The head of the Iraqi parliament’s Security and Defense Committee says the MKO is a terrorist group that must be expelled from Iraq. "The Mojahedin Khalq Organization is a terrorist group that must be expelled from Iraq," said Hadi al-Ameri in an interview with an Iraqi newspaper. Al-Ameri referred to the MKO’s active role in suppressing the Iraqi nation under the Ba’ath regime, and said the group must not be allowed to remain on Iraq’s soil. He added that they were asked to leave the country at the beginning of the year because of meddling in Iraq’s internal affairs. Al-Ameri commented on the presence of other armed groups such as the PKK in the country and said Iraq is against the presence of any foreign armed group that poses a threat to neighboring countries. He added that Baghdad would try to expel the PKK from northern Iraq by any means possible. PressTV Sun, 18 Nov 2007
News on the MEK
Two Swedish lawmakers have been criticized after their recent participation in a panel organized by an anti-Iranian terrorist group.
The Members of Parliament Anne Ludvigsson and Bjorn Leivik attended a panel debate entitled Human Rights in Iran aimed at removing the terrorist group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MKO) from the EU’s terror list.
“The meeting was reportedly organized by the Organization of the United Associations for a Free Iran (FFFI) [affiliated to the MKO],”the Swedish SvD daily wrote.
It is inappropriate for Bjorn Leivik and Anne Ludvigsson to have participated in a panel debate arranged by an organization known to be terrorist, cult-like and brutal, said Majed Safaee, an Iranian blogger residing in Sweden.
He also underlined that Human Rights Watch has described how the group had harassed ex-members and used torture at their camps in Iraq under Saddam’s rule.
The MKO has committed terrorist acts against the Iranian nation and collaborated with Saddam’s regime in its bloody crackdown on Iraqi Kurds and Shias.
Iraqi officials have long tried to bring the group’s leader Masoud Rajavi to justice over his role in the massacre of Iraqi people. ————- Human Rights Abuses Inside the Mojahedin Khalq Camps (HRW, May 2005) http://hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/iran0505/ Exit NoHuman Rights Abuses Inside the Mojahedin Khalq Camps I. Summary Methodology II. Background III. Rise of Dissent inside the MKO Operation Eternal Light Compulsory Divorce Security Clearances IV. Human Rights Abuses in the MKO Camps V. Testimonies Mohammad Hussein Sobhani Yasser Ezati Farhad Javaheri-Yar Ali Ghashghavi Alireza Mir Asgari Akbar Akbari Sayed Amir Mowaseghi May 2005
Press TV, reprting from SvD daily, Sweden, November 15, 2007
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=31188§ionid=351020101
Iran: Unfortunatley some western countries openly support terrorist
Iran’s judiciary chief says the US and Israel prevent other countries from having friendly ties through their false media propaganda.
Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi called on European countries to adopt a serious stance vis-Ã -vis efforts by Washington and Tel Aviv aimed at undermining relations of other countries.
In a meeting with the Dutch ambassador to Tehran, Radnik van Vollenhoven, Hashemi Shahroudi noted that the more European countries come to realize the main intention of the US and Israel, the more they will help to establishment of peace and tranquility in the world.
“If we are looking for a brighter future in international relations we should come to understand the realities of Iran and those of the Middle East,” he added.
Commenting on the issue of terrorism, Ayatollah Shahroudi noted that unfortunately some European countries support the members of the terrorist Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) by providing safe haven for them in Europe.
Hashemi Shahroudi called on certain European countries to reconsider their stance vis-Ã -vis the issue of terrorism and terrorist groups.
Abdolaziz Hakim says US opposition to the extradition of MKO terrorists from Iraq is the main reason behind their stay in the country.
"Washington considers members of the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization as political refugees. Due to this attitude, MKO members have not been extradited from Iraq," Head of United Iraq Coalition Seyyed Abdolaziz Hakim told IRNA.
Referring to the Iraqi government’s decision to deport the Mujahedin Khalq terrorist group from Iraq in 2004 and the disagreement of the US, Hakim stated, "Deportation of MKO members from Iraq has always been one of the subjects of discussion among Iraqi and US officials."
