A large segment of the Iraqi population regards the MeK with antipathy because of widely held perceptions that the group acted as Saddam’s “private army,” working on his behalf to help suppress the Shia and Kurdish uprisings after the first Gulf War and to provide security in the areas around the MeK camps.
Chapter Three
Options for Relocating the MeK
Both Iraq and the United States have publicly stated that their goal is to remove the MeK from Iraq. According to the Geneva
“We've never seen this kind of money,” says Mr. Parsi. “At one conference with 10 speakers, if they average $50k a pop, that is half a million dollars just in speaker fees.”
A large-scale operation
In scale and effectiveness at drawing in big names, this campaign stands alone, says Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), a group that for years has sought to increase the voice of Iranian-Americans in Washington and advocated US-Iran
In March 1991, after the Persian Gulf War and the operation by American Forces called Desert Storm in Iraq, Saddam Hussein, the then President of Iraq ordered Masoud Rajavi, the President of NCRI, who was at the same time the Leader and the Commander in Chief of MKO and NLA, to help Iraq in suppressing the Kurds uprising in the northern part of the country. Those who were involved in this operation have testified to this fact.
The Wall Street Journal reported that in March
Judge Mukasey told the Monitor he received money for some of his appearances, but added that “the issue of fees is a red herring. Al Gore gets paid to speak about global warming; does anyone question the sincerity of his beliefs?”
Influence and money
Lee Hamilton, former co-chair of the 9/11 Commission, told the Monitor he received a “good fee” to speak in Washington. He “approved” of the MEK's 10-point platform, which enshrines democracy, gender equality, and freedom, but
We can say that 70% of the tasks of this group like propagation, participation and keeping order in meetings, incitement of clashes and chaos, were executed by the student class. They were indeed very active in these fields. Because of their great number, they enhanced their 'work-zone', popularizing their slogans and motives and propagating them all over.
POSITIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE STUDENTS' SECTOR
Muhammad Reza Yazdizadeh:
Praise be to the great Leader of the Islamic
Former US four-star generals, intelligence chiefs, governors, and political heavyweights are calling for the US government to take the MEK off the terror list. Many of these former high-ranking US officials – who represent the full political spectrum – have been paid tens of thousands of dollars to speak in support of the MEK.
A high-powered array of former top American officials is advocating removal from the US terrorist list of a controversial Iranian opposition group with
According to our discussions with TF-134 and DOS staff attorneys, it appears that the civilian status determination was made to protect the MeK from deportation to Iran and to relieve coalition forces of the responsibilities incurred in detaining EPWs. With regard to deportation, the status determination did not matter.
According to our discussions with TF-134 and DOS staff attorneys, it appears that the civilian status determination was made to protect the MeK from deportation
U.S. government cables revealed by Wikileaks include numerous references to the Mujahaddin-e Khalq (MEK). Details include:
MEK threatens mass suicide as bargaining chip: “The group's leadership at Camp Ashraf is prepared to order residents to kill themselves to protest any arrests of Ashraf residents...”
Evidence of paramilitary activities: “They continue to practice small unit military tactics and maneuvers under cover of darkness.”
Cases of forced detention at Ashraf
The anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) has played an active role during the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in 1990, a document released by a Kuwaiti daily disclosed....
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9006050088
According to a report published by the Kuwaiti Al-Dar daily, the MKO members had all-out cooperation with Saddam forces and were in massive intelligence coordination with former Iraqi regimes' military and security authorities during the
In this session, the members of the Social Sector of the Organization continue their survey and analysis of the lines and operations of the hypocrites in various sections of the Social Sector, thereby exposing one after another, and as far as possible, the plots of this anti-God and anti-people Organization...
Session two
THE SECOND SESSION POSITIONS AND OPERATIONS BEFORE JUNE 20, 1981 The Students' Sector
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
«Praise be to
In the case of the MeK, this would have been an awkward approach because the United States had declared it to be a subsidiary of Saddam Hussein’s military during OIF and had applied the conventions to MeK members on an interim basis...
From the beginning, the designation was problematic from both legal and policy perspectives. Legally, if it is indeed true that the MeK engaged coalition forces in combat, the MeK’s members would likely have qualified for combatant status as
Based in France today, the group is well aware of its lack of support among Iranians. Because of its lack of support, the MEK has implemented a policy of putting forth front organizations and individuals who do not openly claim to be part of the organization...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shawn-amoei/silencing-the-moderate-mi_b_917309.html
The recent terrorist attacks in Norway gave the world a glimpse of what happens when violent fanatics take the fore and moderates are
Refugee status was suggested, but the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) would not consider such applications from current or former MeK members because their legal status had not yet been formally resolved.
The MeK as Protected Persons
As the official Special Forces history of OIF notes, when “legal issues relating to the status of enemy POWs and the application of the laws of armed conflict in relation to non-state terrorists required clarification.
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Sometimes they claim to have the support of 50% to 75% of the people and sometimes over 90%. But the realities of the Iranian society are manifested in a way which cannot be concealed.
The ultimate end of the “workers’ sector”
As the time is short, we will briefly review what has been said. We saw what the base and position claimed by the hypocrites were, what the protection of workers actually meant, what their treacherous acts were before June 20th and how they drove
The resolution did not identify a destination. Indeed, a member of the Iraqi National Congress declared, “We don’t care where they’re going to go.”
The Iraqi Governing Council’s Resolution to Expel the MeK from Iraq
On December 9, 2003, the Iraqi Governing Council complicated the MeK issue by passing a unanimous resolution calling for the expulsion of the MeK from Iraq within six months. 30
The resolution did not identify a destination. Indeed, a member of the Iraqi
"I only mention that tens of workers were killed and their bodies were even burned with cocktails and fire-kindling substances."
ANTI -WORKERS' ACTIVITIES Fallowing
JUNE 20, 1981
After June 20th, directives were issued for the identification of workers, members of Islamic Societies, centers of workers' gatherings, storehouses, all potential targets for terrorism, explosions and fires.
Our other brothers in the Military Section will provide sufficient explanation concerning
Although, some officials have thought that the MeK might potentially provide useful intelligence information regarding Iran, no members of the group were detained on the basis of their having intelligence value. (27)
Nearly all were classified “release-eligible.” In other words, the board determined that, whatever their legal status, nearly no MeK members presented a threat sufficient to justify detention. (28)
Ironically, so long as the May 10, 2003, consolidation agreement remained in
Nevertheless, in spite of all this, in March 1980, with the exception of a few cases, the plots of the hypocrites were neutralized by the alertness of the workers.
STARTING STRIKES IN FACTORIES
Finally, there was the question of guilds, and many difficulties seemed insolvable. This question came up especially in connection with starting strikes in March, 1980 and was emphasized.
There were slogans for raising salaries, reduction of working hours, special benefits etc
What were the identities of all individual MeK members? What was their citizenship? Where did they have rights of residence?
16 The Mujahedin-e Khalq in Iraq: A Policy Conundrum
• What intelligence could be gained from them about the IRI or Iraq?
• What were the identities of all individual MeK members? What was their citizenship? Where did they have rights of residence?
To answer these questions, CJTF-7 formed JIATF-Ashraf. The JIATF included representatives from the U.S
We know of other thefts too. For instance MKO had stolen 50,000 pills (anti-biotic capsules) from the drug factory of I.D.I. Once they stole 2000 syringes from the drug factory of Don Baxter.
RECONNAISSANCE OF FACTORIES AND THEFTS OF DOCUMENTS AND PROPERTY
Another matter which was greatly emphasized in our sector, on account of the existence of important factories and offices, was that of getting information and identifying individuals and important places, thefts of