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January 27, 2005

The Honorable George W. Bush

President of the United States of America

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington DC - 20500

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    Dear Mr. President,

    On behalf of the Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran (SMCCDI), and the good people of our nation who have striven so long for freedom, we wish to extend our most sincere and humble thanks and gratitude for the words you spoke in celebration and support of freedom for all people. Words ringing out clearly as the liberty bell itself, when as a witness described, "It rang as if it meant something.".

    Mr. President, be assured that the reverberations of the ringing clarity of your words have been heard in our country, and indeed they mean something.

Something extraordinary, for there is again hope in the eyes of our people that they may shrug off the oppressors and theocratic chains which have bound the people for so long. Chains which have silenced the voice of my people in utterance, and stilled them with overwhelming force. Chains denying the Iranian people a better future for our children, and our children's children for over a generation in this process.

   Mr. President, SMCCDI's constant public support for both yourself, your correct vision, and your policies as reflected in our last letter of Feb.16, 2004 has been consistently well founded, just as millions of Iranians were correct in supporting you and placing their hopes in your re-election. Our resources and weight of public  support were lent as well to help you defeat your challenger who, backed by some very controversial fundraisers of Iranian origin in the process, was pushing for official ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran. This was of great concern to our people, both here in the US and in Iran. The overwhelming majority of Iranians in the US supported you in this re-election, and have been rewarded by your words of

support for doing so.

   Mr. President,  Our opposition movement (SMCCDI) is bound by a charter formed on principals such as; Human rights, Democracy, separation of church and states, and free markets. We believe these principals represent the most fair and efficient means for humanity to realize its potential. Ultimately, no repressive, intolerant regime can withstand the spread of these ideals.

The Islamic Republic regime currently in power in Iran or any Islamic variances that may exist there in the future are no exception. By staying true to these values our triumph is absolutely, positively, and undeniably inevitable.

   Mr. President, We the people of the Iranian opposition groups both within Iran and spread among many free nations, including the future leaders you spoke of contained within, can serve not only as a force for freedom and change, but as a bridge between our two peoples. To serve in the process of creating a new political structure for the Iranian people, and a new beginning for Iran and America, a beginning founded on values, mutual trust, respect, long-term interests and friendship.

  Mr. President, We take the truth in your words to be self-evident, and those words honor the ideals of your great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. expressed in the following:    "Today there is no longer a choice between violence and non-violence. It is either non-violence or non-existence. I feel that we've got to look at this total thing anew and recognize that we must live together. That the whole world now it is one--not only geographically but it has to become one in terms of brotherly concern. Whether we live in America or Asia or Africa we are all tied in a single garment of destiny and whatever effects one directly, effects one in-directly."

   Mr. President, we the people of Iran, are faced not only with the chains of political and religious oppression, poverty, despair, drug abuse, and lack of civil liberties.

We of the opposition should have been able to jointly prepare a correct and specific program during these last years. We need now to seize these current internal and external opportunities that exist, to free our country and respond to our people's legitimate aspirations, and to the world's concerns.

And through this, we hope to create a coordinated effort to obtained the necessary moral and financial support that will lead to the downfall of the Islamist Republic regime.

Inherently, we seek to bring our nation full circle with the best parts of our cultural heritage, and the values and freedoms in which Persia was founded upon. These same principals form the basis of commonality between our two cultures today. However, those that have usurped and distorted our traditions must be removed from power and denied influence in any new political structure that may rise from the ashes of our despair, as the fires of freedom light the darkest corners of our nation, and create the light of hope in the eyes of the Iranian people.

   Mr. President, The "sham" reforms brought to us over the years by questionable individuals who are hoping only to save part of their backwarded ideology have proven themselves unworthy of the cultural traditions and precepts that Cyrus the Great founded Persia upon over 2500 years ago. Those ancient precepts regarding freedom of worship, individual right to own property, freedom from slavery, representative government in a democratic "federalist" government that respected the states rights to determine local laws so long as they were consistent with the inherent rights of the people, respecting territorial integrity in the process, have

proven themselves over time and among many cultures.

