THE HILL By Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) In the early morning hours of Sept. 1, Iraqi gunmen raided a camp in the hinterlands of Iraq where 100 members of an Iranian opposition group lived. Unarmed civilians were running around trying to not get shot while their assailants systematically gunned them down. The attackers were not…
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Broken promises on Iranian dissidents
THE WASHINGTON TIMES Michael B. Mukasey feels betrayed. The attorney general under President George W. Bush gave his personal assurance to the president of the Iranian resistance that its dissidents would be protected by Iraqi troops, not massacred by Iraqi gunmen. He told a congressional briefing of his anguish over last month’s attack on Camp…
Lawmakers urge the U.S. to save 7 Camp Ashraf hostages
WASHINGTON – PRNewswire – In a Congressional briefing, a bipartisan group of lawmakers called on the United States Government to accept a significant number of the residents of Camp Liberty, members of the main Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK/PMOI), as political refugees. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia,…
USCCAR Calls on Obama Administration to Hold Iraq Accountable for September 1 Massacre At Camp Ashraf and to Save Seven Abducted Residents
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The US Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR) deplores the failure by the White House to hold the Iraqi government of Nouri al-Maliki accountable for the September 1 massacre of 52 defenseless residents of Camp Ashraf, members of principal opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The State Department has…
Transcript of Exchange between Senior Senators and State’s Top Official on Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty
Senators Chide State Department Over Camp Ashraf Massacre, Threaten Cuts in Aid to Iraq Over its Role WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2013 – Today, during the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing “Reversing Iran’s Nuclear Program”, there was a very important exchange between Committee’s Chair, Senator Menendez and Senator John McCain with the Honorable Wendy…