Former Representative (Virginia) Tom Garret was there at this forum of discussion in Northwest Syria.
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ISIS victims call for justice during international forum in Syria
Wladimir van Wilgenburg |
Islamic State victims provide a live testimony during an international forum on the terror group in Amude, Syria, July 6, 2019. (Photo: Rojava Information Centre)
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Victims of the so-called Islamic State from different backgrounds who survived attacks and massacres at the hands of the terror group called for justice during an international forum on Saturday in the Kurdish town of Amude in northern Syria.
The three-day event was organized by the Rojava Strategic Research Center (NRLS). It was called the “International Forum on ISIS: Dimensions, Challenges and Strategies for Confrontation.†The NRLS previously organized an international conference on Afrin last year.
The forum brought together Kurdish victims from the Kurdistan Region, Kobani, Sinjar (Shingal), and Suruc. Moreover, Islamic State victims from Jordan, France, and the Druze city of As-Suwayda in Syria also spoke at the forum.
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Wladimir
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.@RepTomGarrett says we should not betray our commitment to martyrs of the SDF YPG and YPJ that fought, bled, died to support these (humanistic) values.
Based on 'basic values' we cannot side with Erdogan or the regime #ISISforum2019 #twitterkurds
https://twitter.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/1147442020430090242
By the way, check out the very honorable former representative Tom Garret's wikipedia biography.
In the spring of 2018, reports surfaced of using his congressional staff for personal use, leading his chief of staff to abruptly quit. Personal use included running errands, house sitting, chauffeuring his kids and cleaning up after their dog.[12][13][14]
Rumors also spread that Garrett might not run again.[15][16] Garrett clarified later that he intended to run[17] in what long-time political analyst Larry Sabato called "one of the oddest" speeches.[18] As of April 2018, Garrett was outraised by multiple Democratic opponents.[19] In light of these fundraising numbers, the Cook Political Report moved the race from "likely Republican" to the more competitive "leans Republican."[20] Democrats went on to nominate former investigative journalist Leslie Cockburn.[21]
On May 28, 2018, Garrett announced that he is an alcoholic and said he would not seek reelection to his seat in the 2018 elections.[22] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Garrett_(Virginia_politician)
He seems like a good guy that ran into some trouble.
