Honorable Jane Harman
2400
Rayburn
House Office Building
Washington, DC
20515
Phone: (202) 225
8220
Fax: (202) 226
7290
Dear Congresswoman
Jane Harman,
As the Chair of
the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence & Terrorism Risk Assessment,
your recent foreign policy advice to the U.S. Administration and Congress
expressed at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference
earlier this month caused a great concern within the Iranian- American
community:
"The Persian
population in
Iran is not a majority, it is a plurality. There are many
different, diverse, and disagreeing populations inside Iran and an obvious
strategy, which I believe is a good strategy, is to separate those
populations."
According to the
announcement made by National Iranian American Council (NIAC) on May 21, 2009,
you stated that your comments on
Iran were taken
out of context and further clarified your position.
While I appreciate
the clarification you
have made to
National
Iranian American Council (NIAC)
regarding this
matter, I respectfully request that you issue a formal Press Release to the
wider national and international media to be made available to the public at
large, regarding your position on
Iran to set the
record straight.
As an
Iranian-American, and a longtime resident of the State of
California, I am
truly encouraged by the leadership of President Obama to pursue a new path of
diplomacy between Iran and The United States of America.
While admittedly,
there is a long road ahead of us politically, as the Chinese proverb wisely
states:
"The Journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step."
Sincerely,
Fredun Hojabri
Professor and
former Academic Vice-President of Sharif (Aryamehr)
University of
Technology
San Diego,
California, USA
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