MEK, Iran interventions and Mossadegh
The Iran Policy Committee–a Washington organization dedicated primarily to spreading pro-MEK propaganda on Capitol Hill and elsewhere around Washington–organized an event at the National Press Club yesterday that is raising eyebrows. It wasn’t the spectacle of former U.S. officials rehashing MEK-prepared talking points and referring to MEK as the “main opposition”–this we have all grown accustomed to (especially now […]
State Department includes MEK in latest terrorism report, but review still pending
The State Department today released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism, which includes the Mujahedin-e Khalq under the section on Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Does this mean the group’s terror designation has been retained and its multi-million dollar campaign to pressure its way off of the FTO list has failed? No. The review by Secretary Clinton […]
Iran’s Greens Warn U.S. Against Supporting the Mujahedin
Kaleme, a leading Green movement newspaper run by supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, has a very strongly worded editorial today warning foreign governments (ie, the U.S.) not to support the Mujahedin-e Khalq. This comes shortly after 37 activists warned against delisting the MEK from the U.S. terrorism list, and is yet another sign […]
MEK: Cult of the Chameleon
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDlNWErYCGw] Maziar Bahari’s fascinating 2007 documentary on the Mujahedin-e Khalq, “Cult of the Chameleon,” deserves special attention given Secretary Clinton’s upcoming decision on the group’s terror designation. The film, which was featured yesterday at a panel event assessing the ramifications of taking MEK off the terror list, is notable for its focus on the humanitarian aspect of […]
Why Do We Need to Stand Up to the MEK?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttVUXDF717U] The push to remove the MEK from the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations is intensifying in Congress and in pro-war circles in Washington. A vote is coming before the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week on whether to endorse removing the Iranian Mujahedin from the U.S. foreign terrorist organizations lists. This would enable it […]
MEK’s attempts to hijack the Green Movement
The Mujahedin-e Khalq campaign to be removed from the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organization’s has been fueled by plenty of misinformation. One big lie that MEK has spread in Washington is that the group is popularly supported in Iran and is the “main opposition.” This attempt to hijack Iran’s indigenous Green Movement is nothing […]
MEKterror.com
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcreI2qaj9I&feature=player_embedded] Yesterday, NIAC launched www.MEKterror.com, a resource for information on the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) and to mobilize grassroots action to put an end to the MEK’s campaign of political pressure and intimidation in Washington. Despite being designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the State Department—which is supposed to prevent terrorist groups from receiving material support […]
The Mujahedeen is lobbying hard on Capitol Hill
To those who know the Mujahedin-e Khalq, its presence on Capitol Hill is disturbing. After all, the very men and women prowling the halls of Congress are named on the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations. It recently hosted a conference– complete with a decadent spread of Persian food- for Congress and staff in banquet […]