{"id":11517,"date":"2011-12-11T18:05:35","date_gmt":"2011-12-11T18:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/ashraf-liberty\/11517-exiled-iranians-want-obama-to-help-keep-camp-open"},"modified":"2023-01-14T05:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T04:10:03","slug":"exiled-iranians-want-obama-to-help-keep-camp-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/ashraf-liberty\/exiled-iranians-want-obama-to-help-keep-camp-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Exiled Iranians want Obama to help keep camp open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metronews.ca\/london\/world\/article\/1047147--exiled-iranians-want-obama-to-help-keep-camp-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"AP\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-38392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/12\/AP.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"150\" style=\"margin: 5px;float: left\" \/>Associated Press<\/a><\/strong> December 10, 2011<br \/>PARIS &#8211; An exiled Iranian opposition group has issued a letter signed by ranking former U.S. military officials asking President Barack Obama to pressure Iraq to cancel the Dec. 31 deadline to close a camp of dissidents or risk a massacre.<\/p>\n<p>The letter made public Saturday by the People&#8217;s Mujahedeen of Iran came three days before Obama&#8217;s meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The letter is signed by the likes of former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman retired Gen. 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