Posted on 09/14/2004 11:00:19 PM PDT by kattracks
With his presidential campaign faltering, the last thing Sen. John Kerry needs is publicity linking him to a dubious lawsuit filed by one of his top financial backers that seems intended to silence a prominent Iranian pro-democracy organization. But unfortunately for the Democratic presidential nominee, that's what's coming his way.
Back in April, Hassan Nemazee, who has raised more than $100,000 for Mr. Kerry's campaign, filed a $10 million lawsuit in a Texas court charging the Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran (SMCCDI) and its coordinator, Aryo Pirouznia, with libeling him by suggesting he is a supporter of the Islamist regime in Iran. At the heart of the legal dispute is Mr. Nemazee's connection with groups such as the American-Iranian Council, an organization which has lobbied for a softer U.S. stance toward Iran. Now, according to Mr. Pirouznia, attorneys for Mr. Nemazee — who filed the suit nearly five months ago — want to delay depositions in the case until after the election because the publicity will hurt Mr. Kerry.[snip]
But Mr. Nemazee has attempted to do the impossible: defend Mr. Kerry's weak position on Iran. Earlier this year, he told Insight that Mr. Kerry was not calling for a resumption of relations with Iran. Mr. Nemazee offered this disingenuous spin several months after Mr. Kerry's Dec. 3 speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, in which he attacked the Bush administration for blocking a dialogue with Iran.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
The government of Iran is brutal and sympathetic to terrorists.
One well-connected Iranian-American has been a member of organizations urging the US to re-establish diplomatic ties with the Iranian Regime. This man is intimately involved at the very highest levels of American politics.
How well-connected is he to the "evil" regime in Tehran?
It's not just a matter of politics. Now it's a matter of law.
www.regimeinfluence.com
This site is dedicated to providing up-to-date information regarding the litigation currently taking place in Dallas, Texas, between Hassan Nemazee and Aryo B. Pirouznia and the Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran ("SMCCDI").
Mr. Nemazee sued the defendants for $10 million (US) for defamation allegedly stemming from the Movement's "Public Letter to Senator E.M. Kennedy."
Mr. Pirouznia and SMCCDI recently filed a counterclaim against Mr. Nemazee.
Will this hit the media,this is big against Kerry
BUMP
Bigger than Edwards' plan to sell nuclear fuel to Iran?
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