the story of the MKO/MEK/PMOI paying out large amounts of cash to U.S. politicians, former military officers, and lobbyists was an attempt to conceal what is in reality a decades-long conspiracy to use the group as an armed proxy against Iran. By portraying MKO’s American lobbyists as merely financially motivated, the true nature of their duplicity and betrayal
The war on terror seems to be a tactical expression to rationalize the colonial intrusions of the US throughout the world. When in 2003, the Bush administration sought to justify its invasion on Iraq; they accused Saddam Hussein of sponsoring of international terrorism.The big change in US approach towards terrorism of the very MKO aka MEK/PMOI indicates that…
Perhaps, removing the MeK/MKO/PMOI from the US DOS list will make it possible for its members to interact more freely with the ICRC, or return to their families in Iran with more ease… if the MeK actually decided to stop its overt activities as well as covert terrorist operations against Iran and accept a more democratic structure in order not to be listed as a terrorist organization again, it would perhaps die in a few years.
it is not clear whether Washington actually sees the MEK/MKO/PMOI as a possible asset and a viable ally in the event of direct confrontation with Iran as the window for a diplomatic compromise rapidly narrows. The delisting was perhaps just an effort to annoy Tehran or, more important, to appease the anti-Iran establishment amid the current US presidential election campaign.
Hillary Clinton announces anti-Tehran group People’s Mujahedeen of Iran aka MEK/MKO/PMOI is no longer on State Department’s list of terror organizations.In Washington, it seems, the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign.
This would not be the first time the United States has made a mistake in the name of national security. .. Helping the MEK/MKO/PMOI is small stuff by comparison. The group has almost no support inside Iran, and not much outside.That’s a good thing. God only knows what kind of Iran they would create if they could actually take over the country.
Same thing happens around the world. In Iraq, Libya, Yemen, and Syria Al-Qaeda is back in the America’s circle. It receives tax payers’ money and weapons to implement American policies around the world. Likewise, the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist sect is a copycat of Al-Qaeda. When it was formed, the UK, US, Israel, France and Iraq helped it ..
The move which astounded the world and came as a great surprise to many Iranians is apparently one of the last cards which the U.S. has decided to play in order to isolate Iran, derail its international position and undermine its growing power in the Middle East…MKO is said to be responsible for the killing of more than 40,000 Iranians following the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
“There are numerous evidence of the group being involved in terrorist activities. De-listing them shows America’s double standard policy on terrorism,”state TV said. The US distinguishes between”good and bad terrorists”and the MEK are now”good terrorists because the US is using them against Iran,”the report also said, adding that Washington and Israel use the group to spy on Iran’s nuclear program…
A judiciary spokesman said the U.S. Department of State violated international standards by removing the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization from the list of terrorist organizations that can be legally prosecuted, the Iranian state-run Fars News Agency reported Monday.MKO is behind numerous assassinations and bombings within the country because of its alleged role in helping Iraq in its 1980-1988 war with Iran,