The MKO made the allegations at a news conference in Paris and said it has passed its information, which it claims came from sources inside Iran, to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, but has so far not received a response. …
Asked about Iran’s support for terrorist groups, Ahmadinejad turned the question around and accused the U.S. of backing terrorist groups that he alleged train in Iraq to launch attacks in Iran. The reference is apparently to the Mujahedin-e-Khalq, a group linked to attacks inside Iran. The group is on the State Department’s list of terrorist groups
“The new allegations ahead of the 5+1 foreign ministerial meeting aim to change this positive atmosphere and exert more pressure on Iran,” he added. Earlier this week, the terrorist group, the MKO alleged at a news conference in Paris, that Tehran was constructing a secret underground nuclear facility for military purposes in central Iran.
This strange twist, analysts say, underscores the divisions in Washington over US strategy in the Middle East and the war against terrorism. It’s also a function of the swiftly deteriorating US-Iran dynamic, and a victory for US hawks who favor using the Mujahideen-e Khalq Organization (MKO) or”People’s Holy Warriors,”as a tool against Iran’s clerical regime.
Another important issue is the presence of Mojahedin-e khalq in Iraq. The purpose of establishing MKO’s camps and bases in Baghdad was to build a military shield around the capital. There were Khantari base in western Baghdad (between Baghdad and Ramadi), Khales base, Khan Banisa’d in the north and another base inside Baghdad..
… The Mujahideen-e-Khalq is one of the oldest — and nastiest — of the Iranian opposition groups. After originally supporting the Iranian revolution, the MEK broke with Khomeini and relocated to Iraq in the early stages of the Iran-Iraq War. It was so closely connected to Saddam that MEK fighters not only assisted the Iraqis in the Iran-Iraq War but also helped Saddam put down the 1991 Kurdish uprising.
Chancellors of six Iranian universities and academic centers on Tuesday expressed indignation at aggressive tone and degrading behavior of head of Columbia University Lee Bollinger in hosting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They forwarded a protest letter to Bollinger …
Nasser Jodat, spokesman for Jordanian government, denied reports by some Iranian news sources that Jordan had given refugee status to MKO members.”Jordan has not accepted any of MKO leaders and will never allow them to act in its soil,”he said.
two MKO members have attacked Mr. Behzad Alishahi in Rue du Faubourg Poissonniere in Paris on September 24, 2007 around 9:30 am. According to the statement, the attackers were forced to leave the scene when faced by resistance from Mr. Alishahi and people in the street who came to help him
If there has ever been any doubt about the possible degree of stupidity of mankind, today, with the brightness of folly shining brilliantly from the nominal head of the Mojahedin Khalq Organisation (who is currently confined by the US Army along with the remainder of the group in Camp Ashraf in Iraq), there should be no further doubt that humankind has crossed new frontiers …