THE WASHINGTON TIMES Two senators warned Iraq on Thursday that it could face a sharp cut in aid if it continues to fail to protect unarmed Iranian dissidents after a deadly attack on a refugee camp north of Baghdad last month. Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat and chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign…
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Message to John Kerry
THE WASHINGTON TIMES From Capitol Hill to Brussels, supporters of the Iranian opposition are urging Secretary of State John F. Kerry to take action against Iraq for the massacre of 52 Iranian exiles by Iraqi gunmen. Thirty-four House members urged Mr. Kerry to cut funds for Iraq until Baghdad takes “clear and verifiable efforts” to…
UN must send peacekeepers to Camp Liberty, US representatives demand
The United Nations must send Blue Helmet peacekeepers to Iraq to protect Iranian dissidents in Camp Liberty from further deadly attacks, two leading US congressmen have demanded. Congressman Ted Poe and Congresswoman Dana Rohrabacher also called for the UN to secure the immediate release of seven hostages taken captive during the Camp Ashraf massacre in…
Congresswoman Chu: US must act to release Ashraf hostages and protect PMOI in Iraq
The United States must do everything in its power to ensure the return of the seven Camp Ashraf hostages, and honor its promise to protect all Iranian dissidents in Iraq, a leading Congresswoman has demanded. In a letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry, Judy Chu described the massacre of 52 Camp Ashraf residents…
Lawmaker from Humble seeks U.N. action for Iranian exiles
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE WASHINGTON – Texas GOP Rep. Ted Poe, a frequent critic of the United Nations, prepared a letter to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday asking the international organization to consider deploying blue helmeted U.N. peacekeepers to Iraq to prevent further attacks on Iranian exiles who had been promised protection by the…