Posted on 04/06/2005 6:12:57 AM PDT by DoctorZIn
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An open letter submitted by the opposition inside Iran to the government of Iran and to the world leaders and media.
They have passed this letter to the US based Iranian oppostion group: Iran of Tomorrow Movement (IOTM) for distribution.March 30, 2005
To the Government of the Islamic Republic in Iran,
Seyyed Ali Khamenei
Office of the Supreme Leader
Keshvar Doost Ave.
Jomhouri Eslami St.
Tehran, Iran
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Arbitrative Expediency Council
Pasteur Ave.
Vali Asr St.
Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Khatami
Presidential Office
Pasteur Ave.
Tehran, Iran 13168-43311
We, the 70 million people of Iran, hereby joyfully and unequivocally declare that your time has come to an end, and we demand that you submit to the will of the Iranian people and peacefully surrender the power to its rightful owners, the people of Iran, immediately. We no longer consider you our legitimate government and hereby warn all foreign governments that all transactions, and contracts signed with this government after June 16, 2005, will be null and void.
We, the people of Iran, will no longer stand idle to witness the destruction of our country, a great civilization where the first declaration of Human Rights was created, yet where sadly, gross violations of our civil liberties happen everyday.
We, the people of Iran, have suffered indescribable horrors under your reign of terror. We have lost brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, friends and countrymen at your bloody hands. You have sold our pride, identity and honor and stolen what is rightfully ours. You have managed to recklessly tarnish our national pride, international prestige and have damaged our proud Persian civilization. You have lived up to your reputation as a totalitarian regime.
We were ravaged by a needless and brutal war; had our cities bombed, our livelihoods destroyed and generations of our budding youth slaughtered at your command. In addition to these human casualties, you have wrongly aligned us with thugs, terrorists and international outlaws who detest freedom and democracy.
Now, our youth wander without any hope in their lives, addicted to the poisons that are the fruits of your rule. Our daughters are beaten, abused and sold into slavery to nations who feed on our vulnerabilities. Most of our nation’s best minds and able bodies flee for fear of their lives, taking with them a part of our wealth, legacy and prosperity.
These are the things your “Glorious Revolution” has brought us: poverty, sickness, crime and hopelessness. You have destroyed the religion in whose name you act. You have destroyed the very fabric of our culture and motherland.
Yet this is not enough. Your pursuit of nuclear weapons and irresponsible foreign policy has pushed Iran to the brink of foreign intervention and potential military attacks which will result in massive loss of life. Your quest of nuclear technology, if it were for peaceful purposes, might have been acceptable to the Iranian citizens. However, during the last 26 years you have proven, beyond a shadow of doubt, that your government is not trustworthy. You have consistently deceived us and the other nations of the world. You have not only threatened our existence, but that of the world.
Yet you are our problem, our inner demon that we must face, and ultimately destroy. We will not stand for any assault on the land that gave us nourishment and life. We will not stand for the destruction of our homeland as foreign powers may attempt to put an end to your nuclear ambition. Your time has come to an end, and we are ready to embark on a new journey towards our true destiny. We are prepared to bring you down.
No longer will we stand idly by. The end of one of the most bloody, brutal and totalitarian regimes is OVER. You can choose your own destiny. We will give you what you never gave us, a chance to flee. Either you leave peacefully or you will face our wrath and judgment.
Your own meaningless and rigged elections will be your undoing. You have until the 16th of June, 2005 to return power to the people, and forever leave our beloved Iran. Should you be so unwise to stay, on the 17th day of June, the Election Day, we shall prepare for your demise as we stay at home, once again, to declare our solidarity. Beginning on June18th and every day thereafter, we shall strike like a furious flood to cleanse our nation from your filthy existence. We will come out in our millions to demolish your entirety with our will. We shall start national strikes, interrupt communication and transportation networks, seize the capital, government buildings and the banks and if you have been so foolish to stay behind, you will experience our rage. Retribution will be swift for those who stay behind and stand in our way.
History has proven time and again that people always prevail. We will recreate history as East Germans, Romanians, Yugoslavians, Georgians, Ukrainians, and Lebanese have done recently. We will assure that you fade into the annals of our beloved nation’s history like so many other invaders before you such as Alexander, the Arabs and the Mongols who could not conquer our spirit.
We, the people of Iran, shall confirm our solidarity in support of this Declaration. On the 10th of June, we shall convert the cities into ghost towns, as we will stay together at home with our lights turned off from 6:00 pm until midnight.
We have asked all governments of the world to support us by issuing formal declarations on the 10th of June. The world will endorse us fully; they will support those who fight against evil. All nations will abandon your dead regime and recognize that the future belongs to us, the true owners of the great nation of Iran.
