[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 24 (Thursday, February 14, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ATTACK ON CAMP LIBERTY
(Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute.)
Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, as the sun was rising in the Iraqi
desert, three dozen mortars rained down on Camp Liberty. Camp Liberty
is where innocent Iranian exiles, including women and children, live.
This unprovoked attack left six people dead and dozens wounded.
Now, who was responsible? Was it the Iraqis, the Iranians? Looks to
me like both governments should be held accountable. These dissidents
stand for an Iran free of the extreme mullahs and the tyrant
Ahmadinejad.
Over 3,000 unarmed freedom fighters currently live at Camp Liberty
and remain in imminent danger. The Iraqi Government has proven on more
than one occasion it is unwilling to protect Iranian dissidents in
Iraq.
The United Nations has the responsibility to ensure these people are
moved to safer locations and even other countries. Not one more life
should be stolen by those who protect the oppressive Iranian regime and
the little fellow from the desert, Ahmadinejad.
And that's just the way it is.
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