[ April 23, 2024 ]
Historians have concluded that history is cyclic unless one learns from its mistakes; we will be doomed to endure an endless repetition of the cause and effects of poor management systems. French author Charles Pinot Duclos observed:
“We see on the theater of the world a certain number of scenes which succeed each other in endless repetition: where we see the same faults followed regularly by the same misfortunes, we may reasonably think that if we could have known the first we might have avoided the others. The past should enlighten us on the future.”
The People’s Mujahedeen of Iran, commonly known as the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq or MEK, is a notorious Iranian resistance group; it was once listed as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the United States for its alleged killing of U.S. personnel in Iran during the 1970s, and for its ties to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. This group receives funds from many sources, including Saudi Arabia.
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MEK also began a multiyear, multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign to remove itself from the terrorist list, including possible financial rewards to American political figures including Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Howard Dean, MG Paul E. Vallely, John Bolton and others.
Recognizing the group’s rejection of violence, the State Department delisted the MEK in late 2012, but voiced ongoing concerns about its alleged mistreatment of its members.
Many of these former high-ranking US officials – who represent the full political spectrum – have been paid tens of thousands of dollars to speak in support of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) or MEK. Ironically, these heavyweight politicians never talk about MEK’s violent and anti-American past history, but they refer to them as “freedom fighters” with “values just like us,” as democrats-in-waiting ready to serve as a vanguard of regime change in Iran. Why?
Aside from monetary rewards, some argue that the MEK has provided invaluable information to the US about the Iranian nuclear sites. OK, great! But does this automatically make them freedom fighters, ready to switch places with current mass murderers who have been holding onto power with their fists? Hardly!! Exchanging one Islamist group with another is not a change at all: it’s lunacy!
The amount of the fees being paid to these officials is vague, but judging by the money handed to certain individuals, the total could well be in the millions. For example, the former governor of Pennsylvania, Edward G. Rendell, was allegedly paid $150,000 for seven or eight speeches. Elaine Chao, President Trump’s transportation secretary, received $50,000 in 2015 for a five-minute speech, according to reports. Giuliani, who spoke at a conference in Paris on behalf of Iranian resistance figures alongside 18 other international guests, has been known to charge up to $100,000 for a single appearance, and sometimes demands private jets to charter him to appearances and much more.
MEK Supporters
Generals Tom McInerney and Paul Valley, former CIA officer Clare Lopez, former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia Jim Atkins, Representative Ileana Ros Lehtinen, former Governor of Kansas Sam Brownback, former Congressman Bob Filner, former Congressmen Tom Tancredo, former Senators Jim Talent and Kay Bailey Hutchinson, former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, who on this video is confessing to getting paid, scholar Daniel Pipes, John Bolton, the current advisor to President Trump, John Dean, Victoria Toensing of DiGenova & Toensing, retired general Wesley Clark, and even AIPAC have also supported the group. Several of the aforementioned officials have been the recipients of lucrative speaking fees. Saudi Arabia has been on the forefront, supplying the MEK with limitless financial resources in an attempt to topple the Iranian regime.
MEK Opponents
Scholar Michael Ledeen, bestselling author and Iran expert Ken Timmerman, CSP founder and CEO Frank Gaffney, Iranian activist Manda Ervin, and the entire Iranian people.
Perhaps money is the explanation. Otherwise, Giuliani’s relationship with the MEK, a bizarre terrorist organization that has killed Americans, is inexplicable.
“Iranians are both bitter about American pressure and their own government,” said Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution, who added, however, that, “one way or another the regime will try to discredit and taint those who dissent as somehow driven by outside support or orchestration.”
Karim Sadjadpour, an expert on Iran at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said: “They’re widely viewed as a backward and intolerant cult by their opposition peers in Iran,” he said. “After the terrorist label is dropped, Mr. Sadjadpour said, “I don’t think the world really looks that much different. U.S.-Iran relations will remain hostile, and the M.E.K. will remain a fringe cult with very limited appeal among Iranians.”
Like a chameleon, the MEK has adopted a new name to fool gullible and greedy politicians. But a cult can’t change its spots. They can’t even bring themselves to admit their founder (Masoud Rajavi) is dead. For now, they are enjoying support from the usual suspects — the Arab “royal” petro states, some elements in Israel, of American and European politicians who would do anything for a financial reward.
American establishment figures who support the cult of Rajavi will have lot of explaining to do someday. Ignoring the lessons of history will ultimately backfire on them. No wonder why people around the world are suspicious when it comes to American foreign policy.
The MEK is almost universally denounced by Iranians around the world, and still are regarded as a terrorist group. After the MEK aided in the Islamic Revolution in 1979, bloody street battles took place against Iran’s eventual leadership. As a result, the MEK literally waged war against Iranians. The group took refuge in Ashraf, Iraq, where they aided Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq War. Saddam Hussein went on to employ this special brigade in his deadly operations against Kurds and in repressing the Iraqi Shia.
