THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – Real Time Brussels Blog The Iranian opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK, has forged a core of support at the heart of Europe by flying in U.S. political heavyweights for lavish conferences. In January, it was former U.S. ambassador to the UN John Bolton (and his body double), former New…
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Iranian exiles say Iraq poised to attack Camp Ashraf
Agence France Presse (BRUSSELS) – Iraqi forces are preparing to attack the Ashraf Camp in Iraq housing thousands of outlawed Iranian dissidents, the leader of an Iranian opposition group, Maryam Rajavi, told AFP on Wednesday. The attack is “imminent”, said Rajavi, who heads the National Council of Resistance of Iran. She warned of a potential…
Iranian-Americans to Obama: “Thank you for foiling the terrorist plot, now stand with Iranian people in their quest for regime change”
PRNewswire Urging America to get on the “Right Side of History”, Groups Ask Obama to Unshackle Main Democratic Opposition Against the Regime LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Iranian-American communities in the United States are applauding the Obama administration and U.S. law enforcement agencies for their work in foiling the plot hatched by the…
Iranian exiles urge delay of Iraqi Camp Ashraf closure
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE BRUSSELS — Iranian dissidents, backed by Belgian, European and US politicians, Tuesday urged the international community to press Iraq to postpone the closure of a camp housing thousands of outlawed Iranians. “The US remains morally responsible for the people of Ashraf,” said former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, referring to Camp Ashraf,…
USCCAR Demands US and UN Intervention as Iraq Sabotages Efforts to Resolve Camp Ashraf Humanitarian Crisis
PRNewswire WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The US Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR) deplores Iraqi government’s nefarious actions which pave the way for another massacre at Camp Ashraf through sabotaging the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which seeks to ensure the safe and secure resettlement of the residents…