent The solution in Syria is to evict the leader Massoud Rajavi. They also fired proclaimed, “The goal is to facilitate the struggle for a half-century and against Iranian regime’s forces and to support 1,000 missiles at PMOI and National participation of people in all respects and two dictatorships. And we will continue the people of Syria in overthrowing Liberation Army bases in 2000. We all to empower them to run the country’s this struggle with even greater hope and Assad’s dictatorship. recall that in an attempt to crack down affairs.” determination until freedom and democ- The solution in Yemen is to stand on the June 2009 uprisings, the regime Subsequently, the Fedayeen and the racy reign supreme in Iran. up to Tehran, as the Arab coalition has first attacked Camp Ashraf. PMOI and other vanguard activists already begun to do. This course of ac- Similarly, the morning after the defeat opened the path to overthrowing the tion must be sustained until the regime’s of his preferred candidate during the Shah’s dictatorship. 7 Inside the Iran Freedom Day Rally June 13, 2015 | Villepinte, France tm en t ar o cacy de p n T im es adv t he Washi n gto ared by t Pre p N TIM ES ASH I N GTO T HE W A S PO NS O RED re po r

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8 Photo Credit: Lynn Dykstra, Focused Images and Moussa Mohebbi America must unequivocally demand a non-nuclear Iran

By Rudy Giuliani when those people remain in Liberty in fear for their lives, they have a piece of The ayatollah must go. Gone. He and paper signed by an official of the United Rouhani and Ahmadinejad and all the States promising them asylum in the rest of them should be put on trial for United States. Each and every day, that crimes against humanity for the thou- promise is being broken by my country. sands and hundreds of thousands of I am embarrassed, I am ashamed and I’m people they have killed, and it is about here to apologize. And I’m also here to time we stop ignoring it. say that we will do everything we can, Where is our decency? Where is our everything within our power to make morality? We have allowed this for years good on that promise. and years and years, thousands of people To the people of Camp Liberty, you killed, hundreds of thousands of Iranians bear the biggest burden here. It’s com- slaughtered, more being slaughtered ing. Please have hope. We are working today than before. American soldiers very, very hard to liberate you. You killed by the Quds Force. For how much are working very, very hard to create a longer are we going to allow this? A situation that gets world attention. You country and an ayatollah who dedicates are conducting yourselves with dignity, himself to the destruction of one of our with strength, with patriotism. You show strongest allies, the state of Israel, who us what the future of Iran can be, the almost every week says destruction to PHOTO BY Moussa Mohebbi character of the people of Iran. Not these the state of Israel. him? movement, all of you and all of the peo- mullahs, not these ayatollahs, not these I say destruction to the ayatollah. We unequivocally support a non-nu- ple inside Iran that you know better than dictators. You show us the character of Where are our principles? Where clear Iran. Now what does a non-nuclear I do who yearn for what all human be- the people of Iran. And we will elect a are our values? What happened to the Iran mean? It doesn’t mean two months ings yearn for: freedom, respect, dignity, president, and I will guarantee you when America that supports democracy? What away from being able to have a nuclear an ability to live with the religion of their the ayatollah falls, he’s going to fall the happened to the America that supports missile. It doesn’t mean one year away choice, and a country that respects the way the Berlin Wall fell. He’s going to fall freedom? What happened to the America from having a nuclear missile. It doesn’t rights of women. How could you make the way the Soviet Union fell. It’s going that intervenes when horrible killings are mean an Iran that will become a nuclear that point more clear than by having a to happen like this. And then we will be

