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Maryam Rajavi: Iranian Spring or Ashrafi Winter

Nejat SocietyOctober 9, 20110110 views

In order to get relieved of the pressure imposed on the Mujahedin Khalq Organization aka MEK/PMOI/MKO; because of its being listed as a terrorist group by the US and the Iraqi determination to shutdown their base camp Ashraf in Iraq, these days Maryam Rajavi is talking nonsense, particularly in her recent interview with the Swiss Television, TSR ..Misusing the recent atmosphere ruling the Middle East, she presents herself as the representative of the Iranian people!!!

Lloyd James: Lobbying for Backers of MKO Terrorists

Nejat SocietyOctober 5, 20110131 views

“Whether the MEK should or should not be listed is one thing, but the law is very clear that third parties and intermediaries don’t insulate you,”says David Cole, a professor of law at Georgetown University.”Think about how the United States would respond if [American] citizens were actively working with a PR organization to support the legitimacy of Hamas in Gaza? Here, the only thing protecting the people involved is that they include the former homeland security secretary..

Iranian Exile Group;MEK Lobbies To Get Off Terrorist List

Nejat SocietyOctober 5, 20110118 views

Robert Hunter, a retired ambassador now with the National Defense University, says the residents of Camp Ashraf ought to be protected. But, he adds,”getting into bed with these people, I think, would be a profound mistake.”Hunter describes the MEK aka MKO/PMOI as a Marxist cult, whose members have learned the ways of Western public relations.

MKO’s first obstacle for the UNHCR

Nejat SocietyOctober 4, 2011076 views

As was expected, despite the propaganda by Rajavi’s terrorist gang about statement of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, And despite the misuse of the term”refugee”, Since UNHCR’s action is based on the recognition of individuals and depends on interviewing them, Propaganda maneuvering, Masood Rajavi has began disrupting it. In this regard, in its last announcement, MeK has referred to the Maryam Rajavi’s warning…

MEK;Iranian dissidents in Iraq seek refugee status in ‘positive step’

Nejat SocietyOctober 3, 2011098 views

Although UNHCR won’t require the dissidents to disassociate from the group, it said in a recent statement that refugee status could be granted only to individuals and not to the group as a whole. In effect, the MEK aka MKO/PMOI, as its known by its Farsi language initials, appears to be on the verge of accepting the demand by U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey in July to disband as a military formation.

A Reporter Shields His Identity and MEK’s Viewpoint Goes Missing

Nejat SocietyOctober 2, 2011085 views

Mr. Arango submitted questions by email, which elicited a lengthy response from the MEK.The problem was not cured, however, because so little of the MEK response was incorporated in the story. One simply does not learn from this story why the group seems so intransigent about its unwillingness to relocate, disband or accept an end to American protection. The MEK’s point of view on this was an essential, but missing, element in a story that so thoroughly reported on the ambassador’s perspective.

MEK in Iraqi Camp to Seek Refugee Status

Nejat SocietySeptember 29, 2011093 views

In the past, the MEK leadership has refused to allow most residents of Camp Ashraf to apply for refugee status or to speak with UNHCR representatives without MEK officials present.Former members of the group, who contend that the MEK is a cult that fosters blind obedience to its leaders, say that many Ashraf inhabitants have been held against their will and would eagerly leave the camp if they could. ..

MKO: Homegrown Extremist terrorists in the US

Nejat SocietySeptember 28, 2011087 views

The US and the MKO would like to use the MKO as a US proxy against the Islamic Republic as a way to destabilize the Iranian government. Despite the group’s violent extremist background record, it was embraced by some in the US administration. What this means for Iran haters, is that the MKO aka MEK/PMOI are the new freedom fighters, and they deserve, and must be de-listed.

Iran exile group MEK seeks US terror de-listing

Nejat SocietySeptember 25, 20110132 views

The group’s long list of detractors – and many Iran experts – warn against removing them from the terrorist list.In a 2009 report, Rand, a non-profit Washington think-tank, called the group a”cult”and”skilled manipulators of public opinion”.Based inside Iraq, at a camp called Ashraf, north of Baghdad, the MEK/MKO/PMOI has been on the US list of banned foreign terrorist organisations (FTO) since 1997.

MEK: Facing a new era?

Nejat SocietySeptember 20, 2011072 views

Since 1997, the MEK has been through many ups and downs and now, on the eve of its 50th anniversary, has mobilized all its efforts to be removed from the United State’s list of terrorist organizations. The MEK/MKO/PMOI says it renounced violence in 2001, after claiming responsibility for 350 attacks in 2000 and 2001, according to a RAND Corporation tabulation. However, a 2004 FBI report found that the group was “currently actively involved in planning and executing acts of terrorism.”