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11 April 2003

U.S. Had Extensive Contacts with Slain Iraqi Spiritual Leader

(Answer to question taken at April 10 State Department briefing) (300)
Following is the official answer to a question taken at the April 10
regular State Department briefing; the answer was April 11:
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman 
April 11, 2003
QUESTION TAKEN AT APRIL 10, 2003 DAILY PRESS BRIEFING 
U.S. Contacts with Seyyed Abdul Majid Al-Khoe'i
Question: What contacts did the United States have with Seyyed Abdul
Majid Al-Khoe'i?
Answer: Seyyed Abdul Majid Al-Khoe'i was an active participant in the
Civil Society and Local Government working groups of the Future of
Iraq project, in which he and other free Iraqis have been meeting to
prepare for a better future for the Iraqi people.
U.S. officials were at the December 2002 conference of the Iraqi
opposition in London, where Seyyed Abdul Majid played a key role in
urging Iraqis to unify for the purpose of aiding the Iraqi people,
called for reconciliation and tolerance among Iraqis inside and
outside Iraq, and helped with efforts by independent Iraqis to move
Iraq towards democracy and the rule of law.
As Secretary-General of the Al-Khoe'i Foundation, Seyyed Abdul Majid
was an internationally known religious leader, scholar, educator,
writer, and civic leader. He was also known for his strong
condemnation from a spiritual perspective of the terrorist acts of
September 11, 2001. In recent years, Seyyed Abdul Majid had met with a
number of U.S. and other international officials to urge U.S. and
international support for the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people.
He was known as an advocate for the reconstruction of Iraq and as one
of Iraq's great advocates for democracy, freedom, reconciliation,
tolerance, and the rule of law.
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