occurring, like in Syria, where 200,000 power in 10 years. What it means is, woman who is running this organization? able to go to Tehran and have a free and A SPONSORED report P repared by T he W people are slaughtered and we draw red Iran should have no, none, zero nuclear So as I have told you on many occa- democratic Iran, and you will be able to lines and like cowards step back. capacity because the regime in Iran can’t sions, I am extremely embarrassed. I am pursue your dreams and the great legacy That’s not my America. That’s not be trusted with it. You do not put weap- humiliated by the fact that my country of your country. their America. That’s not what our ons of mass destruction in the hands of a has broken its promise to your people fathers and grandfathers fought for when psychopathic, homicidal murderer. who are now in the concentration camp Mr. Giuliani is a former mayor of New they fought for freedom in Europe twice, I hear this all the time: “There is no called Liberty. What a horrible name for York City and a 2008 Republican candi- when they pursued the Cold War to alternative. We have to make this agree- it, Liberty. A concentration camp, a kill- date for president. The above are excerpts liberate Eastern Europe from commu- ment. There is no alternative.” ing field and another broken promise to from the speech he gave in Paris on June nism. It was an America you could count Wake up. How many people are here us, not just to you, but to us and to many 13 in which he summarized the senti- on. When Solidarity arose in Poland, like today? A hundred thousand? A hundred of the people that you see up here. A ments of a bipartisan letter from Ameri- your movement a few years ago in Iran, and ten thousand? How often have you promise made to us in Paris three years cans calling for regime change in Iran. our president then supported Solidarity. come here? There is an alternative. ago. They lied to us. They broke their Where is Ronald Reagan when we need Maryam Rajavi, the National Resistance promise to us, just like every single day ashington T imes A d The Iranian regime’s blatant record of war crimes By Alan Dershowitz But they are exempt from justice are so many people who can serve with

because Iran is not a member of the distinction on such an international THE WASHINGTON TIMES

As a professor of criminal law for International Criminal Court. Instead tribunal. v half a century, I can attest to you that of being indicted for their massive The world must be made aware of o c a the current leaders of Iran are the crimes, they are being rewarded by the the crimes of this regime and of the D epartmentcy worst international war criminals of lifting of sanctions in exchange for hol- criminals who now run the wonderful the 21st century. They and their surro- low promises of postponement of their country of Iran. Knowledge is power. gates have murdered. They have blood nuclear weapons ambitions. Ignorance of evil is complicit in evil. on their hands of thousands, hundreds The time has come — indeed it is The world must know as a prerequisite of thousands of innocent men, women long past — for justice. I propose the for ending the criminality which is the | and children, from Iran to Iraq to Syria convening of an international tribunal current Iranian leadership. Thursday • June 18 2015 to Yemen to Lebanon to Argentina to of respected scholars, former prosecu- We who know have a duty to teach. Israel. tors and former judges to investigate I will not stop teaching and speak- They are guilty of the war crime of and to report on the international ing out against this injustice until inciting genocide. They have hanged crimes of these international criminals. the criminals who now run Iran are gays, dissidents, Jews and Christians Such a group could be chaired, for brought to justice. for who they are and what they believe. example, by the former chief prosecu- Any reasonable prosecutor with juris- tor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Dershowitz is one of America’s diction over their massive crimes and (Louisa Campo), or it could be chaired premier criminal defense lawyers and a who acts on the principle of the worst by former Canadian Minister of Justice longtime scholar at Harvard University. first would immediately haul these Irwin Cotler, or by the person we leaders in front of an international heard tonight, the former attorney gen- court. PHOTO BY Moussa Mohebbi eral of England, Lord Goldsmith. There 9 A plan to liberate Iran and establish the rule of law, end the the emergence of more open political a presidential “red line,” a U.N.-brokered nightmare of fundamentalist Islamic systems in nearby countries that could transition process and the united stance dictatorship by once again separat- revive the democratic forces behind the of Arab League governments insisting on ing church and state, protect property Persian Spring of 2009. his departure. It has supplied military- rights, promote equal opportunity and Iran shares responsibility for the rise grade weapons to Hezbollah, a Leba- environmental protections and, last but of ISIS. This phenomenon was cynically nese non-state actor with the blood of certainly not least, it would seek a non- American diplomats and Marines on its nuclear Iran, free of weapons of mass hands. It has supported and led sectarian destruction. The United States should militias in Iraq assaulting Sunni villages The idea that Washington should be maintaining a vibrant and towns. It has provided long-range PHOTO BY LYNN DYKSTRA, FOCUSED IMAGES continue in 2015 to disregard a world- and constant dialogue rockets to Hamas in Gaza to be aimed By Louis J. Freeh wide group of Iranians promoting such at population centers in Israel, destabi- a platform is indefensible. The United with the National Council lizing efforts at a negotiated two-state Maryam Rajavi’s steadfast message, States should be maintaining a vibrant of Resistance of Iran. solution. And it has supplied arms, ex- to political and religious leaders around and constant dialogue with the National plosives and funds to an insurgent group the world over a period of many years, is Council of Resistance of Iran. fostered by Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in Yemen that has driven out foreign a 10-point plan for the future of Iran that It is by now beyond dispute that the and then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki embassies, including our own, seized would resolve Iran’s most dangerous and regime in Tehran is fomenting instability in Iraq to divert the focus from their own power and provoked a new regional destabilizing challenges. and conflict throughout the region, most divisive sectarian actions, supported by military conflict. The plan would restore political notably in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Iran, about which we have repeatedly legitimacy through universal suffrage, Iraq. Its campaign to undermine stabil- warned in previous years. Mr. Freeh is former director of the FBI. guarantee rights for all citizens and ity was launched because the regime Iran’s regime has sustained a leader The above are comments he made June particularly women and minorities, sought to enhance its influence through- in Damascus guilty of major war crimes 13 at the event in Paris as he read ex- end the cruel excesses of the judiciary out the region and because it feared against his own people and in defiance of cerpts from the New Policy Initiative. America’s moral responsibility to those trapped at Camp Liberty tm en t ar

