{"id":36672,"date":"2022-09-09T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=36672"},"modified":"2022-09-08T21:50:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T19:50:11","slug":"ambassador-mitchell-reiss-former-director-of-policy-planning-at-the-us-department-of-state-addresses-the-free-iran-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/09\/ambassador-mitchell-reiss-former-director-of-policy-planning-at-the-us-department-of-state-addresses-the-free-iran-2022\/36672\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Mitchell Reiss, Former Director of Policy Planning at the US Department of State, Addresses the Free Iran 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ambassador Mitchell Reiss, Director of Policy Planning at the US Department of State from 2003 to 2005<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Excerpts of the speech of Ambassador Mitchell Reiss, Director of Policy Planning at the US Department of State from 2003 to 2005, at the Free Iran 2022, is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Mitchell Reiss, and it is my great pleasure and privilege to be able to speak with you today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to begin my remarks by condemning unequivocally the recent decision by the Belgian government to send Assadollah Assadi<\/a> back to Tehran. Let\u2019s call this exactly what it is: appeasement. It is appeasement that will only lead to more terror and more hostage taking by the Iranian regime. It will turn Belgium into a sanctuary and Brussels a sanctuary city in the heart of Europe for terrorism and terrorist activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will make all Europeans and indeed people all over the world less safe and less secure. It is also contrary to human rights, international law and recent trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most importantly, the brave decision by Sweden to give a life sentence to one of the perpetrators of human rights abuses in Iran. As we condemn Belgium, we need to salute the courageous Swedish people for their decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this is happening at a time when war has once more come to the heart of Europe with Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. I believe that all freedom-loving Iranians should take heart by the response of the democratic world to Russia\u2019s tyranny and brazen violence and terror against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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