Hakim added that the Iraqi people and government consistently demand the expulsion of the MKO terrorists from Iraq due to the atrocities committed by the group against the Iranian and Iraqi people during Saddam’s regime, but they always encounter US opposition.
The Iraqi official also dismissed allegations of Iran’s interference in Iraq, saying the Islamic Republic supported Iraq’s transitional council and the Iraqi government after the collapse of the Saddam regime
PressTV
Nov. 11, 2007
Cheney linked to Mojahedin Khalq Terrorist cult in Iraq
Congressman Dennis Kucinich says he will offer a resolution to the House of Representatives to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney.
The Democratic lawmaker who will introduce his privileged resolution next week said on Friday that the momentum is built for Cheney’s impeachment.
"Millions of citizens across the nation are demanding Congress to stand up against the Vice President’s abuse of power," Kucinich said.
"The Vice President continues to use his office to advocate continued occupation of Iraq and prod our nation into a belligerent stance against Iran," added the US presidential hopeful.
While the American media has decided to keep Kucinich’s announcement on a low profile 54 percent of the Americans are in favor of impeaching Cheney according to an American Research Group survey conducted last July.
Analysts believe the number of pro-impeachment Americans is on the rise due to Cheney’s hawkish policies towards the Islamic republic.
the resolution reads:
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(D) The United States has been linked to anti-Iranian organizations that are attempting to destabilize the Iranian government, in particular the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK), even though the state department has branded it a terrorist organization.
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Iran Interlink reported on 4 July 2007
http://iran-interlink.org/index.php?mod=view&id=2720
Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Cheney linked to Mojahedin Khalq Terrorist cult in Iraq
News has emerged that US Vice President Dick Cheney is subject to impeachment. Part of the accusation against him involves links with the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq cult as highlighted in article 3 below:
(3) The Vice President is fully aware of the actions taken by the United States towards Iran that are further destabilizing the world as evidenced by the following:
(D) The United States has been linked to anti-Iranian organizations that are attempting to destabilize the Iranian government, in particular the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK), even though the state department has branded it a terrorist organization.
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Full Report:
Press Release
US House Resolution 333
Dennis Kucinich
4 July 2007
04:15
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 333
Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 24, 2007
Mr. KUCINICH submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Resolved, That Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:
Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, against Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Article I
In his conduct while Vice President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of Vice President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has purposely manipulated the intelligence process to deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States by fabricating a threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to justify the use of the United States Armed Forces against the nation of Iraq in a manner damaging to our national security interests, to wit:
(1) Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Vice President actively and systematically sought to deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States about an alleged threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction:
(A) `We know they have biological and chemical weapons.’ March 17, 2002, Press Conference by Vice President Dick Cheney and His Highness Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain at Shaikh Hamad Palace.
(B) `. . . and we know they are pursuing nuclear weapons.’ March 19, 2002, Press Briefing by Vice President Dick Cheney and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem.
(C) `And he is actively pursuing nuclear weapons at this time . . .’ March 24, 2002, CNN Late Edition interview with Vice President Cheney.
(D) `We know he’s got chemicals and biological and we know he’s working on nuclear.’ May 19, 2002, NBC Meet the Press interview with Vice President Cheney.
(E) `But we now know that Saddam has resumed his efforts to acquire nuclear weapons . . . Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt that he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us.’ August 26, 2002, Speech of Vice President Cheney at VFW 103rd National Convention.
(F) `Based on intelligence that’s becoming available, some of it has been made public, more of it hopefully will be, that he has indeed stepped up his capacity to produce and deliver biological weapons, that he has reconstituted his nuclear program to develop a nuclear weapon, that there are efforts under way inside Iraq to significantly expand his capability.’ September 8, 2002, NBC Meet the Press interview with Vice President Cheney.
(G) `He is, in fact, actively and aggressively seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.’ September 8, 2002, NBC Meet the Press interview with Vice President Cheney.
