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Terrorism; US rhetoric and politics

after the creation of the Foreign Terrorist Organization list, MEK was one of the first couple to be put on there. One—well, the factual predicate for them being on there is that they assassinated several Americans in Tehran back during the Shah’s era, specifically three military officers and three civilians who were military contractors. They also did various attacks against American interests and assassination attempts during the time. And the MEK have been violent

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Iraqi leaders call for MKO expulsion

At a Friday conference held in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, the participants discussed the presence of the MKO aka MEK/PMOI in the country and its consequences for the Iraqi people .“The Iraqi government has responded to the people’s calls and decided to evacuate the MKO camp in Iraq and expel its members from Iraq by the end of the year,” said Nafe al-Esawi, an organizer of the conference .

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Anti-MKO protest held in Iraq

Hundreds of Iraqis from different parts of the country held a protest to show their support for the Iranian families who have been waiting for more than six months to see their family members and relatives who reside in the camp Ashraf.

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Iraqi government do not allow MKO to remain in Iraq

In a press conference held at the Iraq Cabinet building with the presence of the representative of the UN’s Secretary General Mr. Martin Coupler and a number of International Human Rights organizations and ambassadors, the Iraqi Prime Minister’s advisor stated that the Iraqi government will not allow the MKO members to remain in Iraq after 2011.

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Families of MKO targets at Int’l Victims of Terrorism Conference

The International Victims of Terrorism Conference in Paris is largely a forum for nations to make others aware of terrorist efforts to subvert their state. This year family members of people killed by the People’s Mojaheddin Organization of Iran, known as the MKO, were invited to testify about the suffering wrought by a group that aims to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Baghdad conference discusses legality of MKO presence

During the conference the organizers and the attendees stated that they have sent a request to Iraqi government to expel the MKO saying that they launched a campaign to collect one million signatures to be attached to the request.They also reminded the Iraqi policy makers of what they called the crimes committed by MKO/MEK/PMOI against the Iraqi citizens under Saddam regime.

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