Foundation for Democracy in Iran
The Foundation for Democracy in Iran (FDI) is a U.S.-based Iranian dissident organization founded in 1995 by Kenneth R. Timmerman, Peter W. Rodman, Joshua Muravchick and Iranian opposition expatriates to attempt to topple the Iranian government. According the National Endowment for Democracy, "FDI acquires much of its information from sources inside Iran, including local Iranian news reports not normally available in the West."[1]
Contents
Key FDI Personnel
- Nader Afshar (Chairman) [2]
- David M. Beasley[3]
- Herbert I. London[4]
- Joshua Muravchik (founding member)
- William Nojay (Secretary-Treasurer)[5]
- Peter W. Rodman (founding member)
- Mehdi Rouhani (founding member)
- Kenneth R. Timmerman (Executive Director)
Board of Directors
- Menashe Amir[6]
- Pooya Dayanim[7]
- Iman Foroutan[8]
- Frank Gaffney[9]
- Amil Imani[10]
- Arash Irandoost[11]
- Reza Kahlili[12]
- Robert R. Reilly[13]
- R. James Woolsey[14]
Funding
In 1996, the FDI received a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for Democracy for Media and Publishing to "monitor and document the human rights situation in Iran." The National Endowment for Democracy noted that "the information will be aired through international broadcast services such as the Voice of America and the BBC, in both English and Farsi, as well as through television networks." [15]
Contact Details
- The Foundation for Democracy in Iran
- 831 Woodmont Ave - Suite 395
- Bethesda, MD 20814
- Phone: (301) 946-2918
- E-mail: exec @iran.org
- Website: www.iran.org
Related SourceWatch Resources
External links
- Foundation for Democracy in Iran in the Wikipedia.
- Ron Jacobs, "Kenneth Timmerman's Iranian 'Democracy' and the 'Intelligence' Summit," MR Zine, January 2, 2006.
- Steven D, "Beware! Iran to Have Bomb in a Few Months!" Daily Kos, January 23, 2006.
- "FDI Appeal" posted on the Marze Por Gohar Party Iranians for a Secular Republic website, January 24, 2006: launch of an appeal "to identify and freeze Iranian government assets around the world."
- Ron Jacobs, "'A Long Struggle' against Iran," MR Zine, March 11, 2006.
- Ron Jacobs, "Condi and Iran," CounterPunch, March 11/12, 2006.
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ FDI:About Us (Accessed: 29 October 2011)
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- ↑ FDI:About Us (Accessed: 29 October 2011)
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- ↑ FDI:About Us (Accessed: 29 October 2011)
- ↑ FDI:About Us (Accessed: 29 October 2011)
- ↑ FDI:About Us (Accessed: 29 October 2011)
- ↑ FDI:About Us (Accessed: 29 October 2011)
- ↑ FDI:About Us (Accessed: 29 October 2011)
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- ↑ [2]