Conclusion
Self-serving politicians supporting the MEK, this most dangerous terrorist group, is tantamount to betraying the ideals of America — the flag holder of freedom in the world. The motives for the strange bedfellows rallying in support of the MEK are difficult to decipher, given the overwhelming evidence exposing the evils of this gang of Islamist cultists. The politicians supporting this cult better be warned. Whatever their motives, they are repeating President Jimmy Carter’s monumental folly that brought the infamous Ayatollah Khomeini to power and birthed Islamist jihadism of both Shite and Sunni varieties.
This time around, these misguided and/or deluded hired individuals circling Madam Rajavi will most assuredly be disgraced and disappointed. The Iranian people shall, for a certainty, frustrate and defeat the cultist schemers and their cohorts. The Iranian people have suffered for four decades under the yoke of Islamic tyranny and will in no way allow its replacement by a refurbished edition blessed by mercenary politicians.
In this case, history shall not repeat itself. Freedom shall prevail.
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19 Comments
5 years ago
while Hungary keeps jihadis out and deports Left/liberal pro-jihadi Loons http://bit.ly/2gh6A72
Europe/USA denies christians/non-muslims entry and welcomes their murderers.
5 years ago
Once a muslim, always a liar.
5 years ago
Liberals in the West sure love Islam!!
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
Indeed…DemocratSocialists and islam go hand in hand…Each wanting to take away freedoms, each wanting total control over people…Islam controls muslims through totalitarianism by way of sharia law which is based on the koran…Muslims are controlled from birth to death by islam.
5 years ago
Fascinating, not in the least mind-boggling; after all, the Leftist Progressives, anyone on the edge of Liberalism is pro-Islam, in this case, an Iranian Terror Group. The verification that Liberalism is a psychological disorder is well known. If that, however, were the sole concern facing those not afflicted by Liberal Progressivism; one may have a sense of hope. Nope, again not shocking, Americans and Europeans are lobbying for MEK, an Iranian Terrorist organization that has killed, murdered Americans, and other nationalities in the name of Allah. Most disturbing is these lobbyists are not all loony Liberals/Democrats but imbecilic conservatives/Republicans, some of the named are shocking.
Apparently, all those mentioned in the article as pro-MEK are besotted by this group, touting they are not Terrorists but Freedom Fighters. It is pure semantics to appease this gaggle of Iranians but beguile and betray the gullible citizens and others.
The West can ill-afford to ally itself with those whose intent is the West’ downfall, Islamization. Possessed with a death-wish or having the prescience of road-kill; the lobbyists advocating for this Terror group is beyond alarming. While these lobbying fools dig this hole, it gets deeper and deeper, turning into a fathomless void, entombing Western Democracies, and those of us whom will fall victim to their betrayal.
5 years ago
It’s a shame the Americans listed in this article would take money from any Islamic jihadist terrorist group. Europe’s mass migration of savage, violent muslims is a direct result of corrupt European politicians being paid off by vile global elitists, Islamic leaders.
5 years ago
Muslim men are hard core bisexual they love having sex with donkeys and camels
5 years ago
Why are they any flies on the food at a Muslim wedding cause they are all on the bride
5 years ago
Carter brought the Ayatollah Khomeni to power eh? So the f’ing muslums in Iran had nothing to do w/that eh? FO!
5 years ago
As usual, just follow the money trail.
Power, money and sex – all potential roots of evil.
5 years ago
This article tells me nothing such as how are they dangerous and who are they dangerous to? Keep in mind many love to paint thr NRA as dangerous.
5 years ago
Giuliani, paid muslum collaborator.
5 years ago
Bolton and Giuliani?! Very, VERY disappointing. They are part of the very same swamp that they claim to want to drain. Disgusting.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
5 years ago
Disappointing!
John Bolton
Newt Gingrich
Elaine Chao
Rudy Giuliani
The only one I could possibility have an excuse for is Rudy. He has an international security consulting business. He is pro bono trying to help Trump end this Russian collusion farce that goes on and on and on and on etc..
5 years ago
Howard Dean, or John Dean – or both?
Somewhat confused writing style, and no citations for the statements.
5 years ago
This is in part why NO ONE SHOULD PAY ANY ATTENTION to the SCREECHING OF THE BBC OR THE UK!
For the better part of 4 decades these people have ignored, denied, covered up , refused to even INVESTIGATE child raping groups & as a RESULT they have NO RIGHT to LECTURE anyone about ANYTHING AT ALL !!
5 years ago
Dangerous traitors to our country who will do anything for money and power.
5 years ago
Once I saw Bolton and Giuliani throw their weight behind this Muslim group, it was obvious to me they learned absolutely nothing from 9/11 or about Muslims and Islam. What’s also discouraging is that they’re willing shills for the right price, you’d think they held onto higher principles and morals.
Likewise for Trump when he became buddies with Saudi Arabia. He talked so bravely about taking the Iraqi’s oil for bringing them freedom from Saddam, wouldn’t it make more sense to take the Saudi’s oil, since nearly all the hijackers were Saudis?
As the article says, those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it and that’s exactly what’s happening now. It seems it’s getting to the point where the only way we’re going to defeat Islam in western nations is by the masses organizing, getting armed and winning the war Muslims are waging against us. Or we need a Revolution and overthrow corrupt politicians and install people who represent the will of the population, not people who are feeding at the trough because they can get away with it.