(H) `And we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.’ March 16, 2003, NBC Meet the Press interview with Vice President Cheney.
(2) Preceding the March 2003 invasion of Iraq the Vice President was fully informed that no legitimate evidence existed of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The Vice President pressured the intelligence community to change their findings to enable the deception of the citizens and Congress of the United States.
(A) Vice President Cheney and his Chief of Staff, Lewis Libby, made multiple trips to the CIA in 2002 to question analysts studying Iraq’s weapons programs and alleged links to al Qaeda, creating an environment in which analysts felt they were being pressured to make their assessments fit with the Bush administration’s policy objectives accounts.
(B) Vice President Cheney sought out unverified and ultimately inaccurate raw intelligence to prove his preconceived beliefs. This strategy of cherry picking was employed to influence the interpretation of the intelligence.
(3) The Vice President’s actions corrupted or attempted to corrupt the 2002 National Intelligence Estimate, an intelligence document issued on October 1, 2002, and carefully considered by Congress prior to the October 10, 2002, vote to authorize the use of force. The Vice President’s actions prevented the necessary reconciliation of facts for the National Intelligence Estimate which resulted in a high number of dissenting opinions from technical experts in two Federal agencies.
(A) The State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research dissenting view in the October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate stated `Lacking persuasive evidence that Baghdad has launched a coherent effort to reconstitute it’s nuclear weapons program INR is unwilling to speculate that such an effort began soon after the departure of UN inspectors or to project a timeline for the completion of activities it does not now see happening. As a result INR is unable to predict that Iraq could acquire a nuclear device or weapon.’.
(B) The State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research dissenting view in the October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate also stated that `Finally, the claims of Iraqi pursuit of natural uranium in Africa are, in INR’s assessment, highly dubious.’.
(C) The State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research dissenting view in the October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate references a Department of Energy opinion by stating that `INR accepts the judgment of technical experts at the US Department of Energy (DOE) who have concluded that the tubes Iraq seeks to acquire are poorly suited for use in gas centrifuges to be used for uranium enrichment and finds unpersuasive the arguments advanced by others to make the case that they are intended for that purpose.’.
The Vice President subverted the national security interests of the United States by setting the stage for the loss of more than 3300 United States service members; the loss of 650,000 Iraqi citizens since the United States invasion; the loss of approximately $500 billion in war costs which has increased our Federal debt; the loss of military readiness within the United States Armed Services due to overextension, lack of training and lack of equipment; the loss of United States credibility in world affairs; and the decades of likely blowback created by the invasion of Iraq.
In all of this, Vice President Richard B. Cheney has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as Vice President, and subversive of constitutional government, to the prejudice of the cause of law and justice and the manifest injury of the people of the United States. Wherefore, Vice President Richard B. Cheney, by such conduct, is guilty of an impeachable offense warranting removal from office.
Article II
In his conduct while Vice President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of Vice President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, purposely manipulated the intelligence process to deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States about an alleged relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda in order to justify the use of the United States Armed Forces against the nation of Iraq in a manner damaging to our national security interests, to wit:
(1) Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Vice President actively and systematically sought to deceive the citizens and the Congress of the United States about an alleged relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda:
(A) `His regime has had high-level contacts with Al Qaeda going back a decade and has provided training to Al Qaeda terrorists.’ December 2, 2002, Speech of Vice President Cheney at the Air National Guard Senior Leadership Conference.
(B) `His regime aids and protects terrorists, including members of Al Qaeda. He could decide secretly to provide weapons of mass destruction to terrorists for use against us.’ January 30, 2003, Speech of Vice President Cheney to 30th Political Action Conference in Arlington, Virginia.
(C) `We know he’s out trying once again to produce nuclear weapons and we know that he has a long-standing relationship with various terrorist groups, including the Al Qaeda organization.’ March 16, 2003, NBC Meet the Press interview with Vice President Cheney.
