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New Details Emerge On Covert War Against Iran

Nico Pitney | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Cia, Iran Covert War, Mek, Iran War, Iran, Covert War Iran, Israel, Barack Obama, Iranian Scientists, Mujahedin-E Khalq, World News

On Tuesday, Iran's state media declared that government authorities had arrested a group of Israel-backed "mercenaries" who were planning to carry out...

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U.S. Trained Iranian Group It Considers Terrorists

newyorker.com | Posted 04.08.2012

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It was here that the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) conducted training, beginning in 2005, for members of the Mujahideen-e-Khalq, a dissident...

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Money vs. Facts: The Mujahedin-e Khalq Is a Terrorist Organization

Reza Marashi | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Mujahedin-E Khalq, PMOI/MEK, Mek, Pmoi, MEK Terrorism, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Terrorism, MEK Iran, World News
Reza Marashi

I can no longer remain silent. We are fast approaching a point of no return regarding the MEK's terrorist designation, and my government is running the risk of making a disastrous mistake.

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Christina Wilkie

Ex-Governor Probed For Taking Terror Group Speaker Fees

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 03.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell acknowledged this week that the Treasury Department is investigating payments he accepted to speak i...

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Foreign Policy by the NRA? The Prospect of Gingrich and Bolton.

Josh Horwitz | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, John Bolton, Mek, Herman Cain, George W. Bush, Republican Presidential Primary, Newt Gingrich, State Department, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

Shortly before the election of George W. Bush in 2000, then-NRA First Vice President Kayne Robinson boasted, "We'll have... a president where we work out of their office." Apparently, the NRA would do even better in a Newt Gingrich presidency.

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Christina Wilkie

Lemieux Backed Candidate With Gaddafi Ties

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 11.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. George Lemieux (R-Fla.) hosted a fundraiser this spring for a terrorism expert seeking a $10 million contract with Col. Muam...

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Will the U.S. Troop Withdrawal Leave the Door Wide Open for Iran?

Alireza Jafarzadeh | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Unhcr, Qods Force, Iran, Khamenei, Mek, Ahmadinejad, Allawi, Shahlaei Camp Ashraf, Qassem Soleimani, Iraq, United States, Maliki, Withdrawal, Quds, World News
Alireza Jafarzadeh

On October 23, Ahmadinejad laid out Tehran's strategy to CNN. Clearly, Iran intends to take on the U.S.'s former role in Iraq.

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America Must Keep Its Word

Howard Dean | Posted 10.22.2011

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Howard Dean

America's failure to keep its promise to the people of Camp Ashraf in Iraq threatens to diminish our great country.

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Christina Wilkie

Dozens Of Former U.S. Officials Make Millions Advocating For Terrorist Organization

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The ornate ballroom of the Willard Hotel buzzed with activity on a Saturday morning in July. Crowded together on the stage sat a cadre ...

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Silencing the Moderate Middle

Shawn Amoei | Posted 10.03.2011

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Shawn Amoei

The Islamic Republic would love nothing more than to crush and destroy the opposition, and the MEK has been tirelessly working to do this to posit itself as the only opposition. It is not true that the enemy of our enemy is always our friend. In this case, there is more than one enemy.

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Iranian Regime's Apologists Jeopardize Fate of Camp Ashraf Residents

Hajar Mojtahedzadeh | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mojahedin-E-Khalq, Iranian-American-Community, Camp Ashraf, Mek, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Michael Mukasey, Ray Takeyh, Iraq, World News
Hajar Mojtahedzadeh

Since when does being unpopular warrant a spot on the Foreign Terrorist Organization list? The MEK cannot be maintained on the list because it does not meet the State Department's statutory criteria of being engaged in terrorism.

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Why Delisting the MEK Threatens Iran's Democracy Movement

Jamal Abdi | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Pmoi, Mek, Ncri, Mujahedin-E Khalq, Camp Ashraf, Mko, Iran, World News
Jamal Abdi

The unprecedented campaign in Washington to remove the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) from the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations represents a critical threat to Iran's indigenous democratic movement.

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Iran Debate: "Playing With Dangerous Things"

Joel Rubin | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Aipac, Military, J Street, Islamic Republic of Iran, Mek, Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu, James Cartwright, Israel, Meir Dagan, Politics News
Joel Rubin

Check out this Bloggingheads TV debate on Iran policy that I just did with Josh Block. Josh is the former AIPAC Spokesman and I'm the former J Street...

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The Real Face of Realpolitik: Camp Ashraf and the U.S. FTO

Hajar Mojtahedzadeh | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Iran, Camp Ashraf, Mek, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Mujahedin-E Khalq, World News
Hajar Mojtahedzadeh

For those of us who remain oceans and continents away from our loved ones, we are forced to live with the fact that our family members at Camp Ashraf are being used as human bargaining chips, mere pawns in the global game of Realpolitik.

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Washington's Favorite Terrorists

Trita Parsi | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: US-Iran Relations, PMOI/MEK, Hillary Clinton, Iran, National Iranian American Council, Iranian-American, Terrorism, Mek, Barack Obama, World News
Trita Parsi

Even if the MEK were to be believed in its latest PR push, the reality is that they are currently on the terrorist list and, as a result, they must be subject to U.S. terrorism laws. Simply put, the laws must be enforced -- without exception.

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34 Killed In Iraqi Raid On Iranian Exile Camp: U.N.

AP | LARA JAKES and FRANK JORDANS | Posted 06.14.2011

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BAGHDAD — An Iraqi army raid last week on Camp Ashraf left 34 Iranian exiles dead, according to a U.N. spokesman who on Thursday offered the fir...

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The Reagan and Obama "Doctrines" vs. the State Department

Allan Gerson | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Libya, Ronald Reagan, Military Intervention, Mek, United Nations Security Council, Humanitarian Crisis, Grenada, Iran, The State Department, Obama Doctrine, World News
Allan Gerson

In considering the response of President Obama and the State Department to the Libya crisis, immediate parallels to Ronald Reagan's Grenada experience come to mind.

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How to Stop Iran's Nuclear Threat

Alireza Jafarzadeh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alireza, Unclench Their Fists, Russia, Los Alamos, Sanctions, Opposition, Yukiya Amano, Iran, Obama, Nuclear, UN Security Council, Jafarzadeh, Policy, Ahmadinejad, State Department, The Iran Threat, Down With Russia, Khamenei, Natanz, Alireza Jafarzadeh, Regime Change, Mek, Washington, Iaea, Mojahedin, Un, Pmoi, Death to Dictator, Palgrave, China, Slidepollajax, World News
Alireza Jafarzadeh

The Iranian opposition movement does not ask for money or arms, much less troops. But it does demand that, at this critical juncture, it not be shut out of the Iran policy debate.

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Tehran's Dilemma in Trying to Have It Both Ways

Alireza Jafarzadeh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alireza Jafarzadeh

To no one's surprise, the regime ruling Iran is watching the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, searching for a way to exploit the outcomes to its advantage.

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Time to Act on Iran Regime

Ali Safavi | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, President Obama, Mek, Ali Khamenei, Pmoi, Brad Sherman, Iraq, Hillary Clinton, Camp Ashraf, Lee Hamilton, State Department, Mujahedin-E Khalq, Iran Protests, World News
Ali Safavi

The Iranian regime's nuclear aggression, suppression at home and terrorist support abroad are outracing US policy.

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An Unholy Alliance

Karim Pakravan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karim Pakravan

While the human rights issue of the refugees trapped in Camp Ashraf has to be dealt with in a compassionate way, the State Department must continue to resist pressures to legitimize the MKO.

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Reality Check: The MEK and the Guardian's Credibility Gap

Ali Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hoshyar Zebari, Wiston Churchill, District of Columbia, United Nations, Jack Straw, Pmoi, Iraq, Hostage Crisis, Mukasey, Court of Appeals, The Guardian, Kuwait, Mek, Giuliani, Taliban, Camp Ashraf, Stalin, Unscom, World News
Ali Safavi

An article published by The Guardian on the principal Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq, is jam-packed with first-grade logical blunders and topped with dubious historical analogies.

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WikiLeaks Disclosures and the Historic Opportunity on Iran

Ali Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Opposition, Mek, Tehran, Green Zone, Pmoi, Baghdad, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Iraq, Camp Ashraf, Wikileaks, Third Option, Mujahedin-E Khalq, World News
Ali Safavi

Appeasing a medieval theocracy in Iran will only translate into a devastated Iraq controlled by a nuclear-armed Iranian regime. Silence is no longer an option.

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When Governments Fail to Disclose Material Facts

Allan Gerson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: PMOI/MEK, Human Rights, Camp Ashraf, Mek, Obama Administration, Iran, Iraq, Wikileaks, Material Misrepresentation, Politics News
Allan Gerson

The latest Wikileaks document dump reveals that countless American citizens and their representatives in Congress acquiesced to "engagement" with Iran on false premises.

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Listen to Iranian Voices of Dissent

Ali Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Council of Resistance of Iran, President Obama, Nuclear Program, John Bolton, Maryam Rajavi, United Nations, 9/11, Pmoi, Iraq, Nobel Peace Prize, People's Mojahedin, US Congress, New York, Federal Appeals Court, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Mek, Rudi Giuliani, Fto, World News
Ali Safavi

President Obama prudently highlighted the face-off between the Iranian people and the regime on Friday. He now has the opportunity to complement his wisdom with courage by standing firmly on the right side of the fence.

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