Thousands of Iranian dissidents joined a rally organized by the Iranian
resistance in New York on Sept. 24th.
According to CBS news thousands rallied
near the United Nations Tuesday to protest Iranian regime's new president Hasan
Rouhani.
The demonstrators waving their red, white and green Iranian flags were joined by some high-profile politicians who said Rouhani’s recent talk of opening dialogue with the United States is merely a ruse.
They say Iran has to show it’s moving away from trying to build a nuclear weapon before the United States opens any negotiations.
“If Obama thinks that he’s shaking the hands of a moderate, he’s actually shaking some bloody hands,” demonstrator Amir Emadi said. “Rouhani does not represent the Iranian people.” he said. Amir's father was one of 52 people killed at a refugee camp in Iraq earlier this month at the behest of the Iranian regime's president.
The demonstrators waving their red, white and green Iranian flags were joined by some high-profile politicians who said Rouhani’s recent talk of opening dialogue with the United States is merely a ruse.
They say Iran has to show it’s moving away from trying to build a nuclear weapon before the United States opens any negotiations.
“If Obama thinks that he’s shaking the hands of a moderate, he’s actually shaking some bloody hands,” demonstrator Amir Emadi said. “Rouhani does not represent the Iranian people.” he said. Amir's father was one of 52 people killed at a refugee camp in Iraq earlier this month at the behest of the Iranian regime's president.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and ex-United Nations Ambassador John Bolton were among the speakers at Tuesday’s protest. “If we’re going to approach these negotiations with maturity and realism, we must recognize that the Iranian regime has taken us down this road before, and they fooled us before,” Giuliani said. “If we let them fool us again, then we are fools.”
President Obama addressed the assembly Tuesday morning. He said Rouhani’s words would have to be matched with actions. He said he’s tasked Secretary of State John Kerry with pursuing the prospect of a nuclear agreement with Iran.
Although there were no
one on one meeting with Obama and Rouhani, but at the last minute before
Rouhani leave New
York he
wanted Barak Obama to give him a call. The impetus for the call came from
Iranian officials, whom US officials said told them in New York on Friday morning that Rouhani wanted to speak to
Obama before leaving the United Nations General Assembly.
Friday's conversation took place when Rouhani was on his way to the airport in his official limousine, the Iranian side said.
Friday's conversation took place when Rouhani was on his way to the airport in his official limousine, the Iranian side said.
When Rouhani arrived in Iran, protesters greeted him with shoes and eggs,
according to different new agencies. The Bassiji protesters were chanting Down
to America and Israel. Rouhani's goal under the guidance of Rafsanjani is
to bring the rival factions within the Iranian regime together in order to
prevent the fall of system and showcase change. For the West the Nuclear
program is the main issue at the moment while the call for Iranian regime's
appalling human rights records in Iran is not heard. Simultaneous with participation of Rouhani
at the General Assembly
22 prisoners, including four women were executed in
cities of Iran. The number
of executions after sham election reaches 201.
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National Council of Resistance Sept. 29 said in a
statement that according to
information received, the seven Camp Ashraf residents taken hostage are being held
in Sharaf prison in Baghdad. The responsibility and control of this prison is with
Nouri Maliki’s son, Ahmed.
The seven including six women were taken hostage on September 1 when the Iraqi forces attacked Camp Ashraf and executed 52 members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
7 hostages are on hunger strike and with the order of Ahmad Maliki, have been
transferred to this prison so that no information can be leaked out of prison
and no one is informed about their presence. This prison is for those accused
of terrorism. This prison is supervised by the prime minister’s office in order
to hide its crimes. Maliki has put his son Ahmad Maliki, who is also his chief
of staff, in charge of this prison. He is particularly using this prison to get
rid of his opponent.The seven including six women were taken hostage on September 1 when the Iraqi forces attacked Camp Ashraf and executed 52 members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
Ahmad Maliki is in charge of special files, security apparatus and
prisons. He is fully in charge of the security of Green Zone and any entry and
exit to and from it. All entry cards to this area, even those of Cabinet
Ministers, are issued by Maliki’s son. The dossier of the hostages is with
Faleh Fayyaz. A number of terrorist Quds Force and Intelligence agents have
visited the hostages in coordination with Faleh Fayyaz. In addition to Maliki’s
henchmen and interrogators, torturers and officials of the Iranian Embassy and
MOIS and Quds Force agents are permitted to visit this prison, and the
Iranian Embassy has stationed a translator in the prison for this purpose.
Iranians around the world including
residents of Camp Liberty have joined the hunger Strike. Berlin, London, Ottawa, Geneva and Melbourne Australia since the deadly attack by Maliki's
special forces on unarmed residents of Camp Ashraf. Today is the 25th day of Hunger Strike
in Ottawa in front of the US embassy. The people on Hunger Strike
have vowed to continue with their protest until the 7 Ashraf hostages are
return to Camp Liberty and the UN Blue helmets are stationed
at the Camp for their protection as promised.
The NCRI said in another statement that the
Iraqi government and the Iranian regime in a coordinated Orchestra are feeding UN and other officials that
the hostages are not in Iraq. NCRI says that it has concrete evidence and
witnesses can testifies in court if their safety is guaranteed that the 7
hostages are in Iraq.