These same sham reformers who have continued to allow the stoning of women,  continued under the laws of the Islamic Republic regime to regard our women as worth exactly half that of a man in their courts, continued to deny our women their god given rights, disenfranchising half the population in the process in all aspects of their civil liberties. Nor can they be allowed to influence the future we seek. Those that have been party to the denial of human rights can not be tolerated as being any part or party to our political future. Nor partake (i.e. Nazi party-post WW2 not allowed), in any part of any new secular government chosen by the people, of the people, and for the people to initiate a US/UN monitored direct constitutional referendum mandated and ratified through the process of forming a new political structure and the rule of law which it must ascribe to.

    Sir, It is the women, suffering under gender apartheid conditions, who represent a large part of the opposition, and will make a major contribution through their degree of knowledge, and political and civil maturity to the democratic and peaceful revolution we seek to manifest, as well as to a future democratic Iran. We cannot carry such baggage or the individuals who continue to deny women their place in society in this process of regaining our freedom and their equality in the process.

   Mr. President, We in the opposition movement see the strong two-faced diplomacy the Islamic Republic regime is engaged in, that has not only caused nations to appease the evil regime with offers of economic incentive, but that has caused others to support their blind ambitions.

We see the effects of this diplomacy on some members of Congress, government and international think-tanks, the UN and the IAEA. We see the confusion in policy that has been proposed by former members of various governments, and we strongly urge you to address their perceptions in this most grave and dangerous illusion of "engagement" that they have been following, as soon as possible. For them to continue to do so would amount to purchasing those chains that hold us in bondage.

We believe it would be criminally negligent for any nation to support the continuance and aspirations of the Islamic Republic regime one day longer.

In the founding of a new political structure in a free, secular, and democratic Iran, through our people's voice, having international support for our cause, only then will the international community rest assured that the threat the Islamic Republic regime poses to all of us, is gone for once and for all. The state of the internal parameters existing today inside Iran, are such that they are ripe for democratic revolution.

   Mr. President, We believe the minor problems resulting in splits among opposition groups can be resolved by your eloquent inaugural speech and your continued moral and logistical support. Now is the time for us to come together and face the dangers.

Not the least of which is the danger that the opposition movement itself faces from regime elements located all over the world. In much the same way Saddam targeted his opposition, we face those same threats, both physically and politically at home and abroad by the following methodology of the Islamic Republic regime:

Distract, Deceive, Discredit, Discourage, and Dismember the opposition, wherever it may be found. How these methods manifest itself in action, is varied, effective, and coordinated by the theocratic regime through it's agents, and proxy. Including targeted assassinations on our future leaders.

These methods of threat and intimidation must be addressed if your words and bond of moral and financial support are to become manifest by our action in a positive and effective manner to bring a quicker end to this evil regime.

   Sir, We face a common threat, and I stress that in no way do we seek any form of military intervention to obtain the freedom we aspire to achieve.

In our method of civil disobedience, we require the firm moral support in action by the international community, and the financial backing to follow through of our own accord, to help millions of Iranian workers and citizens take their nation back, through peaceful protest and strike.

The solutions we may find together in dialogue between our two peoples and within the opposition groups resulting in the coordination of our efforts and actions in the face of a common enemy, hinge on a unified moral stance within the community of nations to halt any and all support for the Islamic Republic regime, it's terrorist allies, and its economic and political base.

   Mr. President, Never before has a foreign leader taken such a noble and realistic position in support of the Iranian people and for people everywhere who have suffered for so long in despair and isolation.

We offer to you these prayers of suggestion in the hope they may be considered by your Administration, Congress, the American people, America's Allies and friends, the UN, and people of all nations.

These suggestions are based on two tracks. The isolation of the Islamic Republic regime, and the essential moral and financial support needed by legitimate non-violent opposition groups to move on the opportunity that now exits. Together, in a coordinated way, we will achieve success. God willing.

