IRAN CONSIDERS WITHDRAWAL FROM NPT
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran is considering withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to prevent international inspections of Teheran's suspected nuclear weapons program.
A leading Iranian official has urged the ruling clergy to follow the steps of North Korea and withdraw from the NPT. The official said the NPT will be used by the United States to provide full access to inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to Iranian nuclear facilities.
"The best and reasonable solution for Iran is withdrawing from the NPT," Hossain Shariatmadari, editor of the Kayhan daily and a leading aide to Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, said.
Kayhan is regarded as the voice of Khamenei and the ruling clergy. Khamenei is said to have control over Iran's nuclear and other strategic programs.
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/july/07_14_1.htmlUS Senator, John Cornyn, affirms US support of Iranian Freedom Movement
SMCCDI (Information Service)
Jul 13, 2003
The famous and influent Senator "John Cornyn" (R-Texas) appreard, this evening, in a SMCCDI's event organized for the commemoration of the 4th anniversary of the 1999 Student Uprising in Iran. The meeting took place in the Texan city of Dallas and the Senator's speech was broadcasted, as well and in live, for another gathering organized by the Mouvement in the City of Houston (Texsa/USA).
In his speech, John Cornyn slammed the ruling Therocratic regime and affirmed the support of the Iranian secular forces by the US administration and many of the American legislators. Defending the famous "Iran Democracy Act" introduced by Senator Sam Brownback and co-sponsored by several US legislators, such as himself, he stated: "everyone outside Iran has heard the cry of Iranians for Freedom".
"It's our duty to come to the rescue of the Iranians seeking a peaceful transition to the regime of their choice and no one doubt about the issue of Free elections that must take place in this country" he emphasized.
Answering to the complilation of questions gathered from hundreds of participants in both Dallas and Houston meeting, he stated:" We will use of all diplomatic tools in order to ask from our allies to support the Iranians and nor an illegitimate regime".
The two meetings became highly mediatised as several US TV channels, such as, CBS, NBC and Warner made coverages of the event and interviewed the Senator and several of the SMCCDI's members. The footages were shown, this evening, in most Texan channels.
Several members of the Mouvement, such as Iman Nazem, Samira Gharagozloo, Alex Zarrabi and Aryo Pirouznia spoke in this evening gatherings and thanked the good hearted American people and their current administration for their support of the oppressed Iranian Nation.
Pirouznia who welcomed the Senator at the podium, stated:" Men of dignity and integrity, such as Mr. Cornyn, are here to state that our compatriots sacrifices are not in vain and that they're supported in their actions of seeking regime change in Iran. A regime change intending to replace the rule of Theocracy by Democracy and the darknesss of fanatism and terrorism by knowledge and peace".
"We look for the increase of pressures on the Islamic regime and its allies in order to favorise a smoother transition that will benefit not only the Iranians but especially the Free World. A transition that will avoid other tragedies, such as, those witnessed on September 11th in America." he added.
The full audio recording of the Senator's speech as well as the footages of the Tv interviews will be available, soon, on the Audio-video section of the SMCCDI's website.
http://www.daneshjoo.org/generalnews/article/publish/article_1136.shtmlIRAN CONSIDERS WITHDRAWAL FROM NPT If there was a "signal to the world" that Iran isn't ready to play fair with their own people or their neighbors, this is it. We already have one nuclear despot in the world, does the nearly impotent world community want to have a two? Each with missiles and weapons that can reach significant population centers without even being loaned out to deniable terrorist factions. This is the future that accomidation and inaction brings.
Support the students for they are the soldiers of the present. Think of the lives of the soldiers of the future they will save if they are sucessful.