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عالی جناب،
ما امضاء کنندگان و حمایت کنندگان این نامه می دانیم که شما راه دشوار رسیدن به دموکراسی را از پایه ای ترین سطوح مبارزات سندیکایی تا سر حد فدراسیون های سراسری کارگری برزیل و در عرصه های سیاست جهانی با همراهی آرای مردم دموکرات و آزادی خواه برزیل طی نموده اید. ما جمعی از فعالان اتحادیه ای و سندیکایی، عقیدتی و سیاسی که صرفاً به دلیل انجام وظایف شغلی و سندیکایی و آرایمان در زندان های جمهوری اسلامی محبوس شده ایم، ملاحظه کردیم که شما از حقوق انسانی یک زن و مادر ایرانی دفاع نموده و حتی آماده دادن پناهندگی به نامبرده شدید. دیدن چنین برخورد بشر دوستانه ای ما را بر آن داشت تا از شما بخواهیم که برای بهتر شناختن مقاماتی که در ایران خود را دوستان شما معرفی می کنند بخواهید تا نسبت به رعایت حقوق انسانی و آزادی ما اقدام نمایند، هر چند که برخورد و جواب آنها برای آزادی آن خانم هم به شما گوشه ای از رعایت حقوق بشر توسط این آقایان را به شما و جهانیان نشان می دهد.

عالی جناب داسیلوا،
به عنوان بخشی از نمایندگان کارگری – روشن فکری صنوف و مشاغل گوناگون از شما به عنوان یک عضو اتحادیه ها و فدراسیون های کارگری و یکی از رهبران ملت های بزرگ کشورهای جهان و خصوصاً آمریکای لاتین با آن سوابق آزادی خواهانه و عدالت جویانه، می خواهیم که از مقاماتی که در کشور ما خود را دوست شما معرفی می کنند بخواهید که تمام زندانیان اتحادیه ای، کارگری، سیاسی و عقیدتی را آزاد نمایند. با طرح چنین درخواست دوستانه ای شما شناخت بیشتری از این مقامات به دست می آورید.

در خاتمه بهترین آرزوهای خود را برای شما و مردم برزیل در راه رسیدن به موفقیت های بیشتر ابراز می داریم.

زنده باد همبستگی بین المللی زحمت کشان و آزادی خواهان

اسامی امضاء کنندگان :
منصور اسانلو، عضو IFT
حشمت الله طبرزدی، عضو اتحادیه دانشجویان و دانش آموختگان ایران
رسول بداغی، عضو IEO
رضا رفیعی، عضو IJF
عیسی سحر خیر، عضو IJF

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Support the Demands of the Political Prisoners

Support the Demands of the Political Prisoners

Dry hunger strike of prisoners and assault of the reaction thugs on the families of the prisoners
T
he hunger strike of a group of political prisoners that started 10 days ago entered a more critical phase with the dry hunger strike of 3 of them whose lives are now at risk. Meanwhile, the rest of the prisoners are continuing their hunger strike until a clear response is given by the authorities as to 5 conditions they demand are met.
The 5 conditions to end the hunger strike announced a few days ago are: the full observance of the rights of prisoners as well as dealing with prison guards who violated the rights of incarcerated activists, the immediate release of Babak Bordbar - the detained journalist and photographer, the allocation of more space and phone-time to each prisoner, the access to medical services and hygiene provision as well as putting a stop to the insulting and abuse of political prisoners and the right to have access to books and newspapers.
Furthermore, families of the striking political prisoners who merely wanted to know the status of their loved ones were assaulted by the armed thugs of the coup perpetrators. Kalemeh web site wrote on August 4th: “the police threatened the families of the striking prisoners with arrest and detention and did not allow them to gather in front of the offices of the Attorney General of Tehran…the anti-riot police armed with batons attacked the families of the political prisoners at Sabzeh Meydan in Tehran in front of the main entrance of the offices of the Attorney General, grabbed and ripped apart the pictures of the political prisoners and insulted and offended the mothers of prisoners…a few other plain-clothes police took pictures of and filmed the families and others at the scene…”
The struggle and resistance of political prisoners and their legitimate demands are fully supported by all forces defending freedom and social justice and the opponents of the theocratic despotic regime of the Supreme Leader. Supporting the rights of the political prisoners and the demand for their immediate release is the urgent task of all progressive and patriotic parties, organisations and individuals.
The Tudeh Party of Iran resolutely supports the struggle of the political prisoners with all to its avail, including the 17 on hunger strike and their families.
Presently the lives of the 3 imprisoned activists are at risk due to the dry hunger strike. The theocratic regime of the Supreme Leader and its judiciary system are directly responsible for any harm to the well being and life of the political prisoners.
Freedom for all political prisoners and prisoners of conscious!
Political prisoners must be freed!