  1.   Implementation of full international economic and military sanctions on

the Islamic Republic regime via UN security council resolution based on human rights, support for terrorism, and this to be tabled with or without IAEA board recommendation on the nuclear threat the theocracy poses. These two issues alone should be viewed as circumstance the world cannot turn it's back upon, at risk of civilization itself.  Such measures should include coordination with oil producing nations to ensure stable world supply while sanction persists, as well as the halting of any and all arms transfers to the Islamic Republic regime.

Note: We believe it is unwise to continue nuclear power discussions until such time as secular government ratified by the people in Iran comes to power. And rest assured Mr. President, any new government, abiding by the rule of law, can and will work with the IAEA in full cooperation to implement the safeguards and protocols, to address all aspects and concerns regarding the peaceful use of atomic power, and to dismantle any and all existing programs that may violate them.

  2.   Full diplomatic sanction and closing of Iranian embassies world-wide, removal and deportation of regime representatives, their agents and spies from all nations. Diplomatic sanction by the UN, and removal of representation from this international forum till such time as a legitimate interim government can be established in Iran. Iran is party to the 1948 UN charter, yet not having been a signatory the Islamic Republic regime is abysmally derelict in it's adherence to the provisions contained within it.

Note: We ask that concerns regarding lack of consular functions as a result of this action be cooperatively addressed, so as to continue to allow emergency visas to be issued. (i.e. family emergencies, etc.) It may be possible to retain the minimum consular functions, under  tight supervision, but they are well known in their recruiting of, and issuing visa to potential martyrs and terrorists. As well, We feel it is unwise to allow the Islamic Republic regime to maintain a UN staff of aprox. 400 "diplomats", who consistently violate the 12 mile limit, engage in activities not associated with diplomatic function, and pose a threat to US interests and Iranian opposition groups located in the US.

  3.    Freezing of any and all financial assets of the Islamic Republic regime, their current and former leadership, and corporate interests world-wide, till such time as a new interim government can be established. As well as allocation of portions of these assets now to legitimate non-violent opposition groups inside and outside Iran, to realize the goals, and to provide the tangible support needed as civil disobedience becomes manifest in action. Only in this way can this action be self sustaining till it succeeds.

  4.   Repeated statements by world leaders publicly calling for the leadership of the Islamic Republic regime to step down peacefully, and to relinquish the government to the hands and will of the Iranian people.

  5.   The coordinated post-regime rebuilding of vital social institutions and infrastructure of democracy should be implemented now. The training of judges, civil servants, police, etc. The Iranian exile community can provide the talent, initially and there are many more inside Iran supporting the opposition who will answer the call to service as the situation permits. This will speed up the post-regime process, and greatly enhance stability in the interim government.

  In addition, while SMCCDI does not speak for other groups in the opposition, we believe it is vital for our efforts to become coordinated in the formation of a working group among leaders of opposition groups, in conjunction with free nation's representatives to facilitate and coordinate all of the above measures.

To facilitate this, we would humbly request that you grant audience to the opposition's young leaders, be they Monarchist, Republican, Democrat, moderate, left, or right as may be represented by their group's opinions, allowing them to express their thanks and support for the greater Middle East project, in a roundtable "Forum for the Future" of Iran.

   Mr. President, The proposed sanctions to be implemented will represent a hardship for our people residing in Iran, and we will most certainly face violent opposition toward our civil disobedience actions. But the hope that will sustain the millions of workers and government employees that will rise and shut down the functioning of the Islamic Republic regime while the sanctions persist, will cause their will to succeed to hold firm. It is our hope that the resolve and support of the international community will stand firm as well.

We believe these measures are warranted under current international law, and various resolutions in the UN regarding human rights, and state sponsors of terrorism.

   Mr. President, God willing with your help and through our own efforts, along with those supporting our efforts via moral and logistical support, we will light a fire as well, and sustain that fire in the minds of all nations.

Your words have warmed the hearts of the Iranian people, just as they burn those who fight our progress. And one day, this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our nation. That day is fast upon us, and we ask that all free nations move as suggested without delay, "seized of the matter", in order to aid us in this noble endeavor.

  Sincerely Yours,

  On behalf of SMCCI,

   Aryo B . Pirouznia (Movement's Coordinator)

SMCCDI

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