By Tom Ridge You know, in recent years all of us With a very long history of serv- have come to know Mrs. Rajavi and the

o cacy de p ing the American people in the U.S. NCRI, and we know the resistance far national interest, we stand together better than many in Washington who today to call for a new approach of our believe the NCRI should be kept at arm’s country’s policy toward Iran and Iranian length for one reason or other. opposition. The initiative we publicly We call today as well for immedi- announce today is an independent initia- ate pressure by our government on the tive motivated by our concerns for the government of Iraq — which, I might U.S. national security as well as justice add, depends on the government of the and opportunity for millions of Arab and United States military and financial aid Persian citizens whose futures are being — to end the systematic torment of the shaped by current events and unending MEK members still in Iraq that has thus suffering of Iranian people who have far resulted in 142 deaths. And let me just been deprived of their fundamental remind the world, over 100 of them were

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t Pre p We are also deeply concerned about simply denied treatment to health care. the safety and security of approximately We call on Iran to end the consistent 2,500 Iranian opposition members Photo by Moussa Mohebbi denial of livable health, sanitary and trapped, and I say trapped, in Camp nutrition conditions. The cessation of Liberty in Iraq whom our government, harassment should be followed immedi- through our military, pledged in writ- We also believe it would better serve our country’s ately by their physical removal from Iraq N TIM ES ASH I N GTO ing to protect their safety while being interest to pay closer attention to the human to countries in which Iranian opposition sponsored for relocation by the U.N. members are already leading productive T HE W

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| They remain a moral obligation for the lives. And we say to the administration United States of America, arising not understanding of the true nature of the our country’s interest to pay closer at- of the U.S., that includes the United only from the written guarantee but also regime in Iran, a subject of which many tention to the human rights and aspira- States of America. from invaluable intelligence, including of our colleagues in Washington seem tions of the Iranian people. critical information about Iran’s nuclear uncertain. So, all of us on the stage and thou- Mr. Ridge is a former secretary of the program, provided by the opposition While we share the goals of end- sands of Americans back home today U.S. Homeland Security Department members. ing Iran’s nuclear weapons activities call for an end to the misguided posi- and a former governor and congress- Our country’s failure to uphold its through diplomacy, if such an outcome tion of those in Washington who seek man from Pennsylvania. The above solemn promises to these defenseless can be negotiated, we believe it is a to isolate, exclude or otherwise ignore was adapted from remarks while read- men and women is inexcusable, and mistake for Iran’s actions in Syria, Iraq, Iran’s largest, most established and ing from the New Policy Initiative, a