گوشه‌های از اسناد افشا شده در مورد جنگ آمریکا و ناتو در افغانستان

گوشه‌های از اسناد افشا شده در مورد جنگ آمریکا و ناتو در افغانستان

استفاده آمریکا از گروه ترور مخفی که در بین نیرو‌های ناتو "نیروی ویژه ۳۷۳" خوانده میشود. که کارش شکار و زندانی کردن متهمین بدون حق محاکمه را بر عهده دارد.

این گروه از نیروهای زبده انتخاب شده و زیر نظر مسقیم پنتاگون میباشد و دستوره مستقیم ابلاغ میشود.


This is a slightly abridged version of a widely-circulate report by U.S. blogger Kevin Gosztola

Classified information on the war in Afghanistan has been released by the New York Times, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel. Nearly 92,000 documents were provided to the three sources by Wikileaks, and have been published in the form of "war logs."

The documents illuminate disturbing realities: a US-assassination squad in Afghanistan operates with a "kill-and-capture list," drones used by the US are prone to system failures, computer glitches and human error, Pakistan actively arms the Taliban even as the US works to keep the country an ally, CIA has expanded its paramilitary operations, intelligence agents are awash in data they don't know what to do with (a conclusion that the Washington Post's "Top Secret America" digital journalism project probably demonstrates as well), how killings of civilians by forces are going unreported, how the US has covered up certain Taliban activity, and how Iran is likely aiding the Taliban.

Der Spiegel characterizes the US-assassination squad as "the Secret Hunters." The squad, known as Task Force 373 to the NATO coalition in Afghanistan, is a "black unit of forces" that has been hunting "down targets for death or detention without trial." The targets come from the joint priorities effects list (JPEL), a list of more than 2,000 senior figures believed to be drug barons, bomb makers or part of the Taliban or al-Qaida. Forces set out to "seize" targets on these lists for "internment" but in many cases the targets are killed instead.

The force includes "U.S. elite soldiers" from the "Navy Seals and members of the Delta Force." They receive orders "directly from the Pentagon and are independent of the chain of command of the international ISAF Afghanistan security forces." The decision to arrest or kill is often up to those hunting the targets down.

The existence of an assassination squad is not surprising to those who remember it was revealed in 2009 that former Vice President Dick Cheney ordered "a highly classified CIA operation hidden from Congress because it pushed the limits of legality by planning to assassinate al-Qaida operatives in friendly countries without the knowledge of their governments."

Pakistan

Documents indicate Pakistan, a US ally, have "directly with the Taliban in secret strategy sessions to organize networks of militant groups that fight against American soldiers in Afghanistan, and even hatch plots to assassinate Afghan leaders." The intelligence files suggest Pakistan's spy agency ISI has been supplying, arming, and training insurgents in Afghanistan since 2004.

The Obama Administration provides $1 billion of military aid to Pakistan. There is significant doubt about much of the information concerning ISI. The recorded allegation of a plot against Hamid Karzai is sourced to the National Directorate of Security (NDS), which is Afghanistan's premier spy agency and an agency with a history of hostility toward the ISI. However, the documents do indicate the ISI is engaged in some level of collusion with the Taliban.

Also illuminated is the reality that US forces are getting into battles on the Pakistan border and in Pakistan. US troops have been "disregarding Pakistani sovereignty to fire on Taliban fighters" being sheltered by Pakistanis in the country's tribal belt.
Civilian deaths

The existence of CIA paramilitaries isn't much of a secret to Der Spiegel, which reported on America's use of CIA paramilitaries in Iraq. However, the paramilitaries' role in civilian deaths has likely gone unreported due to the nature of the paramilitary forces.

