{"id":36157,"date":"2022-08-25T08:46:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T06:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=36157"},"modified":"2024-07-01T11:30:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T09:30:50","slug":"deborah-lee-james-former-united-states-secretary-of-the-air-force-addresses-the-free-iran-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2022\/08\/deborah-lee-james-former-united-states-secretary-of-the-air-force-addresses-the-free-iran-2022\/36157\/","title":{"rendered":"Deborah Lee James, Former United States Secretary of the Air Force, Addresses the Free Iran 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Deborah Lee James, Former United States Secretary of the Air Force until 2017<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Excerpts of speech of Deborah Lee James<\/a>, Former United States Secretary of the Air Force until 2017, at the Free Iran 2022, is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for that very kind introduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the participants of Free Iran World Summit 2022<\/a> to the Conference of Iranian Communities in Europe, to the survivors and the families of human rights violations in Iran and living in exile and the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, I want to begin today by telling you just how much you continue to inspire me each and every day. This is the third time that I have been privileged to address a gathering such as yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a gathering dedicated to the cause of the secular, democratic and nonnuclear Republic of Iran<\/a>. We all know that the people of Iran are ready for change. You\u2019re crying out for change. But the people of Iran are not looking to the past. No, quite to the contrary. They\u2019re looking to the future. They reject both the ruling religious tyranny and the deposed Pahlavi dictatorship that ruled before it<\/strong><\/em> because, in their view, the Crown paved the way for the turban<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two regimes may differ in style and form, but their substance is exactly the same. Both dictatorships stand against fundamental freedoms and the people\u2019s interests. Now, here\u2019s the good news, with each passing year, I believe the moment grows closer and closer when you will finally be able to seize your country back from the despots and the tyrants who deny you life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These words \u2013 life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness \u2013 are words from America\u2019s Declaration of Independence. It\u2019s what all Americans want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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