THE WASHINGTON POST Hundreds of Iranian Americans rallied outside the White House on Saturday, saying they’re worried that the Obama administration’s newly announced plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by year’s end will leave 3,400 Iranian exiles vulnerable in a settlement outside Baghdad. The protesters also called on the Obama administration to remove Mujahedin-e…
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Hundreds Rally For Iranian Opposition
WAMU Radio Hundreds of Iranian Americans rallied in front of the White House Saturday demanding the Obama administration do more to help the Iranian resistance movement. The protestors are asking the U.S. government to take the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) off the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations. The group was once allied with Saddam Hussein’s…
Hundreds rally in support of Iranian opposition
ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of people rallied outside the White House on Saturday, calling on President Barack Obama to remove an Iranian opposition group once allied with Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime from the U.S. list of terrorist organizations. Former Pennsylvania Govs. Tom Ridge and Ed Rendell were among the speakers urging the U.S….
Iran exiles demand delay of Iraq camp closure
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE WASHINGTON, October 22, 2011 (AFP) – Hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday at the White House to demand that the closure of a refugee camp for Iranian exiles in Iraq be postponed, arguing that a massacre will occur when US troops leave. Wearing yellow hats and waving banners demanding “protection for Camp Ashraf,”…
Demonstrators Call for Iranian Opposition Group to Be Removed From US List of Terrorist Organizations
FoxNews [oqeygallery id=2] WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people rallied outside the White House on Saturday, calling on President Barack Obama to remove an Iranian opposition group once allied with Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime from the U.S. list of terrorist organizations. Former Pennsylvania Govs. Tom Ridge and Ed Rendell were among the speakers urging the…