In the latest sign of Western double standards in dealing with the issue of terrorism, a slate of former and current Western officials participated in a gathering held by a widely detested Iranian opposition group that is known for its role in carrying out thousands of targeted assassinations inside Iran in the 1980s.
The group, Mojahedin-e-Khalq, also known by its initials MEK or MKO, began its annual three-day conference online on Saturday with several former and current American and
By J. Michael Springmann
MEK—A FAVORITE TERRORIST GROUP?
Is MEK America’s favorite terrorist organization? John Bolton seems to think so. Paid, as one individual suggested, $180,000 for his efforts, President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor had often pressed for the group’s removal from the U.S. government’s terrorist list. He has spoken at MEK rallies and conferences.
Journalist Caitlin Johnstone once said that Bolton “…declared [in 2017] that the cult was “a viable
Background
The Mojahedin-e Khalq organization (MeK) took its first public stance towards Iraq on April 7, 1980 after the Islamic Revolution. One of the MEK’s spokesmen condemned the Ba'athist regime's claims about the three islands in the Persian Gulf (i.e., Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs) and also accusing Iran of inciting opposition to the Iraqi government (Iran-Iraq War Studies Quarterly, No. 3, p. 42).
Also, before the commencement of the Iraq-Iran war, the organization took
Three decades ago in 1993, Maryam Rajavi was appointed ‘president elect’ of a free Iran as envisioned by her husband Massoud Rajavi. In a once-only election, in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, with Maryam as the only candidate, the electorate – members of the Council of the National Council of Resistance (a pseudonym for the Mojahedin e Khalq) – voted for her unanimously. Turnout was 100%. She has ruled over the members ever since without even a whiff of democratic due process.
The point of Maryam
A political commentator says certain Western countries continue to nurture and use terrorist groups such as the MKO to advance their destructive agendas against independent countries.
Canadian writer and activist Mark Taliano told Press TV in an exclusive interview on Sunday that the West plays the terrorist card in pursuit of its own interests, stressing that Washington and its allies continue to resuscitate and fortify terrorist proxies.
Taliano said the West’s support for the
Former Indian Foreign Service officer elaborated the anti-Iran rhetoric about the late 1980s incidents.
In a piece published on Indian Punchline, M. K. Bhadrakumar wrote, “some skeptics might say Raisi is under US sanctions for his involvement in the 1988 mass execution of prisoners.” “In the anti-Iranian folklore, hundreds of detainees were executed. But few would know what really happened.”
“It is no secret that Washington encouraged Saddam Hussein to wage his war on Iran, taking advantage
The cult-like MEK, whose allies have included Rudy Giuliani, Howard Dean, and John Bolton, was linked to hundreds of sham FB profiles—some using AI-made photos of fake users.
Facebook says it busted a troll farm run by the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK)—a dissident Iranian group that lobbies for the overthrow of Iran’s revolutionary government—that used artificial intelligence-generated fake faces to populate sham accounts.
The social media company linked the troll farm, based alongside the MEK’s
By Dr. Reza Ekhtiari Amiri*
Every activity which causes damages to people, governments, and organizations can be referred to as an example of violence. Every means can be used by groups and organizations such as the MEK to achieve their ends. All the activities the MEK is involved in at the present time are concrete examples of violence and unsurprisingly we witness a drastic change in recruiting and encouraging members, after all, MEK is a radical, violent, extremist group just like ISIS
By Ahmad Jafar Alsaedi (Translated by Habilian)
led by Maryam Rajavi, the Organization (MKO) is going through a very difficult situation that can be called the post-Trump period. On the other hand, the Corona virus is killing the members of this group one after another, while the wishes of Maryam Rajavi, John Bolton and their former leader Donald Trump, to celebrate the overthrow of the Iranian government in Tehran's Azadi Square have faded.
With rising of criticism and dissatisfaction among
By Reza Alghurabi
Due to the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s conflicting positions on health regulations since the outbreak of the coronavirus in Albania, a general feeling has been created within the country that his administration has put a political approach on the agenda in facing the pandemic. The Albanian government recently announced expulsion of a Russian diplomat because of failure to comply with health protocols.
It does not matter whether the Albanian government's claim is
By Robert Fantina
One can only imagine the risk when some citizens of a small country conceal hundreds of thousands of weapons and explosives. The nation becomes a powder keg, awaiting one small mistake to spark a deadly explosion.
This is the situation currently in Albania. During the civil war of 1997, military depots were looted, and more than 650,000 guns, 1.5 billion bullets, 3.5 million grenades and 1 million landmines were stolen from military warehouses by various criminal groups and the
By Gareth PORTER
Israel’s Mossad has spent years on a propaganda campaign by use of the Mujahedeen e-Khalq terrorist cult aimed at convincing the world Iran possessed a nuclear weapons program – and legitimizing its assassinations of Iranian academics.
The Israeli assassination of Iranian defense official Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is being treated as a triumph of Israeli intelligence, with ubiquitous references in the New York Times and other major media outlets to the killing of “Iran’s top nuclear
The calendar provided by the Mojahedin-e Khalq terrorist group is filled with organizational and sectarian occasions of this group. The examples include the Mojahedin's revolt against the Iranian government and armed attacks on citizens on June 20, 1981, which has been ironically called the Day of the Iranian People’s Resistance; anniversary of Masoud Rajavi’s illegitimate marriage to Maryam Qajar-Azodanlu (Rajavi) on June 19, 1985; and announcing Maryam’s presidency on October 22, 1993 and
By Anne Khodabandeh, The Iranian Daily
From deep inside its rabbit hole in Albania the MEK has created yet another Alice in Wonderland style fairy tale about Iranian spies and agents coming to get them. In doing so, Maryam Rajavi reminds us exactly why the European Union expelled her and her lieutenants from Europe and sent her into exile in Albania. The MEK presence – a magnet for trouble – presents an unacceptable national security risk to any country. From bomb plots in Paris and Belgium, the
By Mehrdad Torab
Iranian forces carried out Defensive Operation Mersad on July 26, 1988, the last major military operation of the Iraqi imposed war in the western province of Kermanshah to successfully counterattack against the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) terrorist group backed by the US and Saddam Hussein.[1] Two days before the operation, MEK, who had gathered their forces on the Iranian-Iraqi border and were equipped with heavy weapons provided by Saddam, began invading Iranian territory. The
There is at least one more foreign policy opinion writer from the Mujahideen-eKhalq (MEK) whose existence is dubious, based on a study by a social media analyst and statements from a defector from the group. Amir Basiri, who contributed to Forbes 9 times, the Washington Examiner 52 times, OpenDemocracy, Algemeiner, and The Hill once also appears to be a fabrication.
The MEK is an Iranian exile group for which John Bolton, Rudy Giuliani, and other foreign policy luminaries have given paid
Forouq Javidan Operation by MKO
After Iran agreed to the terms of UN Resolution 598[1], Saddam Hussein confessed at a closed-meeting that he fully intended to renege on the terms of the ceasefire to strike Iran when it the least expected.
Wafiq al-Samarraee, then the head of the Iraqi army intelligence agency and director of military intelligence for Iran noted: “President Saddam, at a special secret meeting at the Ministry of Defense told us: ‘if we succeed in overthrowing the Iranian
By Philip Giraldi
There is something unique about how the United States manipulates the “terrorism” label to avoid being accused of carrying out war crimes. When an indigenous militia or an armed insurgency like the Taliban in a country like Iraq or Afghanistan attacks American soldiers subsequent to a U.S. invasion which overthrew the country’s government, it is considered by Washington to be an act of “terrorism.” Terror attacks de facto permit a carte blanche response, allowing virtually
The Mojahedin-e Khalq is the name of a terrorist organization, this sect has committed many crimes in its dark life, such as the assassination of thousands of Iranians, Kurds and Americans. We talk about this regard with Professor Tim Anderson, the professor of the University of Sydney, a writer, researcher and anti-imperialist activist.
Here’s the full transcript of the interview:
Q1. According to the news about the cooperation of MEK with spy agencies such as Mossad and the CIA in creating
Albania has seen major changes in the country's situation in recent decades, and experienced a communist system between the 1980 to 1990, at the late life of Anwar Khoja. Albania at that time had almost no friendly relations with any country, and Khoja accused countries such as the Soviet Union and China of being too open and betraying to communist values! In 1990, with the fall of Anwar Khoja, Albania entered a new and free world. In the March 1992 elections, amid economic collapse and
In the latest sign of Western double standards in dealing with the issue of terrorism, a slate of former and current Western officials participated in a gathering held by a widely detested Iranian opposition group that is known for its role in carrying out thousands of targeted assassinations inside Iran in the 1980s.
The group, Mojahedin-e-Khalq, also known by its initials MEK or MKO, began its annual three-day conference online on Saturday with several former and current American and