Around 144 entries in the war logs indicate so-called "blue on white" events involving assaults on Afghans resulting in hundreds of casualties. The logs indicate civilian casualties come from the shooting of individual innocents or air strikes.

The Guardian's assessment is that "the logs demonstrate how much of the contemporaneous US internal reporting of air strikes is simply false." The source notes this in conjunction with the reality that "US and allied commanders frequently deny allegations of mass civilian casualties, claiming they are Taliban propaganda or ploys to get compensation, which are contradicted by facts known to the military."
Taliban missile strike

The leaked documents indicate the Taliban has been using portable heat-seeking missiles. The documents show that the US military covered up "a reported surface-to-air missile strike by the Taliban that shot down a Chinook helicopter over Helmand in 2007 and killed seven soldiers, including a British military photographer."

The CH-47 Chinook was shot down on 30 May 2007 after dropping troops at the strategic Kajaki dam in Helmand where the British were leading an anti-Taliban drive. Witnesses reported that a missile struck the left rear engine of the aircraft, causing it to burst into flames and nosedive into the ground. All on board died.

NATO and US officials suggested the Chinook was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) but the logs show they were certain it was a missile from a Manpad - the military term for a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile.

Altogether, about 10 near-misses by missiles show up in the documents. They suggest that some of the same technology used against Russia in the 1980s (which the CIA supplied) is being used against US troops and coalition forces.

Notes in conclusion

The above summaries provide a glimpse into the nearly 92,000 documents posted on Wikileaks.org. There is much more to be said about the contents, and no doubt there are details missing in the previous portion of this article that probably should not have been left out.

Julian Assange told The Guardian (in a video that appears on the source's website), "The significance of this material is both the overarching context - that is it covers the entire war since 2004 - and the individual events" detailed like the incidents with Task Force 373 and the information in the logs concerning the way "the political class interfaces with US military and intelligence." In the video, Assange notes the release is analogous to the Pentagon Papers, in some respects, and notes how this leak is much different.

"The situation is different in that it's not just more material and been pushed to a bigger audience and much sooner - like everyone has the book, the whole log at once - but rather that [the situation is different because] because people can give back. So, people who are around the world who are reading this are able to comment on it and put it in context and understand the full situation. That is something that has not previously occurred and can only be brought about as a result of the Internet."

Indeed, any person can look over these files by downloading them or by media sources who have done their journalistic duty by reporting on the documents. The people of the world can respond and give back to the people who are bearing the brunt of this war and its abuses by engaging in a conversation about the leaked materials - first by sharing what is detailed in the contents and then by commenting on what the content's details mean and what the proper response to those details should be.

The White House already is actively working to smear the leak and downplay the publication of the documents and the incidents that can be found in the leaked documents. An official statement released reads: "We strongly condemn the disclosure of classified information by individuals and organizations, which puts the lives of the US and partner service members at risk and threatens our national security. Wikileaks made no effort to contact the US government about these documents, which may contain information that endanger the lives of Americans, our partners, and local populations who co-operate with us."

The White House misunderstands or, in effort to protect US interests, makes a seriously flawed argument. As Assange says, "militaries keep information secret to prosecute their side of a war but also to hide abuse." There is a military argument for keeping secret information on "where troops are about to deploy" from. But, since the information is all from 2004-2010, none of the information is particularly sensitive.

It is not the job of any journalist to contact governments and ask permission to report something (even though that is how the majority of US press operate). As Assange said at the TED Conference this month, "there's a lot of information organizations are spending economic effort into concealing. That's a really good signal that when information gets out there's a hope for doing some good."

The US government cannot get and will not get the value of the leaked documents. It's not in the government's interest to find value in them. That doesn't mean the people of the world, especially Americans, cannot appreciate access to documents that show the truth of what is going on and use the release of classified information to catalyze a change, to shift perceptions on the Afghan war by spreading the contents of the documents far and wide.