(D) `We learned more and more that there was a relationship between Iraq and Al Qaeda that stretched back through most of the decade of the ’90s, that it involved training, for example, on biological weapons and chemical weapons . . .’ September 14, 2003, NBC Meet the Press interview with Vice President Cheney.
(E) `Al Qaeda had a base of operation there up in Northeastern Iraq where they ran a large poisons factory for attacks against Europeans and U.S. forces.’ October 3, 2003, Speech of Vice President Cheney at Bush-Cheney ’04 Fundraiser in Iowa.
(F) `He also had an established relationship with Al Qaeda providing training to Al Qaeda members in areas of poisons, gases, and conventional bombs.’ October 10, 2003, Speech of Vice President Cheney to the Heritage Foundation.
(G) `Al Qaeda and the Iraqi intelligence services have worked together on a number of occasions.’ January 9, 2004, Rocky Mountain News interview with Vice President Cheney.
(H) `I think there’s overwhelming evidence that there was a connection between Al Qaeda and the Iraqi government.’ January 22, 2004, NPR: Morning Edition interview with Vice President Cheney.
(I) `First of all, on the question of–of whether or not there was any kind of relationship, there clearly was a relationship. It’s been testified to; the evidence is overwhelming.’ June 17, 2004, CNBC: Capital Report interview with Vice President Cheney.
(2) Preceding the March 2003 invasion of Iraq the Vice President was fully informed that no credible evidence existed of a working relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda, a fact articulated in several official documents, including:
(A) A classified Presidential Daily Briefing ten days after the September 11, 2001, attacks indicating that the United States intelligence community had no evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the September 11th attacks and that there was `scant credible evidence that Iraq had any significant collaborative ties with Al Qaeda’.
(B) Defense Intelligence Terrorism Summary No. 044-02, issued in February 2002 by the United States Defense Intelligence Agency, which challenged the credibility of information gleaned from captured al Qaeda leader al-Libi. The DIA report also cast significant doubt on the possibility of a Saddam Hussein-al-Qaeda conspiracy: `Saddam’s regime is intensely secular and is wary of Islamic revolutionary movements. Moreover, Baghdad is unlikely to provide assistance to a group it cannot control.’.
(C) A January 2003 British intelligence classified report on Iraq that concluded that `there are no current links between the Iraqi regime and the al-Qaeda network’.
The Vice President subverted the national security interests of the United States by setting the stage for the loss of more than 3,300 United States service members; the loss of 650,000 Iraqi citizens since the United States invasion; the loss of approximately $500 billion in war costs which has increased our Federal debt; the loss of military readiness within the United States Armed Services due to overextension, lack of training and lack of equipment; the loss of United States credibility in world affairs; and the decades of likely blowback created by the invasion of Iraq.
In all of this, Vice President Richard B. Cheney has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as Vice President, and subversive of constitutional government, to the prejudice of the cause of law and justice and the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Wherefore, Vice President Richard B. Cheney, by such conduct, is guilty of an impeachable offense warranting removal from office.
Article III
In his conduct while Vice President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of Vice President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has openly threatened aggression against the Republic of Iran absent any real threat to the United States, and done so with the United States proven capability to carry out such threats, thus undermining the national security of the United States, to wit:
(1) Despite no evidence that Iran has the intention or the capability of attacking the United States and despite the turmoil created by United States invasion of Iraq, the Vice President has openly threatened aggression against Iran as evidenced by the following:
(A) `For our part, the United States is keeping all options on the table in addressing the irresponsible conduct of the regime. And we join other nations in sending that regime a clear message: We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.’ March 7, 2006, Speech of Vice President Cheney to American Israel Public Affairs Committee 2006 Policy Conference.
(B) `But we’ve also made it clear that all options are on the table.’ January 24, 2007, CNN Situation Room interview with Vice President Cheney.
(C) `When we–as the President did, for example, recently–deploy another aircraft carrier task force to the Gulf, that sends a very strong signal to everybody in the region that the United States is here to stay, that we clearly have significant capabilities, and that we are working with friends and allies as well as the international organizations to deal with the Iranian threat.’ January 29, 2007, Newsweek interview with Vice President Cheney.
