SIGN ON to HANDS OFF IRAN statement responding to the upcoming 5+1 talks on Iran's nuclear development / also in Spanish and Farsi
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SIGN ON
to IRAN statement responding to the upcoming 5+1 talks on
Iran's nuclear development -- supported by the IAC and Ramsey Clark
International support is growing for the legitimate rights of the Iranian
people
Support of the legal and legitimate rights of the Iranian people for
self-determination and sovereignty is growing as the new round of
negotiations with Iran and the countries of 5+1 i.e. US, UK, France,
Russia, China plus Germany is set for February 26th in
Kazakhstan. A statement demanding the immediate lifting of sanctions and an end
to war threats on Iran, which was drafted by SI Solidarity with Iran and
initially endorsed by Ramsey Clark and the International Action Center, has
gained the support of many known antiwar activists.
The text of the statement which also calls for recognition of the
internationally recognized right of the Iranian people to develop nuclear
energy for peaceful purposes as well as a partial list of the petition
endorsers are included below.
Take a stand against U.S. war threats and sanctions. Please CLICK
HERE to use the form below to add you name in support.
Hands off Iran!
There are two sides in this dispute, one composed of the U.S. and its allies
in the European Union who accuse Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons
– without presenting even an iota of credible facts or supporting
documents – and the other, Iran, which is striving to protect its right
to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes based on provisions of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Using an unfounded accusation as a pretext for acts of aggressions, one side of
the dispute headed by the US empire is currently punishing the other side,
Iran, with the genocidal sanctions, an inhuman act that has endangered the life
of 10s of millions of innocent Iranian citizens for their “crime”
of deciding to live independent and free from the yoke of hegemonic powers. The
excuse for these aggressions is an allegation that has strongly been denied by
Iranian officials and international organizations such as the Non-aligned
Movement representing 120 countries. Furthermore, the charge against Iran on
intending to develop nuclear weapons has even been refuted by the intelligence
agencies of the U.S. government itself.
One side to this dispute has continuously shown its imperial arrogance through
war crimes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria and by fully backing the
repeated Israeli mass killings of the Palestinian people, and the other, Iran,
has not initiated any war against any nation since its people overthrow the US
puppet regime of Shah back in 1979. That record matched with the current
position of Iran on opposing wars elsewhere in the world indicates the fact
that Iran wishes to live in peace with other nations.
Knowing the facts and the real stands of each party to this dispute, all those
who love freedom and truth cannot remain silent or impartial in the
“negotiations” between these two opposing camps?
In these negotiations one side is the oppressor and the other side is
oppressed. One side is after domination, exploitation and plunder and
the other side is looking to preserve its right to self-determination and
sovereignty. One side represents the privileged interests of the big capitalist
forces, which constitute less than 1% of the world’s population, and the
other is struggling for peace, independence and justice, causes in common with
the interests of the 99ers. For these reasons we side with Iran and we urge all
activists in the international peace movement to join us in signing this
statement and raising the demands:
- Lift immediately all sanctions and stop threats of war against
Iran.
- Recognize the right of the Iranian people to develop nuclear energy
for peaceful purposes.
- Hands off Iran
Add your support by CLICKING HERE to fill in the online form.
The Hands off Iran statement above is supported
by:
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, Executive Director SURVIVE
Foundation, President of the 63rd Session of UN General Assembly;
Ramsey Clark, human rights attorney, former Attorney
General of the United States;
George Galloway, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford
West, UK, author, journalist, broadcaster,
Cynthia McKinney, former member of the U.S. House of
Representatives; U.S. Presidential candidate of Green Party,
Mike Gravel, former member of the U.S. Senate;
Cindy Sheehan, antiwar activist, organizer of Camp Casey,
2012 vice-presidential nominee of Peace and Freedom Party;
Teresa Gutierrez, coordinator of May1 Worker &
Immigrant Rights Coalition, deputy secretary general of the International
Migrant Alliance;
Sara Flounders, co-director of the International Action
Center (IAC); coordinator of StopWarOnIran.org Campaign
Sibel Edmonds, founder of National Security Whistleblowers
Coalition – NSWBC;
Art Olivier, former mayor of Bellflower, California,
U.S.;
Dr. Franklin Lamb, Director of Americans Concerned for
Middle East Peace, volunteer with Palestine Civil Rights Campaign;
Sofia M. Clark, International Campaign for Reinventing the
