{"id":1235,"date":"2007-05-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/2007\/05\/08\/new-additions-to-state-departments-report-on-mko\/"},"modified":"2021-01-21T18:51:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:21:16","slug":"new-additions-to-state-departments-report-on-mko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/posts\/1235","title":{"rendered":"New Additions to State Department&#8217;s Report on MKO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">As noted before, the new report of &quot;Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism&quot;, published on April 30, has a more serous tone on the MKO than previous reports. <\/span>  <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">These additions, retrieved by comparing annual terrorism report 2006 and 2006, are as follows: <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">Additions to &quot;Description&quot;: <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Pointing to the assassination of US military and civilian personnel in Iran during 1970s, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Stressing the ability and the will of MKO members and leadership to conduct terrorist operations across the world, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Introducing the MKO as one of the most violent political groups, established during 60s, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Emphasizing the fact that MKO was disliked by Iranians, following the Islamic Revolution, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Underlining the fact that for more than 3 decades, MKO used its bases in Iraq and Europe to conduct terror attacks against Iran, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Expansion of financial base, military skills and leaders&#8217; activities in Europe. <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Showing cult-like characteristics, in addition to terrorist ones, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Ideological pressure on members and offering them distorted history of Iran, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Stressing the existence of compulsory divorces, cleansing sessions and separation of kids from their parents, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Establishing cult-of-personality around Rajavi. <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">Additions to &quot;Activities&quot;: <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Confessing that despite US efforts, MKO members and leaders have never been taken to court for their role in illegal activities, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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Citing reports that showed Maryam Rajavi encouraged members to &quot;crush Kurds under the tanks&quot;, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; That 7 Iranians had been arrested by FBI for transferring 400000 dollars to the MKO for buying weapons, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Voluntarily surrender to coalition, after the ouster of Saddam, and submitting heavy weaponries, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Arrest of 160 MKO members, including Maryam Rajavi, in France for using its bases in France for planning and financing terrorist operations, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Self-immolations by MKO members, following the detention of Maryam Rajavi, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s going to hiding, and using video-satellite to motivate members, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Discovering documents that prove MKO received the money of oil-for-food program and used the money for terrorist attacks, <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;  margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: ' font-size: 10pt\">&#8211; Citing documents that prove MKO-Saddam ties: lists, a film showing Saddam when he gives a suitcase of money to MKO&#8217;s known leaders, and a footage of MKO members being trained by Iraqi army. <\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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