>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "The Rev'd Canon Dr. Andrew P B White
>> Subject: Re: TEXT TO BE PUT ON LETTERHEAD AND SIGNED BY CANON ANDREW WHITE
 >>
>> Do you agree with this
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>>
>> September 7th, 2015
>>
>> Re: The Liberation of Christian and Yazidi Children of Iraq (C.Y.C.I.) and
 >> Steve Maman
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> There have been multiple false reports published over the course of the last
 >> week regarding my relationship with Steve Maman and his organization, The
 >> Liberation of Christian and Yazidi Children of Iraq (C.Y.C.I.).
>>
>> Particularly, Rachel Browne, a journalist with VICE News, knowingly omitted
 >> critical facts and distorted the truth in her article dated September 1st,
 >> 2015, entitled: "Key Ally Distances Himself From Work of Businessman Dubbed
 >> 'Jewish Schindler.'" It is clear to me that her only goal was to discredit the
 >> laudable mission and work of C.Y.C.I. To make matters worse, Ms. Browne's
 >> article was cited by several other media outlets, all of whom blindly relied on
 >> the supposed veracity of her statements.
>>
>> In order to clarify the facts, I am writing this statement:
>>
>> I categorically state that many women and children have been liberated due to
 >> Steve Maman's private efforts and recently through C.Y.C.I., his non-profit
 >> corporation.
>>
>> Particularly, I attest that at least, 130 Yazidis and Christians have been part
 >> of the specific mission headed by the work of C.Y.C.I. and Steve Maman. This
 >> involved Christians that were removed from Alqosh, Iraq as well as from the
 >> Caliphate. Any mention that Christians were not saved by Steve Maman is
 >> categorically false.
>>
>> In fact, on September 12, 2014, while Steve Maman was personally funding the
 >> mission, Christian families were moved to a house in Ankara, Turkey and now
 >> remain under the care of C.Y.C.I.
>>
>> My adopted son (unofficial), Dawood, leads the C.Y.C.I. rescue teams on the
 >> ground in Iraq himself, and personally documents each case. Through my
 >> affiliations, the ground team also escorts the victims saved by C.Y.C.I. to
 >> trusted affiliated camps in Kurdistan, when there are no surviving or local
 >> family members capable of welcoming them back home.
>>
>> I echo Steve Maman's position that some details of the victims cannot be
 >> published due to security reasons and in order to protect the privacy of the
 >> victims.
>>
>> Regarding the involvement of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in
 >> the Middle East (FRRME), I have always made clear that this decision to support
 >> the heroic effort of Steve Maman is my personal decision and not that of the
 >> board of FRRME.
>>
>> I am the Founding President of FRRME. On June 10th, 2015, I issued a public
 >> statement in support of Steve Maman.
>>
>> C.Y.C.I. and Steve Maman have not lost a "key ally" as alluded to in Ms.
 >> Browne's article. I am the President of FRRME and I stand shoulder to shoulder
 >> with Steve Maman and C.Y.C.I. I support them and provide them with all of the
 >> tools they need to succeed on the ground in Iraq.
>>
>> FRRME was never asked to provide any material support to Steve Maman or
 >> C.Y.C.I. It is therefore disingenuous to infer that FRRME "distanced" itself
 >> from Steve Maman or C.Y.C.I. Rather, I support Steve Maman and C.Y.C.I. in my
 >> role as Reverend and Emeritus Vicar of Baghdad.
>>
>> I strongly encourage all readers of this statement to follow me in supporting
 >> this cause by donating to C.Y.C.I. by following this link:
>> https://liberationiraq.com/donate/
>>
>> Finally, I will be travelling to Montreal on September 18th, 2015. At that
 >> time, I will hold a joint press conference with Steve Maman. I will stand next
 >> to this great man and publicly reaffirm my commitment to him and to C.YC.I.
 >>
>>
>>
>>
>> Canon Andrew White
>> Emeritus Vicar of Baghdad
>> President of FRRME
>>
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