The so-called Free Syrian Army, the main armed rebel group fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s government, is building a military base for the anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, also known as the MEK, NCR and PMOI) in the bordering areas of Syria and Lebanon.
Ambassador Daniel Fried, special advisor to US Secretary of State on Camp Ashraf in Iraq, is on a tour of Europe to discuss about developments concerning the Iranian opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK)..Asked if the MEK can play some kind of a political role in the future to resolve the Iranian crisis, he replied”they think they have a role but the United States does not think so.”
“There are numerous evidence of the group being involved in terrorist activities. De-listing them shows America’s double standard policy on terrorism,”state TV said. The US distinguishes between”good and bad terrorists”and the MEK are now”good terrorists because the US is using them against Iran,”the report also said, adding that Washington and Israel use the group to spy on Iran’s nuclear program…
A judiciary spokesman said the U.S. Department of State violated international standards by removing the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization from the list of terrorist organizations that can be legally prosecuted, the Iranian state-run Fars News Agency reported Monday.MKO is behind numerous assassinations and bombings within the country because of its alleged role in helping Iraq in its 1980-1988 war with Iran,
The anti-Iranian Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) paid immense bribes to top American politicians to gain their support for delisting the group from the US terror watch list, a New York Times report says.
“Dangerous concepts such as terrorism have become a tool at the service of the US policies and a leverage to pressure different parties,”Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim said on Saturday. He criticized the United States'”double standard attitude”towards the MKO (also known as the MEK, PMOI and NCR), and underlined the terrorist nature of the group.
The U.S. today is facing political bankruptcy, Ali Akbar Velayati, the Foreign Policy adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leaderi said, ISNA reported. The adviser was commenting on the US administration’s intention to exclude the MKO terrorist outfit from the enlisted terrorist groups.”This is a sign of political failure,..
The Iranian diplomat pointed out that the host country is responsible for the safety of diplomats and permitting such an incident to occur is not befitting the US as a host.”It is unfortunate to witness such behavior towards our country and to see the West permitting this terrorist cell continue its activities,”Mehman-Parast added…
“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 concerns about the MEK as an organization, particularly with regard to allegations of abuse committed against its own members
President of the IHRS in the United States says Iraq has the right to close Camp Ashraf, Mujahedin-e Khalq’s paramilitary base in Iraq, and the U.N. is responsible for finding third countries for MEK members’ resettlement.