Thursday • June 18 2015 Thursday it is a byproduct of our government’s Yemen and elsewhere to be overlooked, best-organized political opposition, the plan endorsed by 38 former U. S. of- misreading of the Iranian regime’s minimized, excused or even welcomed. National Council of Resistance of Iran, ficials at the June 13 event in Paris. 10 intentions. We are united in our We also believe it would better serve led by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi. More American support for regime change and the Iranian opposition

Joseph Lieberman, former U.S. to get to a free and peaceful Iran, I am Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, it’s hard to senator and 2000 Democratic impressed and motivated. This dicta- be optimistic. It’s hard to see hope. Much nominee for vice president: torship in the end will not stand. The of this is the work of Iran. But then we “Let me go back to Thomas Paine, the people of Iran will not allow it to stand. come to this building, to this gathering, great American patriot at the time of the You are on the winning side of history. to this debate, to this image and there is American Revolution. A small band of You will form the free democratic, safe reason to hope. This is why change in Americans going up against the mighty government of the future.” the Middle East is inevitable. Intimida- British Empire — who would have tion can defer for a time, but power with- Former U.S. Labor Secretary out the consent of the people is simply Elaine Chao: not sustainable.... The people of Iran will “The aspirations of Iranian women and hear the message that we are providing girls who have borne the brunt of the today. They know what they lack a real current regime’s most repressive policies choice. They know what they want a real must be heard. You know, in the last choice. We know what the people of 50 years women from civilized nations around the world have experienced a revolution in educational and economic Photo by Moussa Mohebbi opportunity. More women than ever of them, should cooperate with PMOI before have obtained an education, and NCRI and eventually bring about enter the work force, making significant regime change. That is the only way contributions to their family and also that Iran’s neighbors — Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Gaza — can live in peace, and the only way that the rest of the

world can live in peace is if you rather A SPONSORED report P repared by T he W than they are in control. OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PHOTO thought that they could succeed? And Excerpt of a New Policy Initiative Thomas Paine said to his fellow Ameri- read by former U.S. homeland can patriots: We have it within our hands, security adviser Frances Townsend: within our capacity, to change the world “Ultimately, the core of our ap- to begin the world again. And, in fact, proach is to side with the 80 million they did. I have the same feeling about Iranian people and their desire, along OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PHOTO the resistance to the regime in Iran. You with people everywhere, for freedom Iran deserve a real choice. ... Change is have been an extraordinary leader, Mrs. and popular sovereignty based on coming to the Middle East. Change will Rajavi. You have tremendous support democratic principles. Engaging with come to Iran.” from people inside Iran and outside. And hopefully you will have increasing sup- Ret. Army Col. Wes Martin, port from the governments in the world, a former senior anti-terrorism/force Photo by Moussa Mohebbi including the United States, because you protection officer in Iraq: ashington T imes A d are in every sense our friends, our part- society. But there are daunting chal- “I thank you for allowing me to be ners for freedom and peace.” lenges confronting women and girls in here today. I especially thank the resi- Iran today. Legal codes limit and control dents of Camp Liberty for allowing me Former House Speaker almost every aspect of women’s lives to serve at their side at Camp Ashraf. Newt Gingrich: from how they dress to whom they can We’re in the fight together, we’re in the

“I’ve found every time I’ve been able marry to their ability to make a living fight together on the deserts of Diyala THE WASHINGTON TIMES to come to Paris, to listen to the strong outside the home. But ultimately these Province, we’re in the fight together v reports of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, to see regressive forces will not succeed. The today. We’re going to say in this fight.” o c a what people around the world are doing advancement of women in society is D epartmentcy one of the most powerful developments sweeping the world today. And if history teaches us anything it is that no regime, however repressive or brutal, can stand against fundamental reforms forever.” Photo by Lynn Dykstra, Focused Images | the democratic opposition has been Thursday • June 18 2015 Former Attorney General the missing piece of U.S. policy for Michael Mukasey: many years under both Republican and “There has been little outreach by Democratic leadership.” the world, little outreach by the free world, to the Iranian opposition. There P.J. Crowley, former should be such outreach. Whatever Undersecretary of State: support can be given to the Iranian “When we look at the region, the Middle opposition will help to undermine that East today, the tragedies unfolding in regime and will give it something to do Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, thousands at home instead of looking for adven- killed, millions displaced, and the burden tures abroad. … Our governments, all that is being placed on countries like Photo by Moussa Mohebbi OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PHOTO 11 We must avoid a ‘diplomatic Waterloo’ with Iran

