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Giuliani, the favorite for Trump’s secretary of state, has ties to Venezuela, Qatar and Iranian exiles

Nejat SocietyNovember 22, 2016071 views

In 2011, an exiled Iranian political party called the Mujahedin e-Khalq, known as the MEK/MKO/PMOI, paid Giuliani to give a speech in Washington calling on the State Department to remove the group from its list of terrorist organizations. The MEK recruited a host of other formal officials to its cause and succeeded in reversing the terrorist designation in 2012.Since MEK was a designated terrorist organization at the time ….

An Iranian Exile Cult Jockeying for War Could Have the Ear of Trump’s White House

Nejat SocietyNovember 21, 20160178 views

…“There are families in the U.S. and throughout the world who have lost members of their families to the MEK. They can’t find their family members because they’ve been sucked into the MEK organization.”The MEK/MKO/PMOI did not immediately respond to a request for an interview….

Rudi Giuliani took money from Qatar, Venezuela, Iranian exiles

Nejat SocietyNovember 19, 2016083 views

In 2011, an exiled Iranian political party called the Mujahedin e-Khalq, known as the MEK/MKO/PMOI, paid Giuliani to give a speech in Washington calling on the State Department to remove the group from its list of terrorist organizations. The MEK recruited a host of other formal officials to its cause and succeeded in reversing the terrorist designation in 2012. A subsidiary …

Michael Rubin : Outreach to the MKO is the worst possible move

Nejat SocietyNovember 15, 20160120 views

The MKO’s rhetoric about democracy can be alluring, but if the goal of the Trump administration is to contain, weaken, and roll back the influence of the Islamic Republic, then outreach to the MKO/MEK/PMOI is the worst possible move because it would….

Possible Trump Cabinet Members’ Links to the Mojahedin Khalq Could Spell Trouble for Iran

Nejat SocietyNovember 13, 20160146 views

John Bolton called for a military attack on Iran and “vigorous American support” for MEK “aimed at regime change in Tehran”. Last summer, Gingrich spoke at MEK’s rally in Paris alongside Turki bin Faisal, the former head of Saudi intelligence. Gingrich went as far as to solemnly bow down to MEK’s leader, Maryam Rajavi, calling her by her favored title …

America’s ironic two faced war on terror ignores US support for Mojahedin Khalq

Nejat SocietyOctober 29, 20160137 views

The report would explicitly state (our emphasis): Perhaps the most prominent (and certainly the most controversial) opposition group that has attracted attention as a potential U.S. proxy is the NCRI (National Council of Resistance of Iran), the political movement established by the MEK (Mujahedin-e Khalq). Critics believe the group to be undemocratic and unpopular …

Mojahedin khalq at war with each other, seek help from PM Edi Rama

Nejat SocietyOctober 1, 2016066 views

Estranged families of Mojahedin Khalq members seek PM Rama’s help to meet loved ones The arrival of the Mojahedin-e Khalq in our country has exposed the divisions between the members and their leaders, and now it seems their only hope is to find help from Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama. Some family members of the members of the terrorist organization Mojahedin-e Khalq from the province of Ilam in western Iran have sent a letter …

Iranian Opposition Ex-Fighters ‘Transferred to Albania’

Nejat SocietySeptember 25, 2016057 views

The People’s Mujahedin of Iran aka MKO/MEK/PMOI is a controversial resistance group. Founded in 1965 as a left-leaning opposition to the Shah’s regime, it turned against the Islamic Republic following the 1979 Revolution. The US listed it as a terrorist organisation in 1997 but it was removed from the blacklist in 2012 after it renounced violence. Several thousand of its members left Iran for Iraq, where former dictator Saddam Hussein, used them …

Iran’s approach toward Saudi hostility

Nejat SocietySeptember 25, 2016086 views

Saudi officials have also explicitly expressed support for an anti-Iran terrorist group known as Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO). The MKO/MEK/PMOI terrorists have carried out numerous attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, killing thousands of people.

How much does it cost to keep Iran’s enemies in Albania?

Nejat SocietySeptember 21, 20160137 views

The Albanian page of Pars Today Website published a report by an Albanian periodical Parrena on the recent relocation of the Mujahedin-e Khalq members in Tirana, Albania. The report is titled “the result of receiving Mujahedin, Albania on the verge of war.”Parrena criticizes the Albanian government for accepting the MKO/MEK/PMOI in its territory. Like the Zionists who settled in the Palestinian territory…