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Iranian exiles pay US figures as advocates

Nejat SocietyJuly 30, 20110110 views

An Iranian exile group is spending millions of dollars in a lobbying effort to be removed from the US’s list of foreign terrorist organisations, recruiting a group of US national security luminaries to be its advocates.Dozens of former officials across the political spectrum – from conservative John Bolton to liberal Howard Dean – have been paid tens of thousands of dollars to speak at events organised by supporters of the Mujahedin-e-Khalq aka MKO/MEK/PMOI, or People’s Mujahedin, in the US, the Financial Times has learnt.

More Talks to Remove MEK from Terror List

Nejat SocietyJuly 30, 2011084 views

… Not only can MEK/MKO/PMOI not be trusted as an objective source of information, but the violence carried out against Americans in the past by this terrorist group should give great pause to anyone, especially members of government, considering supporting this group. Additionally, the bipolar nature of American-MEK relations, from the worst of enemies to best of friends and back again, gives absolutely zero assurance that this group would be conducive to American interests even in the near future ….

Filner’s Road to Paris

Nejat SocietyJuly 30, 20110170 views

Total transportation expenses, including first class commercial airfare, were given as $4203.77. Total lodging expenses were said to be $2385.85. No separate meal or drink costs were listed. In response to a section of the form that reads, “Explain why participation in the trip is connected to your individual official or representational duties,” the disclosure reads, “Advocate Iranian Human Rights.” An accompanying “Private Sponsor Travel Certification Form” was signed by Tim Mehdi Ghaemi of “Colorado’s Iranian American Community.”

MEK to push US for another war

Nejat SocietyJuly 26, 20110170 views

It is a bizarre, exiled Iranian opposition group that has existed mostly on the fringes of history. But the cultish Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), or”people’s holy warriors”, will seize the international spotlight if the US State Department decides in coming weeks to remove the group from its list of foreign terrorist organisations.The well-funded organisation, once allied to Saddam Hussein, has friends in high places in Washington.Removing the MEK from the US’s terrorism blacklist would make already frosty relations between Tehran and Washington even icier.It also”would allow the Mujahedin to receive US funding…

Iranian Exile Group Poses Vexing Issue for U.S. in Iraq

Nejat SocietyJuly 24, 20110100 views

After a half-dozen such sessions, he has made little progress in getting the group [MKO/MEK/PMOI] to agree to leave the camp before Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s government follows through on its promise to shut it down by the end of the year.Adding to his difficulties, the group has a formidable and well-financed communications machine. It has attracted political figures like Howard Dean and Wesley K. Clark, the retired Army general, by paying them to make speeches in support of the group…

Anti-Muslims and Politicians Find Common Cause with Iranian Terrorist MEK

Nejat SocietyJuly 23, 20110107 views

Congressmen (including Democrats) and former government officials have met with the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK/MKO/PMOI), an organization that was designated a terrorist group in 1997 when the list was first compiled, and is STILL ON THE LIST–for now….MEK has a very aggressive and organized lobby effort in Washington D.C. According to one House staffer, ..” Their mission is to be delisted as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), push the USA to foment war with Iran..

Mujahedin-e Khalq Factsheet

Nejat SocietyJuly 23, 20110121 views

Iranian Americans know the truth about the MEK, but high-priced public relations and lobbying firms are hard at work trying to whitewash the MEK’s violent and disturbing record. And while they’ve been remarkably successful, they can’t completely escape the truth. So, for the record, here are the facts about the MEK..

MEK Militant Group Seeks Removal From Terrorism List, Has Lawmaker Support

Nejat SocietyJuly 21, 20110116 views

..And in 2004 MEK was still actively involved in planning and executing attacks according to FBI investigation documents released in May under the Freedom of Information Act. A joint investigation between Los Angeles-based agents and German police recorded phone calls where MEK/MKO/PMOI members discussed operations. The report tells of a scheme by MEK where the group used children with multiple identities to collect social benefits in Germany, then used the money to purchase large quantities of night vision goggles and GPS systems to improve accuracy of mortar attacks ..

Non-Iranian nationals to validate the MEK’s”Largest gathering of Iranians”claim

Nejat SocietyJuly 20, 2011093 views

Most of the criticisms of the PMOI today converge on what is perceived to be their pursuit of power. The event in Paris did nothing to dispel such criticisms. It was undoubtedly led and orchestrated by genuine PMOI activists, but it is less certain how convinced the others present were about the gathering – people who had been offered an inclusive free trip to Paris.What they discovered when they got there was that they would not see Paris, but only a huge exhibition hall in Villepinte, with no shops, kiosks or even benches to sit on in the visible vicinity. While remaining sympathetic to the plight of the Iranian people, many seemed disappointed at being used to make up the numbers..

The MEK Has Not Changed

Nejat SocietyJuly 20, 20110106 views

I suppose one could argue that Iranian public opinion shouldn’t affect what the U.S. government decides to do, but the MEK’s lack of support inside the country where it is supposedly the “most important” opposition group shows that the advocates for the MEK/MKO/PMOI are just repeating falsehoods they’ve been told to say…The organization engages in terrorist activity or terrorism, or retains the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism