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...
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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?
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• 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
To determine whether each MeK member should be detained or Classified as eligible for release, coalition forces had to obtain answers to several questions.
15 The MeK during Operation Iraqi Freedom
• detain—potential prosecution
• detain—security threat/risk
• detain—potential intelligence value
• Release-eligible. 22
The legal status decision remained with DoD. According to an officer involved in the process, the purpose of this determination was to eliminate the MeK
They showed this closeness and harmony to the extent that one group reports another group. This is the truth of the matter and this is the report within the Organization, even if they appeared to use slogans against each other.
COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES IN FACTORIES
Close relations and collaboration with Marxist and anti-revolutionary elements (as against attacking Islamic Societies):
There was, for example, an alliance at the time of the election of
In fact, because the MeK was given an assigned residence at its own facility rather than in an internment camp, its members enjoyed better conditions than those required by the convention.
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Convention until such time as their status has been determined by a competent tribunal. 18 The convention’s drafters saw designation by a competent tribunal as important because combatants are immune from prosecution for acts
Another of the hypocrites' deceitful slogan and repeated declaration was: "Never make use of the sign of the scythe and hammer in the manifestoes and be sure to add a Quranic verse at the top of each, so that the workers will not tear them up and thus more supporters will be gathered.1"
PROPAGATION IN FACTORIES II
Zahra Behboudi:
With salutations and praise to our master, Imam Mahdi and his rightful deputy, the Imam of the Ummah, and the Ummah of the Imam. My name is Zahra
First, what was the MeK’s legal status according to international humanitarian law as interpreted during the war on terrorism?
Determining the MeK’s Legal Status
In the course of implementing the agreement, important questions emerged. First, what was the MeK’s legal status according t international humanitarian law as interpreted during the war on terrorism? Legal status was important because it would determine the specific obligations of coalition forces to its MeK
The hypocrites (MKO), from the very beginning, started their activities with this fundamentally, materialistic analysis, namely that workers seek only food and sleep. On the basis of this point of view, they assumed that workers should be instigated through the guilds against the regime of the Islamic Republic. Of course, with the gradual victory of the Islamic Revolution, the imperialists realized that the situation was getting out of control and that their collapse was
Massoud Rajavi with a smile on his face continued his war cry and said, ”What will happen to the USA if revolutionary Islam with our Ideology and Maryam’s leadership comes to power, then this paper tiger (the USA) will be destroyed as a whole.” ...
Massoud Rajavi was on the stage and while he had his hands on his waist he began a war cry against the USA, and in his admiration for Osama Ben Laden and his organization, Al Qaeda, he said, ”This was fanatical Islam which
“Members of the unit arrive at the target’s shop at 7: 15 and after making sure that the grocer was present in his grocery shop, they come closer on a motorcycle and get ready for revolutionary execution of the target.
1 - Confessions of Hossein Hajian, commander of a number of terror units affiliated to the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq organization about the elements of Mr. Zarei’s martyrdom:
“Our operational unit was named Morteza Danesh unit which was sometime active
Washington agencies agreed that the MeK should be disarmed and compelled to surrender, though they did not direct that the MeK be dismantled. According to press reports, USCENTCOM directed that “MEK forces will be destroyed or compelled to surrender, leading to disarmament and detention.”
Consolidation of the MeK at Camp Ashraf
Washington agencies agreed that the MeK should be disarmed and compelled to surrender, though they did not direct that the MeK be
The next question is why did the Social Sector undertake to answer the questions related to the acts connected with the period before June 20th,l98l? The answer may be given in one sentence. As the truth and falsehood of every act in a society becomes clear from the reaction
The social sector, disseminator and executor of the lines
The next question is why did the Social Sector undertake to answer the questions related to the acts connected with the period before June
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
