another story from Iran has received less media attention and could have long-term implications for the State Department’s handling of terror groups moving forward.A heavy hitting, bi-partisan lobbying effort has petitioned Secretary of State Hilary Clinton for the past two years to remove the organization called Mujahideen e-Khalq (or MeK) from the State Department’s terrorism list..
opponents of the MEK’s aka MKO/PMOI terrorist designation are willing to overlook prior transgressions if it means gaining a supposedly non-violent ally in the battle to undermine Iran.There are several problems with this line of thinking, however. For one, withdrawing the MEK’s terror designation would undeniably exacerbate tensions with Iran..
“We have to be extremely skeptical of whatever [the NRCI] says,” said David Albright, the head of ISIS. “[They are] an activist group with a huge incentive to say there is a nuclear weapons program that is making great progress.”
The Foreign Terrorism Organization list really doesn’t mean much if the way to get off it is by killing Iranian scientists at the behest of the US and Israel…The MeK/MKO/PMOI has engaged in an aggressive legal and lobbying campaign
diplomats say the National Council of Resistance of Iran has had a spotty record with allegations about Iran’s nuclear work since exposing a secret uranium enrichment plant at Natanz in 2002. A top U.S. nuclear expert said the NCRI report, like previous ones, should be treated with great skepticism.
In their latest report, which a top U.S. nuclear expert already said should be treated with great skepticism according to Haaretz,[MKo/MEK/PMOI] claims that there are 60 scientists and engineers currently playing a role in the alleged Iranian nuclear weapons program…
Robert Loeb, who argued the case on behalf of the administration, said the lack of total unfettered access to the MEK’s aka MKO/PMOI base inside Iraq demands more deliberation and time be given to the decision. ..
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to rule on whether to remove an Iranian dissident group from a U.S. terrorism blacklist about two months after its refugee camp in Iraq closes, ..
The Minister also evaluated the ICRC role in communicating with the residents of Ashraf Camp and Liberty Camp, praising the humanitarian and professional role of the ICRC, confirming Iraq’s fulfilling its international commitment and that the European, North American, and foreign states are required to ..
With over half of the initial resident population now relocated to Camp Hurriya, the United States will be able to increase its focus on the safe relocation of the residents from Camp Hurriya out of Iraq. We join the call of the United Nations to member states to assist in ..