Adding hope to every other group that had found itself labeled a terrorist organization after a decade of bloody anti-US attacks and killing a number of US military officers, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK), one of the inaugural members of the US State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, has been ordered removed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The MeK was founded in the 1960’s as a Marxist-Islamist sect, called a cult by many, with designs on ousting the Shah of Iran and replacing him. After the Shah was ousted, they allied with Saddam Hussein in his invasion of Iran, and remained in exile in Iraq for decades.
How did this group manage to turn around its fortunes and find a way off the US terror list? Money, and lots of it. The MeK has been soliciting top US officials for years to give them paid endorsements, and has been quite successful in buying praise, though former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell’s endorsement did get him investigated for terrorist ties.
In the end, with so many officials not only excusing the MeK’s past attacks but openly endorsing them as a replacement regime in the event of a war with Iran, officials said it was “politically difficult” for Clinton not to sign off on their removal.
Reflecting just how successful the “advertising” campaign has been for the group, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R – CA) praised the move, saying the group desires a “secular, peaceful, and democratic government.”
I haven't seen so much Garbage in a short article.
Yes she should add something:", Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R – CA) praised the move, saying the group desires a “secular, peaceful, and democratic government.,EXACTLY LIKE US.
See, money in the U.S. buys anything and everything. It's the American Dream, another manifestation.
Why, the U.S. Government even bought the money lenders out of their self-inflicted crisis (caused by selling dodgy loan packages) using taxpayers' money.
Business, thy name is God!
Corruption and then again corruption is the way of life when it comes to vulture capitalism. In the other hand us or eu governments have no other options but to cooperate with terrorism and this is one of the those cases.
So much for 'not negotiating with terrorists', huh?
I really hope Hillary lives a very, very long life- long enough at least to see the effects of the evil she has been party to in this matter.
The entire meme promulgated by successive USA regimes has always been propaganda intended for the American people. The USA sponsored the State of israel. The CIA engaged successively in terror in Western Europe (Gladio), Latin America (multiple regime changes), and Iran (Ajax). Then there was Northwoods (cancelled by JFK who himself was cancelled). Iran-Contra funded terrorists with weapons to Iran & drugs to the USA. The USA traded money for the Beirut hostages. The CIA created Al Qaeda for Afghanistan, then used them in Bosnia, Chechnya, Kashmir, Iraq, Libya, and Syria. The uSA Congress funded $900M for terrorism against Iran. But don't you know "If the President does it, then it isn't illegal" (RM Nixon). Now Congress has yielded all power to POTUS for our own domestic terror called our Police State. The Obama regime is merely "legalizing" what was once criminal. In other words, Same Shite, Different Day.
Hey Jason, sorry it didn't work out the way you wanted. Despite the scorn you poured on Iran's freedom-lovers, with their families and colleagues being still executed by the rubbish Iranian theocracy, it was proven again that right is might and not vice versa. In the end, it was shown that no amount of behind the curtains mooching between Madeleine Albright and Iran's Kamal Kharazi in the late 1990's, quid pro quo agreements in 2003, attempted sell-off of neutral MEK in Iraq for Iran supported terrorists by James Dobbins types, RAND rubbish funded and sponsored by regime lobbies, and all the slime thrown at the MEK, still right is might. Jason, this should be a historic lesson for all that in the fight for democracy in Iran, you and your pals, and almost all of the West have gotten it wrong again and again, not out of ignorance mind you, but out of short-sighted hubris and self-interest. Maybe now you can open your ears and eyes to the truth of a nation's struggle for freedom from reactionary forces of dictatorship and fascism.
I'm actually interested to understand what you're saying, but sorry – I don't understand. Can you explain?
"…endorsing them as a replacement regime in the event of a war with Iran…"
Well, this sounds considerably similar to what we did in Afghanistan during the Russian occupation…Let's support this group of terrorists and give them the keys to the kingdom after they run the Soviets out…welcome the Taliban (and bin Laden's al Qaeda).
When are the US Archons going to learn that enabling these terrorist groups will only (always) come back to bite us – especially if we continue the foreign policy of interfering in the affairs of other countries. The MEK is not our friend and if it should come to pass that we enable them into leadership in Teheran they will still be terrorists who are not our friends – and never will be.
It's not who are enemies are that form these terrorist groups – it's what we DO and that isn't going to change anytime soon. Stupid people.
The MEK were directly responsible for the attack of the US Embassy in Iran, they directly guarded and held Hostage, US Diplomats!
Blow back Just waiting to Happen, and by the way it just isnt an Obam,a thing the lobbying is from many very prominent Republicans, all of them giving aid to persons who comitted attrocities on US Diplomatic staff!