Wall Street Journal
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Mujahedin Khalq; A proxy force
US Formally Removes Rajavi cult from Foreign Terror List
“The [State] Department does not overlook or forget the MEK’s past acts of terrorism, including its involvement in the killing of U.S. citizens in Iran in the 1970s and an attack on U.S. soil in 1992,” it said in a statement. It “also has serious…
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MEK Camp Ashraf
US Again Warns MEK to Leave Ashraf
“It is past time for the MeK to recognize that Ashraf is not going to remain an MeK base in Iraq,” said Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, State Department coordinator for counter-terrorism, on the call. “The Iraqi Government is committed to closing it, and any plan to…
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Iraq
Talibani: Iraqi government’s patience with the MeK worn thin
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, while in Tehran, voiced his support for Iran's call to shut a military camp in central Iraq that has served as a base for an Iranian insurgent group, the Mujahedin e-Khalq, or MeK/MKO/PMOI.Washington, while designating the MeK as an international terrorist…
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Mujahedin Khalq; A proxy force
CIA use MKO terror group to counter Anti-war campaign
.. Supporters of the People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, a controversial Iranian resistance movement that was once allied with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, took up a couple of rows in the Dirksen Senate office building hearing room. They were wearing matching day-glow yellow T-shirts and…
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Mujahedin Khalq; A proxy force
For as little as 25k we will take MEK off the list
These officials, and others including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former heads of the military Joint Chiefs of Staff, have taken the podium to praise the group. The speakers wouldn't disclose their speaking fees, but many of them charge between $25,000 and…
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USA
Iran Group to Stay on U.S. Terror List
The State Department has decided to keep Iran's largest opposition group, Mujahedin e-Khalq, on its list of terrorist organizations, according to U.S. officials.The decision, which could set up a legal battle in the U.S., came before the European Union on Monday removed Mujahedin e-Khalq, or…
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Mujahedin Khalq; A proxy force
Two Agendas: Why Iran, U.S. Stand Far Apart
For its part, Washington claims Iran is backing Iraqi insurgent groups that are attacking U.S. forces and wants it to stop. But the Iranians are countering with demands, both in public and through private channels, that the Bush administration break up an Iranian terrorist group,…
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Mujahedin Khalq; A proxy force
MEK , USA ;Strange Bedfellows
The MEK, however, has a big handicap: The U.S. government says it's a terrorist organization. Officials cite its role in the murder of Americans in the 1970s and subsequent terror attacks that killed hundreds of Iranians. Another big blemish is the group's long collaboration with…
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Mujahedin Khalq 's Terrorism
Iranian exile group aims to build bridges
As tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to mount, an Iranian exile group viewed here as a terrorist organization is lobbying to play a greater role in the struggle against Tehran...The Mujahedeen-e Khalq, or People's Mujahedeen of Iran, was formally listed as a terrorist…
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Mujahedin Khalq; A proxy force
playing with Mojahedin as the football
Washington -- AS TENSIONS between the U.S. and Iran continue to mount, an Iranian exile group viewed here as a terrorist organization is lobbying to play a greater role in the struggle against Tehran. And it is winning some support in Congress.