United Nations - Survive Foundation – Managua;
Hamid Shahrabi, Co-director of SI Solidarity with Iran,
Research Director of House of Latin America (HOLA)
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Research Associate at Center for
Research on Globalization (CRG), contributor at Strategic Cultural Foundation
(SCF), Moscow;
Stephen Lendman, Research Associate at Center for Research
on Globalization (CRG) and Host on the Progressive Radio Network;
Michael Parenti, author, lecturer, advisory boards of
Independent Progressive Politics Network and Education Without Borders;
Phil Wilayto, author and a co-founder of the Defenders for
Freedom, Justice & Equality;
Brenda Stokely, co-founder of the Million Worker March
Movement, former Pres. of DC 1707 AFSCME - American Federation of State, County
& Municipal Employees;
Amir Tafreshi, Director of House of Latin America
(HOLA);
Ardeshir Ommani, President of American-Iranian Friendship
Committee (AIFC);
Eleanor Ommani, antiwar activist and Co-founder of
American-Iranian Friendship Committee (AIFC);
Ismael Hossein-zadeh, author, political analyst and
Professor Emeritus, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa;
Abdol Soofi, Professor of Economics at the University of
Wisconsin-Platteville;
Elizabeth Eslami, Iranian-American author;
Randy Short, member of the Dignity, Human Rights and Peace
Organization;
Kazem Azin, SI Solidarity with Iran in the US;
Karen L. Hall, American television writer, received
Humanities Prize, Women in Film Luminas Award, seven Emmy Award
Nominations;
Rodney Shakespeare, co-founder of the Global Justice
Movement, member Christian Council for Monetary Justice;
Abayomi Azikiwe, Editor of Pan-African News Wire, organizer
with Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice;
Judy Bello, Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End
the Wars,
Bishop Filipe Teixeira, OFSJC, Bishop of the Diocese Of
Saint Francis of Assisi, Catholic Church of the Americas;
Joe Lombardo, a coordinator of UNAC - United National
Antiwar Coalition;
* Hands Off Iran Statement drafted by SI Solidarity with
Iran.
Supported by the International Action Center and many others who
oppose the sanctions and threats against Iran
Add your support by CLICKING HERE to fill in the online form.
A medida que nos acercamos a una nueva ronda de negociaciones entre los
países del G5+1 (EE.UU, Reino Unido, Francia, Rusia, China y Alemania) con
Irán para discutir la llamada "cuestión nuclear de
Irán", los abajo firmantes exponemos nuestra posición sobre este
tema, como sigue:
Hay dos partes en esta disputa, una compuesta por EE.UU. y sus aliados de la
Unión Europea, que acusan a Irán de tratar de desarrollar armas
nucleares - sin presentar ni un ápice de hechos creíbles y documentos
de apoyo - y el otro por Irán, que se esfuerza en proteger su derecho a
desarrollar energía nuclear con fines pacíficos sobre la base de las
disposiciones de la Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica
(OIEA).
Usando una acusación infundada como pretexto para actos de agresión,
uno de los lados de la disputa, encabezada por el imperio de EE.UU. está
castigando a la otra parte, Irán, con sanciones genocidas, un acto
inhumano que ha puesto en peligro la vida de aproximadamente 10 de millones de
inocentes ciudadanos iraníes por su "delito" de tomar la
decisión de vivir independiente y libre del yugo de las potencias
hegemónicas. La excusa para estas agresiones es una alegación que ha
sido fuertemente rechazada por las autoridades iraníes y las
organizaciones internacionales tales como el Movimiento de Países No
Alineados que representan 120 países. Por otra parte, la acusación
contra Irán sobre la intención de desarrollar armas nucleares incluso
ha sido refutada por los organismos de inteligentes de los propios Estados
Unidos de América.
Una parte de este diferendo ha demostrado continuamente su arrogancia imperial
a través de crímenes de guerra en Afganistán, Irak, Libia, y
Siria y respalda plenamente los asesinatos masivos repetidos por los israelitas
en contra de los palestinos, y el otro, Irán no ha iniciado ninguna guerra
en contra de ninguna nación desde que su pueblo derrocó, en 1979 al
Sha, un régimen títere de EE.UU. Esta anotación coincide con la
posición actual de Irán en oponerse a las guerras en otras partes del
mundo, e indica el hecho de que Irán desea vivir en paz con otras
naciones.
Teniendo el conocimiento de los hechos y de los planteamientos verídicos
de cada parte en la presente contienda, ¿cómo podría un amante
de la libertad guardar silencio y ser imparcial frente a las llamadas
"negociaciones" entre estos dos opuestos? En estas negociaciones a un
lado está el opresor y en el otro lado el oprimido. Un lado desea
perseverar la dominación, la explotación y el saqueo y el otro lado
está intentando preservar su derecho a la libre determinación y la
soberanía. Un lado representa los intereses y privilegiados de las grandes
fuerzas capitalistas que constituyen sólo el 1% de la población
mundial y el otro está luchando por la paz, la independencia y la
justicia, causa común de los 99 restantes. Por lo antes señalado
tomamos parte al lado de Irán e instamos a todos los activistas en el
movimiento pacifista internacional a unirse a nosotros y firmar la presente
petición y demanda:
