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Liberals accuse Kenney of hypocrisy for attending rally for terrorist group

Nejat SocietyAugust 30, 2006076 views

The picture appears on the website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, the political wing of the PMOI, or People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran. The PMOI is one of the names used by the MEK, or Mujaheedin-e-Khalq, an armed Iranian rebel group formally designated as a terrorist organization by the governments of Canada, the United States and the European Union. The Canadian government put the group on its official terror list in May 2005. ..

Canadian Parliamentary Secretary asked to apologize for supporting MKO

Nejat SocietyAugust 28, 2006077 views

He said he did not know the rally, a small crowd of about 30 people, was in support of PMOI prisoners.
“I told them I would pass by if I could. And I was running up to the Hill, I just literally grabbed a megaphone and said that the Canadian people would stand in solidarity with the Iranian people in their wish for respect for human dignity and human rights and democracy,

Predicting the Game Results

Nejat SocietyAugust 28, 2006057 views

The White House, looking at terrorist MKO, understands this group’s efforts to copy and conduct the theories of Neo-cons and Israelis, confirms that- as announced by Pentagonists- the members of this group can be used as devotees for US soldiers in any possible attack to Iran….

Mr. Zucker, more Mojahed than Mojahedin

Nejat SocietyAugust 13, 20060131 views

Daniel M. Zucker, a Chairman of Americans for Democracy in the Middle-East, in his recent article, Setting the Record Straight About the Mojahedin-e Khalq of Iran, which is more a comeback to Jay Solomon’s article published in the Wall Street Journal (“Iranian Exile Group Aims to Build Bridges; Some in Congress See a Role For an Organization Listed as a Terrorist Group”, …

Iranian exile group aims to build bridges

Nejat SocietyAugust 9, 2006077 views

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to mount, an Iranian exile group viewed here as a terrorist organization is lobbying to play a greater role in the struggle against Tehran…The Mujahedeen-e Khalq, or People’s Mujahedeen of Iran, was formally listed as a terrorist group by the State Department because of its attacks on American military personnel and Iranian officials. It fiercely opposed the Shah and his supporters during the 1970s and allied with former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in his 1980-88 war against Iran.

MKO Influence in U.S. Politics

Nejat SocietyAugust 5, 20060191 views

….the MKO were included in the very first list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations under the 1996 Antiterrorism Act and this determination was consistent with prior assessments by the State Department”… MEK hold fundraising events, where like-minded individuals are invited to contribute funds ultimately meant for terrorist activities.”
Assistant Secretary Juan C. Zarate, Terrorist Financing, Department of the Treasury February 1, 2005 Harper’s Bazaar/International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition Summit

Iran: The Next War

Nejat SocietyAugust 2, 2006066 views

“I wouldn’t get within a hundred miles of the MEK,”[Ledeen] says.”They have no following, no legitimacy.”…A few blocks off Pennsylvania Avenue, the FBI’s eight-story Washington field office exudes all the charm of a maximum-security prison. Its curved roof is made of thick stainless steel, the bottom three floors are wrapped in granite and limestone, hydraulic bollards protect the ramp to the four-floor garage

Iraq plans to remove Pentagon’s proxy force

Nejat SocietyAugust 2, 2006069 views

The group, known as the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK or MKO),”is interfering in social and political issues as if it’s an Iraqi organization,”Maliki told reporters at a recent press conference.”It’s a terrorist organization and the presence of this group in Iraq contradicts the constitution,”he said, calling for the group’s eviction.

Iraq Might Force Out Iranian Militants

Nejat SocietyJuly 24, 2006054 views

Prime Minister Nouri Maliki on Wednesday accused a militant Iranian opposition group of meddling in his country’s affairs and suggested that it could face expulsion from Iraq, where it has been based for 20 years. The Iraqi leader said the Mujahedin Khalq, which is dedicated to toppling Iran’s Islamist government, had become too involved in Iraq’s political and social issues.

Iraq PM hints at expelling Iran opposition group ,

Nejat SocietyJuly 22, 2006056 views

Under the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein, the PMOI was supplied with weapons and tanks and periodically carried out armed incursions against Iran as well as helped Iraqi forces put down rebellious Shiites in 1991.
US forces confiscated the organization’s weapons following the March 2003 US-led invasion, taking away some 300 tanks, many of which were subsequently given to the Iraqi armed forces.