By John Bolton baseline declaration of Iran’s nuclear capability, there’s no inspection of the This year, much of Europe — al- baseline that doesn’t exist. The agree- though not France — will commemo- ment doesn’t cover the ayatollahs’ rate the 100th anniversary of the Battle ballistic missile program. It doesn’t of Waterloo. This decisive moment in deal with their weaponization efforts. history ended the Napoleonic era and It doesn’t provide for adequate inspec- effectively ended centuries of French tions after the agreement is signed, any domination of Western European time, any place, at all suspect sites. politics. This regime has been lying for 35 It is possible to have a diplomatic years. Who in his right mind thinks Waterloo. It is possible for a great they’re going to change their behavior power to make political mistakes that now over such a critical priority? The have consequences over time as deadly fact is, this deal will legitimize the mul- as a defeat in battle. And that is what lahs’ enrichment program. It will give the United States of America is on the them a “peaceful program” that will verge of doing. easily be converted into weapons. The ayatollahs have never been And, I fear, it has already launched closer to their 30-year-plus objective of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East getting deliverable nuclear weapons. that ensures Saudi Arabia and Egypt They are clearly intent on getting an and Turkey will also get nuclear weap- agreement with the five permanent ons. The people of Iran fundamentally members of the Security Council and understand that nuclear weapons in Germany that will lock in that achieve- the hands of the ayatollahs does not ment. This is despite the fact there’s make them more secure, does not make simply no evidence that the people of the region or the world more secure. It Iran want the ayatollahs to have nuclear makes it far more dangerous, especially weapons. for them, because of the onward prolif- The idea that this is a matter of pride eration consequences. for the Iranian citizens is propaganda That’s why this diplomacy is leading from the regime. The NCRI platform to a political Waterloo. It won’t simply tm en t has long made it clear that in a demo- be an Iran with nuclear weapons. It will ar cratic Iran there would be no nuclear be three or four other countries in the weapons, no weapons of mass destruc- region with nuclear weapons. It will tion. The MEK over time has done more mean the effective end of the nuclear

o cacy de p to make the world aware of the clandes- Non-Proliferation Treaty. It will tell ev- tine nuclear weapons program of the erybody else in the world who aspires ayatollahs than anyone else. Photo by Moussa Mohebbi to nuclear weapons that with a little There’s simply no evidence that the time and a little energy, you too can mullahs have made a strategic decision have nuclear weapons. to give up nuclear weapons. Indeed, all It is possible for a great power to make political Now, there’s not much that we can of the evidence is to the contrary. The mistakes that have consequences over time as do under present circumstances other fact is that negotiations and sanctions deadly as a defeat in battle. And that is what the than to urge everybody who can to sign have not slowed down the nuclear United States of America is on the verge of doing. on to the notion that the real solution weapons program at all. Nor have they to the ayatollahs’ nuclear weapons pro- slowed down Iran’s offensive behavior, gram is to get rid of the ayatollahs. its aid to the Taliban, its aid to Hamas, aggressive attitude on the part of the happens if on June 30 or thereafter, just its aid to Hezbollah, its aid to the Assad ayatollahs even before they get nuclear days after that Waterloo anniversary, Mr. Bolton is a former U.S. ambassador

n T im es adv t he Washi n gto ared by regime, its aid to the Huti in Yemen, weapons. the United States and others sign an to the United Nations. The above was its aid to the Baghdad government. It is critical that the world un- agreement with Iran. This agreement excerpted and adapted from remarks

t Pre p All of this is evidence of a belligerent derstand the consequences of what is fundamentally flawed. There’s no he gave June 13 at the event in Paris.

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| By James Woolsey well as the outside world. We need war. And the control of the types of to stop that. nuclear weapons and the program We do not have, in my judgment, If we cannot bring about a change that the mullahs are engaged in, as a reasonable chance of persuad- of regime through the brave opera- far as I am concerned, are worse ing the ayatollahs to agree with us tions of those in this room and their than war. on any sensible approach toward friends and allies in Iran and else- nuclear weapons. where, the only way to keep Iran and Mr. Woolsey is a former director The agreement that is being the mullahs themselves from having of the Central Intelligence Agency. negotiated is worse than worthless, this kind of horrible power is war. I The above was adapted and ex- and will only add to the impetus be- do not welcome it. I do not urge it. I cerpted from remarks he gave at

Thursday • June 18 2015 Thursday hind moving toward more and more do not wish it. the June 13 conference in Paris. nuclearization of the Middle East as But some things are worse than 12 Photo by Moussa Mohebbi I see a day when Iran rejoins the nations of free people

By Rep. Dana Rohrabacher

Lovers of liberty, I salute you. I see a day coming when thugs riding motorcycles will not beat up peace- ful people in the streets in order to silence them in Iran. I see a day when no longer will women asking for their rights be thrown into jail, beaten, raped and murdered in Iran. I see a day when elections will be held in Iran and the mullahs won’t be choosing the candi- dates. I see a day when Iran will rejoin the family of nations of free people. I see a day when the people of Camp Liberty will be welcomed home as heroes into a free Iran.

Lafayette and the French supporters who were given to us to help us during our revolution remind the American people that we owe a debt to others who helped

us win our freedom. A SPONSORED report P repared by T he W and fanatic belief in their own religion. Photo by Moussa Mohebbi Today, it is my honor to join you in Because Lafayette came at a time when who helped us win our freedom. It is When that day comes you can be reminding the corrupt and brutal mul- we were struggling for our liberty and our obligation to work with you who satisfied, like the Founding Fathers of lahs who control Iran today that their our independence, and he joined with struggle to promote freedom in your the United States were, that you have day is coming and it will come soon. the people of the United States and country, and I make that pledge to you done your part. I am proud to stand There are only two pictures on the helped us cast off the tyranny of the today that we in the United States Con- with you today. wall on the floor of the House of Rep- British monarchy. And today I say, La- gress will not be satisfied with negotia- resentatives of the U.S. Congress. One, fayette, I am here to join in that battle tions that leave brutal, corrupt tyrants Mr. Rohrabacher is a senior Republican of course, is of George Washington. with these brave people who struggle in power because of their aggressive House member representing California The other painting is a very prominent for liberty. and fanatic belief in their own religion. and chairman of the Foreign Affairs painting on the floor of the House of Lafayette and the French supporters We will not back away from your cause subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Marquis de Lafayette. Both were essen- who were given to us to help us during to join us as free democratic people emerging threats. The above is ex- ashington T imes A d tial to our founding, and over the years our revolution remind the American who have a right to express themselves cerpted and adapted from remarks he why has Congress honored Lafayette? people that we owe a debt to others and live in liberty and justice. delivered to the June 13 event in Paris. THE WASHINGTON TIMES v

Standing against the o c a Ayatollah, extremists and tyranny D epartmentcy

By Rep. Robert Pittenger are imprisoned today because they The Iranian people will see free- stand for truth. dom. They will see liberty. They will | I bring you greetings from the We, the American people, the Amer- see democracy, and I congratulate Thursday • June 18 2015 American people from the United ican Congress, will make sure that we you. I congratulate Madam Rajavi in States Congress. We stand with you have the final word on any agreement her leadership. Let us go forth looking in solidarity against three decades of concerning a nuclear agreement with to Him, who has given us all life and tyranny, against the ayatollah, against Iran. We stand against terrorism, we breath and liberty. Islamic extremists, against the harsh stand against the role that Iran is play- rule of tyranny, against stifling the ing to spread terrorism throughout the Mr. Pittenger is a Republican House freedom of the speech, against the world. We are your partner. We will member representing North Carolina harassment and the persecution, the be here for victory. We will be here and a member of the Committee on political decadence, against journalists, to make sure that the Iranian people Financial Services. The above was against women, against minorities of live in democracy. So today let us join adapted and excerpted from remarks all kinds. We stand against this, and we together in full commitment, in full he gave at the June 13 event in Paris. Photo by Moussa Mohebbi stand for you. We stand for those who spirit, that truth will prevail. 13 The Iranian regime remains a threat to liberty

By Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen affording them any due process of law. immediate steps to protect these resi- Iran also continues to use its murderous dents from future attacks and to safely The Iranian regime remains a threat proxies in Iraq to attack Camp Liberty relocate residents of Camp Liberty. to liberty, a threat to peace and a threat residents. I remain concerned that the to stability in the region. Iran contin- government of Iraq and the U.N. made Mrs. Ros-Lehtinen is a Republican ues to support terrorism, to suppress promises to Camp Liberty residents, but House member from Florida and chair- all forms of free expression, violates these promises have not been fulfilled. woman of the Foreign Affairs subcom- human rights and seeks to build nuclear Hundreds of protective walls have not mittee on the Middle East and North weapons that undermine the security of been installed, and many individuals at Africa. The above is adapted and ex- the United States and our allies in the Camp Liberty lack the necessary medi- cerpted from videotaped remarks she region. cal attention they desperately need. delivered at the June 13 event in Paris. Iran’s supposed moderate leader, In Washington, I will continue to Hassan Rouhani, has presided over a urge and pressure the State Depart- repressive regime that has executed ment and the administration to push the over 1,500 Iranians, frequently without Iraqi government and the U.N. to take

Time to free MEK members from their Iraqi prison camp

By Ed Rendell humanely as possible. That was over those citizens that we would protect two years ago, and only 200 people them, and it is clear we cannot protect tm en t I know many of you are frustrated have been moved out of the camp. them in Iraq, so we need to get them ar that 2,500 of your comrades are still As I was coming on a plane last out. We have a moral and legal obliga- in prison at Camp Liberty. We have night, I saw a news program which tion to get them out to Guam, or the been here many times and talked reminded me that 125,000 Vietnamese great country of Albania, which has

o cacy de p about getting them out to safety, and were taken out of Vietnam by Ameri- opened its arms to the first 200. We’ve nothing seems to change. But I want can troops and sent to Guam, where got to get them out of Iraq quickly. you to know that we are frustrated their personal safety was assured, too. Myself and many people behind while they were going through the im- Mr. Rendell is a former chairman of me, many of my colleagues, were part migration process. It took four months the Democratic National Commit- of persuading the people of Ashraf to to get 125,000 people out of Vietnam tee and former governor of Pennsyl- go to Liberty because we were told to safety in Guam. It should take four vania. The above was adapted and by the U.N. and U.S. that it would be weeks to get 2,500 members of MEK excerpted from remarks he deliv- a temporary transit camp and every- out of Iraq to personal safety. ered at the June 13 rally in Paris. one would be immigrated as fast and The U.S. promised each one of PHOTO BY Moussa Mohebbi

n T im es adv t he Washi n gto ared by Iran is a ticking time bomb that t Pre p must be disassembled by regime change

By Rep. Ted Poe dictatorship. for all who believe in freedom, and N TIM ES ASH I N GTO The United States is holding her leadership makes the tyrants in Your organization (the National nuclear weapons talks trying to make Iran tremble at night. In combating T HE W A S PO NS O RED re po r

| Council for the Resistance of Iran) is a a deal with Iran. A nuclear Iran is not Iran’s Islamic extremism, she said pillar for democratic change in a time only a threat to the Middle East but that the ultimate solution is regime of turmoil. to America as well. In my opinion, change, and I agree. Change must Human rights are nonexistent in any deal with Iran is going to be a bad happen by the Iranian people and the Iran, and there is no such thing as deal. On all fronts, Iran is a ticking resistance. freedom of the press, freedom of time bomb that must be disassembled. speech or freedom of religion. Iran Recently, my subcommittee held a Mr. Poe is a Republican House mem- is not a land of freedom; it’s a land hearing on ISIS and its radical Islamic ber representing Texas and chairman of oppression. Groups like the MEK belief. Madame Rajavi testified and of the Foreign Affairs subcommittee that have risen up in opposition have told the world how ISIS and Iran have on terrorism and nonproliferation.

