Complaints to Senators

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From: <senator_levin@levin.senate.gov>
Date: Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: Your Concerns
To: tkalasho@gmail.com

Dear Mr. Kalasho:

     Thank you for contacting me about the brutal attack that took place recently at the Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad in which more than 50 people were killed and many others wounded. I, too, am deeply saddened and gravely concerned by this attack.

     This massacre, the worst since the war began in 2003, is the latest sign that the violent extremist elements in Iraq continue to target religious minorities to advance their agenda. In the wake of this despicable attack, I sent a letter to James Jeffrey, the United States Ambassador to Iraq, expressing my view that it is critical he urge Iraqi officials to act quickly, decisively, and publicly to protect religious minorities in both their homes and places of worship. This letter reiterates the central points of a resolution (S.Res.322) I introduced that calls on the United States government, the government of Iraq, and the United Nations Mission in Iraq to take a series of steps to alleviate the dangers members of religious minority groups confront. According to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, these dangers include “targeted intimidation and violence, including killings, beatings, abductions, and rapes, forced conversions, forced marriages, forced displacement from their homes and businesses, and violent attacks on their houses of worship and religious leaders.” For the third year in a row, the Commission has found that “the religious freedom situation in Iraq remains grave, particularly for the country’s smallest, most vulnerable religious minorities.”

     My resolution, which the Senate passed unanimously, calls attention to this tragic situation in several ways. It states the sense of the Senate that the fate of Iraqi religious minorities is a matter of grave concern and calls on the U.S. government and the United Nations to urge Iraq’s government to increase security at places of worship, particularly where members of religious minorities are known to face risks. The resolution calls for the integration of regional and religious minorities into the Iraqi security forces and for those minority members to be stationed within their own communities. In addition, the resolution calls on the Iraqi government to ensure that minority citizens can participate in upcoming elections and to enforce its constitution, which guarantees “the administrative, political, cultural, and educational rights” of minorities. Finally, it urges a series of steps to ensure that development aid and other forms of support flow to minority communities in Iraq.

     Catholic Chaldeans, Syriac Orthodox, Assyrian, Annenian, and Protestant Christians have paid a heavy price as a result of the conflict in Iraq and continue to face a high level of threat and abuse. In addition to these deeply disturbing trends, Christian and other religious minorities continue to face considerable roadblocks in efforts to assume their adequate representation in Iraqi governmental institutions.

     It is my sincere hope that the Iraqi government makes progress toward the goals outlined in my recent letter and my resolution. I will keep your thoughts in mind as I continue my efforts to improve the security situation facing Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq.

Sincerely,

Carl Levin

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Name: Mr. Tahrir Kalasho, S.
40321 Denbigh Dr. Sterling Heights, Mi. 48310
P.O. Box 833
Hazel Park, , MI 48030
Phone: 586-939-2554
Email: TKalasho@gmail.com
Comments: I like to assist, participate, and make a Strong Demand to make a positive change, we need to Force USA & European Countries to Rescue the Iraqi Christians with safe passage out of Iraq A.S.A.P., until & if we can succeed in obtaining Autonomous Region within Nineveh Province. I can be Reached at TEL. 586-939-2554 Cell: 313-412-8254 E-mails: TKalasho1029@yahoo.com OR, TKalasho@Libertyfta.com OR, TKalasho@nooic.org OR, TKalasho@gmail.com NOOIC'S Website: www.nooic.org

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From: Senator Debbie Stabenow <senator@stabenow.senate.gov>
Date: Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: RE: Support & Rescue the Iraqi Christians
To: tkalasho@gmail.com

November 17, 2010

Mr. Tahrir Kalasho (CEO/Founder)

PO Box 833

National Organization of Iraqi Christians(NOOIC)

Hazel Park, MI 48030

Thank you . . .

. . . for contacting me about protecting Christians living in Iraq. I share your concerns.

I am deeply troubled about the ethnic and religious persecution cited in the U.S. State Department's International Human Rights Report. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has also expressed concerns about the security of Iraqi Christians.

As Congress and the Administration develop a long-term strategy for Iraq, I will work to ensure that all Iraqis can feel safe and free from persecution and violence.

Thank you for contacting me. Please continue to keep me informed about issues of concern to you and your family.

Sincerely,

Debbie Stabenow

United States Senator

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow
The United States Senate • Washington, DC 20510
stabenow.senate.gov

My name is Tahrir Kalasho Born in Iraq, raised in USA, I want to reach out in order we join together support a much stronger stand and make a change, below ... is what I received from Iraqi Christian Doctor ... inside Iraq received just today. I like to assist, participate, and make a Strong Demand to make a positive change, we need to Force USA & European Countries to Rescue the Iraqi Christians with safe passage out of Iraq ASAP, until & if we can succeed in obtaining Autonomous Region within Nineveh Province.

Thank you.

P.S. Any advise to enhance my Page I dedicated for the Most Recent Killing, please advise!! http://www.nooic.org/Targeting%20and%20Killing.htm [Quatation Omitted]

Mr. Tahrir Kalasho (CEO/Founder)
National Organization of Iraqi Christians(NOOIC)
P.O. BOX 833
HAZEL PARK, MICHIGAN 48030
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
TEL. 586-939-2554
Cell: 313-412-8254

WARNING: This message is privileged and is protected under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act; 18 U.S.C. 2510, et seq. If you are not the intended recipient, or the authorized agent of the recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or duplication of this electronic message is strictly prohibited. You are requested to notify the sender and delete and destroy this E-Mail. Thank you.

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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF IRAQI CHRISTIANS (NOOIC)

P.O. Box 833, Hazel Park, MI. 48030

Tel. (313) 412-8254

Tahrir S. Kalasho -E-Mail: tkalasho@nooic.org

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