(D) `But I’ve also made the point and the President has made the point that all options are still on the table.’ February 24, 2007, Vice President Cheney at Press Briefing with Australian Prime Minister in Sydney, Australia.
(2) The Vice President, who repeatedly and falsely claimed to have had specific, detailed knowledge of Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction capabilities, is no doubt fully aware of evidence that demonstrates Iran poses no real threat to the United States as evidenced by the following:
(A) `I know that what we see in Iran right now is not the industrial capacity you can [use to develop a] bomb.’ Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, February 19, 2007.
(B) Iran indicated its `full readiness and willingness to negotiate on the modality for the resolution of the outstanding issues with the IAEA, subject to the assurances for dealing with the issues in the framework of the Agency, without the interference of the United Nations Security Council’. IAEA Board Report, February 22, 2007.
(C) `. . . so whatever they have, what we have seen today, is not the kind of capacity that would enable them to make bombs.’ Mohamed El Baradei, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, February 19, 2007.
(3) The Vice President is fully aware of the actions taken by the United States towards Iran that are further destabilizing the world as evidenced by the following:
(A) The United States has refused to engage in meaningful diplomatic relations with Iran since 2002, rebuffing both bilateral and multilateral offers to dialogue.
(B) The United States is currently engaged in a military buildup in the Middle East that includes the increased presence of the United States Navy in the waters near Iran, significant United States Armed Forces in two nations neighboring to Iran, and the installation of anti-missile technology in the region.
(C) News accounts have indicated that military planners have considered the B61-11, a tactical nuclear weapon, as one of the options to strike underground bunkers in Iran.
(D) The United States has been linked to anti-Iranian organizations that are attempting to destabilize the Iranian government, in particular the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK), even though the state department has branded it a terrorist organization.
(E) News accounts indicate that United States troops have been ordered into Iran to collect data and establish contact with anti-government groups.
(4) In the last three years the Vice President has repeatedly threatened Iran. However, the Vice President is legally bound by the U.S. Constitution’s adherence to international law that prohibits threats of use of force.
(A) Article VI of the United States Constitution states, `This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land.’ Any provision of an international treaty ratified by the United States becomes the law of the United States.
(B) The United States is a signatory to the United Nations Charter, a treaty among the nations of the world. Article II, Section 4 of the United Nations Charter states, `All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.’ The threat of force is illegal.
(C) Article 51 lays out the only exception, `Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security.’ Iran has not attacked the United States; therefore any threat against Iran by the United States is illegal.
The Vice President’s deception upon the citizens and Congress of the United States that enabled the failed United States invasion of Iraq forcibly altered the rules of diplomacy such that the Vice President’s recent belligerent actions towards Iran are destabilizing and counterproductive to the national security of the United States.
In all of this, Vice President Richard B. Cheney has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as Vice President, and subversive of constitutional government, to the prejudice of the cause of law and justice and the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Wherefore Richard B. Cheney, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
Press TV, November 04, 2007
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Iranian MPs criticized German counterparts for having link with terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Iranian women deputies discuss judicial coop with Germany A group of female parliamentarians from Iran continued their high-level political talks in Berlin on Wednesday, meeting with German Deputy Justice Minister Lutz Diwell.
Briefing the Iranian side on the German judicial system, the official expressed his country’s interest in exchanging judicial experts and officials in the area of juvenile rights and crimes.
Meanwhile, the head of the Iranian delegation, Fatemeh Alia reiterated that Iran’s present judicial system was based on Islamic teachings and justice.
She lambasted reports by certain segments of the international media about heavy judicial verdicts against young adults, branding them baseless and fraud.
Alia hailed Germany’s anti-Iraq war stance, saying Berlin’s position on the US military aggression could be interpreted as support for the rights of Iraqi civilians, especially women and children.
In other related news, another member of the Iranian parliamentary delegation, Eshrat Shayegh, called for tougher court verdicts against the producers and distributors of narcotics.
The Iranian MPs met earlier with members of the German-Iranian parliamentary friendship group.