We, the people of Iran, wherever we may be, have come together in favor of our national agenda. We have asked the exiled Iranians to come together and aid us to the utmost of their abilities to form a legitimate interim government, for the people, to replace your totalitarian regime with a democratic system after the 16th of June. We are coming together to defeat the Islamic Republic dictatorship, like we did under the banner of Kaveh to defeat the Tazi, and as we have always united to defeat those who so naively believed they could conquer us.
We have asked the Iran of Tomorrow Movement (IOTM) to devise and put into place a system for the registration of candidates for the Interim Government, and a voting system to be used by Iranians outside Iran to vote for the candidates. This secular Interim Government shall represent a cross section of our society, independent of political beliefs, and ready to assume all governmental functions by June 10th, 2005. We have full confidence in the formation of this Interim Government to provide a strong foundation for a democratic and secular government for our country.
The international community recognizes that the Islamic Republic is the pillar of international terrorism and nuclear weapons proliferation left standing. The removal of the Islamic Regime is the key to winning the War on Terror, and Iranian citizens are the key holders. We are allies of the world’s nations and a source of global stability. We can all come together in friendship, peace and mutual benefit.
The world recognizes that if governments continue to appease these madmen, as Hitler was appeased until he was too strong, it is they who will suffer like we have suffered in the last 26 years. It is they who will face nuclear terrorism in their homelands. There is only one path to peace. We, the 70 million Iranian people, hold the keys to the fate of this Islamic regime, and by extension much of the Middle East.
We, the people of Iran, are joined together as one voice, one fist, and one will. We, the 70 million people, will defeat our inner-evil. We will fulfill our dreams, together, as one.
We, the 70 million Iranians.
(This 70 Million Iranian People’s Declaration has been submitted by the opposition inside Iran to Iran of Tomorrow Movement (IOTM) for distribution to the world leaders and media. IOTM supports the struggle of the Iranian people towards freedom and secular democracy in Iran.)
- WorldNetDaily.com discusses why Iran must not be allowed nuclear weapons.
- Radio Free Europe reports widespread Iranian concern about financial and professional corruption is causing most prospective candidates to make promises.
- Iraqi border-guards Sunday reopened a main border checkpoint with Iran.
- The IRNA is reporting President Mohammad Khatami is going to attend funeral of the late Catholic Leader Pope John Paul II.
- The International Herald Tribune provides insight into the European attitude towards the US approach with Iran.
- Xinhuanet reveals that Iran had no concerns about security of its nuclear sites and did not seek security guarantees from the United States.
- The NY Times reports that Khatami believes "we are closer today to a resolution than we have been for some time."
- The Christian Post writes that an Assemblies of God lay pastor was arrested seven months ago and is facing the death penalty.
- The Associated Press interviewed Condi and she said we must not "under-react" because of incomplete intelligence.
- The Globe and Mail reports that Canada is fed up with "cover-ups."
- The Iranian.ws reports that Iran's showpiece new airport will finally reopen on April 30 after being dramatically shut down by the Revolutionary Guards last year."
- Iran va Jahan claims that what President Bush is doing for the democratization of the Middle East has no other historical equivalent than what Prophet Muhammad did.
- The BBC reports that Iran's parliament barred an investigative journalist from its premises after revealing the MPs' huge pay and bonuses.
- Iran va Jahan says failures in European intelligence gathering and analysis can prove catastrophic for the EU.
- The Guardian reveals the strange marks of violence on the body of the Canadian reporter Kazemi.
- The Dawn reports how Iran was making gas centrifuges at a site in Tehran.
- The American Thinker points out how the international community is ignoring the plight of the women of Iran.
- And finally, Dr. Corsi gave an overview of the threat presented by the Iranian regime to the Heritage Foundation. Click here to listen. He also appeared on KSRI, an Iranian broadcast into Iran. Click here to listen.
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How well is Iran of Tomorrow Movement (IOTM) known by Iranians, and how great is its popularity by Iranians?
How well known was the movement by the Founding Fathers?
--They have the coolest logo!
I believe the vast majority of sane Iranians want change, and it would be great if this was the real deal with the masses actually organizing toward democracy. But I can't help but envision 5 people sitting in a room somewhere creating letters such as this speaking for 70 million Iranians none of which have a clue.
If they did you can bet it would have a very negative spin on it.
Bump for Iranian FREEDOM. I'm glad to read this, but I hope it isn't too late. I thought I read somewhere that Iran would have a nuke by June....
It's never too late. These countries need to realize that just because they obtain nukes it's not game over. If anything they need to come to the realization that by having these weapons they have opened themselves up to being a target for these weapons.
You can only hope that the 70 million people will actually stand up for this. Were they to stand together, they would win.
Is there any significance in the June 16th date?
...Is there any significance in the June 16th date?...
It is the day before Iran's presidential elections.
Canada has just pulled out of Iran's business conference!
KHATAMI & CHIRAQ
Wow. Impressive letter. Be interesting to see if there is teeth behind it.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/MediaNews/2005/04/06/985310-cp.html
Federal government pulls out of Doing Business with Iran conference
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