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A Hunger Strike to Remind U.S. of a Promise to Iranian Exiles

August 30, 2009 by ncpda

By Robert McCartney
Washington Post

On a sunny patch of Pennsylvania Avenue a half-block from the White House, middle-aged men and women recline on beach lounge chairs under four canopies festooned with colorful flags. They haven’t eaten solid food in a month. Before them stands a row of large photographs of 11 men, each draped with a […]

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Hunger Strike a Daily Reminder of U.S.’s Forsaken Promise to Iranian Exiles

August 30, 2009 by ncpda

By Robert McCartney
The Washington Post
On a sunny patch of Pennsylvania Avenue a half-block from the White House, middle-aged men and women recline on beach lounge chairs under four canopies festooned with colorful flags. They haven’t eaten solid food in a month. Before them stands a row of large photographs of 11 men, each draped with […]

Filed Under: Human Rights, Iraq & Camp Ashraf, Women's Rights Tagged With: Beach Chair, Blue Umbrella, Camp Ashraf, Colorful Flags, Daily Reminder, Embassy Row, Exiles, Half Block, Human Experiences, Hunger Strike, Iraqi Security, Large Photographs, Lounge Chairs, Native Countries, Pennsylvania Avenue, Red Flowers, Robert Mccartney, Solid Food, Sunny Patch, Washington Post