Talks dwelt on boosting cooperation in the sphere of fighting drug trade.
The Iranian female lawmakers also criticized a number of their German counterparts for having links with counter-revolutionary terrorist groups like the MKO grouplet and Pejak
Baghdad, Oct. 31, IRNA – Elsewhere in his remarks, Mottaki said no matter under what pretext terrorist groups such as Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO), Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) or the Party for Free Life in Kurdistan (PJAK) act, what is important is their actions which disturb security in the region, he added.
Meanwhile, Zebari told the press conference that presence and activities of such terrorist groups as MKO, PJAK or PKK are contrary to the interests of regional states.
A French court has summoned two MKO members who incited one of the group’s supporters to set herself on fire in a June 2003 protest.
The 55-year-old Mahmoud Alami and 51-year-old Hossein Amini-Qolipour who are the members of the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) were summoned to face charges of encouraging a woman to commit suicide.
The MKO staged a protest in June 2003 against the French police raid on the MKO Headquarters in Paris.
Three MKO members committed suicide by fire during the protest held one day after the group’s leader Maryam Rajavi was arrested by the French police.
There are videos showing Alami and Amin-Qolipour buying gasoline near the demonstration site and giving it to Sediqeh Mojaveri who killed herself in the protest.
PressTV – Sun, 14 Oct 2007
French Charge D’Affaires in Tehran Jean Grebling was summoned to Foreign Ministry on Wednesday morning.
According to Foreign Ministry Media Department report, following provocative and unreasonable statements by French political officials, especially the radical and continuous statements by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, head of second office of Western Europe in Foreign Ministry summoned the French charge d’affaires in Tehran, in the absence of the ambassador, and submitted Iran’s official protest against recent statements of Mr. Kouchner.
In the meeting, the Iranian diplomat also expressed Iran’s dissatisfaction with Paris recent stances and intensified negative tone concerning Iran’s constructive agreement with International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA).
Referring to French officials stances in recent weeks concerning Iran’s nuclear dossier, the foreign ministry diplomat condemned and strongly protested against ‘French efforts in forming the UN Security Council resolution against Iran, persuading European countries to impose extra sanctions outside UNSC framework on Iran and recommending European companies to stop new economic cooperation with Iran’.
While 5+1 group in its latest meeting agreed to postpone discussion on Iran’s nuclear dossier until November when IAEA presents its report, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in an unrealistic and irresponsible statement has accused Iran of trying to access atomic bomb.
Kouchner, in an interview with French Channel One Radio on Tuesday, claimed that existing situation in Iran is dangerous and Islamic Republic of Iran will only take the West seriously just by intensifying sanctions against it.
Two weeks ago, Kouchner in another irresponsible statement, said that the world should be prepared for a war against Iran as the worst choice in dealing with its nuclear issue.
In the foreign ministry meeting, dual and discriminatory behavior of the French government in facing with the issue of terrorism was criticized and it was said that the freedom of the terrorist group Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) in France is in contradiction with international resolutions and obligations on fight against terrorism.
The French diplomat answered he would promptly inform his government on Iran’s viewpoints.
Concerning MKO activities, the French diplomat said, "French government stance on the group has not changed and they are still under control of France judiciary system and there is no sympathy with them."
Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA
The new tactics of the US and France against Iran are focused on psychological war and using opposition groups as a tool.
Israeli intelligence sources have acknowledged that the secret war on Iran’s nuclear programs has intensified.
These sources, stressing that press conferences by Iranian opposition on Iran’s nuclear program are not coincidental, said: "Secret services of the U.S. used the same tactics five years ago and gave their initial intelligence to the Iranian opposition to be announced in their press meetings."
In a new press conference by Mehdi Abrishamchi, member of MKO, new claims were expressed on the existence of secret nuclear bases in Iran.
Referring to Abrishamchi’s recent comments, Israeli sources said that they had been produced wholly by French and American secret services and the MKO was only used as an outlet.
Al-Rai newspaper/Rabi’ Yahya,