PRNewswire WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Families of Camp Ashraf residents will join Iranian-Americans to begin a round-the-clock sit-in across from the Department of State in protest against the Department’s unlawful delay in completing the Court of Appeals mandated review of the status of Iran’s main opposition, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), and delist the…
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USCCAR Lauds Unanimous Adoption of House Amendment for Camp Ashraf Protection
PRNewswire WASHINGTON, July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The US Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR) lauds the unanimous adoption of an amendment on the need to prevent the forcible relocation of the residents inside Iraq and facilitate the robust presence of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq in Camp Ashraf, to H.R. 2583, the…
Avoid Another Srebrenica at Camp Ashraf
The Huffington Post At first glance, the massacre of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica almost two decades ago has little in common with the plight of some 3,500 dissident Iranians at a place called Camp Ashraf in Iraq. But a closer look shows the opposite. In 1995, Dutch forces serving as UN peacekeepers to monitor the…
Howard Dean: Why is the MEK on the terrorist list?
Speech by Governor Howard Dean, Former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (2005-2009), “Middle East, Iran Spring: Obstacles, Opportunities and U.S. Policy,” Washington, DC, July 16, 2011, Excerpt: I just do want to say two thanks before I start: the first is to the leadership of this organization [MEK] which has worked so incredibly hard to…
“Wake Up State Department, Take the MEK off the FTO List Today”
General Hugh Shelton, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1997-2001), Saturday, July 16, 2011, Washington, DC Excerpts: Thank you for a very warm welcome. It is truly great to be with you here in Washington today and to join such a distinguished group of colleagues. I’d also like to offer greetings to the…