David Sweet at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights

On October 29th, 2009. See this statement in context.

October 29th, 2009 / 1:45 p.m.

Conservative

David Sweet Conservative Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, ON

Professor Akhavan, thank you again for being here today. I have a couple of quick questions.

First, regarding the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, are you convinced that the primary motivation of the U.S. State Department to withdraw the funding was the appeasement of Ahmadinejad's regime to gain favour for the nuclear issue?

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