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NCRI \u2013 Addressing a conference on Iran in Berlin on March 19, Patrick Kennedy, son of late Senator Edward Kennedy and Member of the US House of Representatives until 2011, said: When you point out the very real disconnect between us fighting against terrorism, against Ahmadinejad, and then also calling MEK which is opposing Ahmadinejad, a terrorist group, I say yes, let\u2019s repeal the listing of MEK as a terrorist organization that only serves the current regime.<\/p>\n
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Excerpts from his transcribed text of speech follow:<\/p>\n
Governor Dean began his speech by saying how difficult it was to follow a president. Well, President Rajavi, I can say, rights now I can understand how he felt because every chance I get to speak when they introduced me by rolling a clip of my uncle President Kennedy, it is downhill after that.<\/p>\n
But I will say: Maryam Rajavi, Thank you for your leadership in our time.\u00a0 My uncle 50 years ago came to Berlin, to utter the words: \u201cIch bin ein Berliner.\u201d \u2013 Today I come back to a free and united Berlin to this National Council of Resistance of Iran and repeat his immortal words with just a small change: \u201cMan Irani hastan. \u2013 Man\u00a0 Ashrafi hastan\u201d (I am an Iranian and I am from Ashraf).<\/p>\n
My uncle\u2019s speech was a speech that echoes trough time, because it\u2019s a message that resonates today. The struggle for human rights that he spoke about that day in Berlin is a struggle that continues today in Iran, in the Middle East, in every corner of the world where people are struggling to be free. When my uncle addressed human rights in his own country during in the 60s, he spoke about the principle of treating other people as we ourselves would like to be treated. He said: \u201cWho are amongst us would be willing to trade places at that time with African-Americans in our country. And be content with those councils of patience and delay from those who said: \u201cNot now, later.\u201d<\/p>\n
My answer to the President\u2019s call for action when Maryam Rajavi said that we should have sanctions against Iran, I think we should and my answer is: \u201cYes\u201d. When she said we ought to have a war crimes tribunal for those responsible of Evin prison \u2013 the famous torture chamber in Iran that is seen the death and torture of too many who struggled to see a new Iran, I say: \u201cYes to the war crimes tribunal that you called for.\u201d
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When you point out, when you point out the very real disconnect between us fighting against terrorism, against Ahmadinejad, and then also calling MEK which is opposing Ahmadinejad, a terrorist group, I say: \u201cYes, let\u2019s repeal the listing of MEK as a terrorist organization that only serves the current regime.\u201d
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And finally, when you say \u201cYes\u201d to a New day for Iran, I say \u201cYes\u201d and Nowrooz as well. Let\u2019s have a Nowrooz for Iran, a Nowrooz for human rights, a Newrooz for democracy and in the words of you, Madame President: \u201cMetavan va bayat. \u2013 Yes, and we must! \u201c<\/p>\n
\u00a0Thank you very much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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