Thursday • June 18 2015 Thursday seen this firsthand. You have been a lot in common, and I want to thank The above are adapted and ex- jailed, exiled, and some members her for outlining to the world the cerpted from videotaped remarks he 14 have been executed for protesting the threat of ISIS. She is a true inspiration gave at the June 13 event in Paris. A SPONSORED report P repared by T he W

Why Tehran must be denied a nuclear bomb

Retired Army Gen. Hugh Shelton, ex- pretext of fighting ISIS. was clear that the Iranian regime was Rajavi for her leadership. She is dem- chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Third, we should be more vigilant providing military training and lethal onstrating what I consider some of reading excerpts of the New Policy and vocal about the serious human equipment to the the top leadership in the world, which Initiative: rights abuses by the regime that con- Shia militias. This we’re very void of, and you have a We recommend the following … tinue inside Iran. Our policy on Iran’s was the major great leader. Number two, I commend initiatives to our government and to internal and external transgressions factor in inflaming all of you for your courage to stand up ashington T imes A d presidential candi- against universal international norms and sustaining the for freedom in your country. dates and prospec- can no longer be held hostage to the sectarian violence My three points tive candidates in nuclear issue. that wracked Iraq tonight that I will both parties, aimed in 2006 and 2007 give to our govern- at de-escalating Retired Gen. James Conway, former and continues to ment and continue

conflict throughout commandant of the Marine Corps: this day. This sup- to talk about for THE WASHINGTON TIMES Photo by Moussa Mohebbi the Middle East, in We could return to the sanctions. We port was provided the next year or so v part by recogniz- could exercise a policy of containment. by the Quds Force, the regime’s destabi- is number one, we o c a ing these realities, We could execute lizing arm, and it is directly responsible need to continue D epartmentcy standing for Ameri- military strikes. for the deaths of hundreds of coalition to protect, we need Photo by Moussa Mohebbi can principles and There is a fourth forces and thousands of Iraqis. I know to start protect- basic international norms, and opposing option. And that the Quds Force was involved because Photo by Moussa Mohebbi ing, our friends in the destructive role of Iran in the region. comes from the we caught them red-handed. We Camp Liberty and live up to our prom- First, on the nuclear issue, we sup- wellspring of hope captured six of them in a safe house in ises as a nation. It’s embarrassing we’re | port a peaceful solution if it can be that we have in this Baghdad with maps showing sectarian not doing that. Number two, we need Thursday • June 18 2015 achieved through diplomacy. However, room tonight. That population movements and records of to tell Iran you will not have a nuclear we strongly believe that such a solution option is change weapons shipments in and out of Iraq. weapon, period. There isn’t any alter- cannot be achieved by making conces- from within. My There can be no doubt that the Quds native, there isn’t any option, you’re sions to Iran, but rather by making clear Photo by Moussa Mohebbi observation is that Force is doing the same type of thing not going to have a nuclear weapon. that Iran will be denied any potential you have the leadership, you have the across the region today. I’m afraid they will, but if we don’t opportunity to obtain a nuclear bomb. resources, you have the determination have that message, they’re going to Second, Iran’s destructive role for regime change. You can and must Retired Air Force Gen. Chuck Wald, have a nuclear weapon and the mullahs throughout the region must be curbed make that happen. former deputy commander of the U.S. are going to be very, very emboldened. and deterred. Far from being part of European Command: Lastly, we need to get our friends and the solution, Iran is a major part of the Retired Gen. George Casey, former I have two things I want to say, and families and colleagues out of Camp problem. There should be no direct or chief of staff of the Army: then three simple messages. Number Liberty and get them in a free place. indirect cooperation with Iran under the For me, by the middle of 2006, it one, I want to commend Madame 15 tm en t ar o cacy de p n T im es adv t he Washi n gto ared by t Pre p N TIM ES ASH I N GTO T HE W A S PO NS O RED re po r

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