Difference between revisions of "Mujahideen-e Khalq"
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| − | [[Mujahedin-e-Khalq]] (translation [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]] ([[PMOI]]) is an Iranian guerrilla organisation officially declared a 'terrorist' organisation both in the United States and Iran. <ref>'Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization', [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/mek.htm GlobalSecurity.org]</ref> Through its front group,<ref>Rostam Pourzal, [http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2006/pourzal120606.html "MEK Tricks US Progressives, Gains Legitimacy"], ''Monthly Review,'' 26 May 2006</ref>,<ref>Department of State, [http://ftp.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F3/373/373.F3d.152.01-1480.html "Citation: 373 F.3d 152"], FTP Resource, accessed on 24 September 2010</ref> [[National Council of Resistance of Iran]] (NCRI), it has been the main conduit for publicising Israeli intelligence on Iran's nuclear programme. <ref>Claude Salhani, 'Analysis: Israel 'Can Destroy' Iran Nukes', [http://www.spacewar.com/news/Israel_Can_Destroy_Iranian_Nuclear_Arsenal.html ''Space War''], 11 January, 2006. (Accessed 3 April, 2009)</ref> | + | The '''[[Mujahedin-e-Khalq]]''' (translation [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]] ([[PMOI]]) is an Iranian guerrilla organisation officially declared a 'terrorist' organisation both in the United States and Iran. <ref>'Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization', [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/mek.htm GlobalSecurity.org]</ref> Through its front group,<ref>Rostam Pourzal, [http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2006/pourzal120606.html "MEK Tricks US Progressives, Gains Legitimacy"], ''Monthly Review,'' 26 May 2006</ref>,<ref>Department of State, [http://ftp.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F3/373/373.F3d.152.01-1480.html "Citation: 373 F.3d 152"], FTP Resource, accessed on 24 September 2010</ref> [[National Council of Resistance of Iran]] (NCRI), it has been the main conduit for publicising Israeli intelligence on Iran's nuclear programme. <ref>Claude Salhani, 'Analysis: Israel 'Can Destroy' Iran Nukes', [http://www.spacewar.com/news/Israel_Can_Destroy_Iranian_Nuclear_Arsenal.html ''Space War''], 11 January, 2006. (Accessed 3 April, 2009)</ref> |
| − | Other Names for MEK include The [[National Liberation Army of Iran]] [[Muslim Iranian Student's Society]] | + | Other Names for MEK include The [[National Liberation Army of Iran]] [[Muslim Iranian Student's Society]]. |
==Related Links== | ==Related Links== | ||
Revision as of 20:25, 24 September 2010
The Mujahedin-e-Khalq (translation People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI) is an Iranian guerrilla organisation officially declared a 'terrorist' organisation both in the United States and Iran. [1] Through its front group,[2],[3] National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), it has been the main conduit for publicising Israeli intelligence on Iran's nuclear programme. [4]
Other Names for MEK include The National Liberation Army of Iran Muslim Iranian Student's Society.
Related Links
- Chris Zambelis, An Iranian voice in the wilderness, Asia Times, June 5, 2008
- Video report on MEK, BBC Newsnight, January 2007
- NPS Terrorist Group Profiles: MEK
- Bronwyn Adcock, "Gunning for Iran", Dateline, SBS , October 4, 2006.
- US Policy Options for Iran and Iranian Political Opposition, Iran Policy Committee, September 13, 2005
- Friends of a Free Iran, "People's Mojahedin of Iran - Mission Report, Friends of a Free Iran - European Parliament, 2005.
- Jorndorff "Who is the MEK? Daily Kos, August 23, 2005.
- "U.S. Congress's support for Mujahedin-e Khalq", OpenDemocracy, July 14, 2005.
- Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization profile, Globalsecurity.org, updated March 2004.
- Justin Raimondo, Richard Perle Supports Terrorism, Antiwar.com, January 28, 2004
- Sam Dealy, Terrorists Plan D.C. Fundraiser., The Hill January 21, 2004
- Connie Bruck, Exiles: How Iran's Expatriates are Gaming the Nuclear Threat, New Yorker, 6 March 2006
Notes
- ↑ 'Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization', GlobalSecurity.org
- ↑ Rostam Pourzal, "MEK Tricks US Progressives, Gains Legitimacy", Monthly Review, 26 May 2006
- ↑ Department of State, "Citation: 373 F.3d 152", FTP Resource, accessed on 24 September 2010
- ↑ Claude Salhani, 'Analysis: Israel 'Can Destroy' Iran Nukes', Space War, 11 January, 2006. (Accessed 3 April, 2009)
