Iran Interlink.exposing Mojahedin Khalq,Rajavi cult,Massoud Rajavi, Maryam Rajavi

Ali Reza Jafarzadeh, front man for the MKO and the NCRI in the United States, is still being introduced by the Fox News Network as their independent Iran analyst. Fox News' insistence on using this individual has prompted ridicule by many in the media and in political circles. Fox News has clearly decided that using this notorious man is more important for their pay masters than maintaining their reputation as a serious broadcaster. Or it could be that the Network has no other choice in its decision making except to consent to this scandal. Whatever the reason, Fox News has refused to answer any questions about it.

For those who have still any doubts about the issue, below is a brief biography of the notorious terrorist whom Fox News introduces as its analyst.

Jafarzadeh and Mohaddessin representing MKO
(picture from Mojahedin/NCRI clandestine newspaper)

Alireza Jafarzadeh was born in Mashad (Iran) and moved to the USA before the 1979 revolution in Iran. He began there as a student of Civil Engineering. But he soon became engaged with the Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) in the US. The MKO is designated by the US, UK, EU and many other countries as a terrorist entity in part because of the MKO's affiliation with the regime of Saddam Hussein. MKO activities include the massacre of Iraqi Kurds and Marsh Arabs in March 1991 after Gulf War I, and co-operation with Iraqi Intelligence in hiding WMDs from UN weapons inspectors. Jafarzadeh worked for the MKO in several countries including Iraq. He was promoted to the position of spokesman for the MKO in the US which then gave him a position as member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the MKO's political wing, which is also designated in the US as a terrorist entity.

Jafarzadeh quickly became a devoted member of the MKO and on the order of the organization's Ideological (or cult) Leader, Massoud Rajavi, married Robabeh Sadeghi of Babol, Iran, after she fled her country in 1986. In 1990, Massoud Rajavi ordered all MKO members to divorce for ideological reasons. Jafarzadeh and Sadeghi, were divorced on his command.

Jafarzadeh was such a committed member that he repeatedly volunteered for suicide operations. In the MKO publication No. 127, he is quoted as saying that he is ready to burn himself in front of the UN's New York office whenever it is needed for the MKO's cause.

In 1988, together with 15 other MKO members in the US, Jafarzadeh left for Iraq to participate in the Eternal Light military operation. He served in Hossein Abrishamchi's military unit in Iraq and undertook terrorist training in an Iraqi camp called Zaboli Camp. After the MKO's disastrous defeat in this operation, he was sent back to the US.

In a press conference on 24 March 1991, Jafarzadeh explained the details of one particular MKO operation in Iraqi Kurdistan (Operation Morvarid). This was soon exposed, by Human Rights Watch among others, as the deliberate massacre of Kurdish civilians by the MKO on the direct orders of Saddam Hussein.

Some months later, MKO radio announced Jafarzadeh had been made a Deputy Executive member of the MKO. His name along with his paramilitary rank was also published in MKO newspapers.

In 1992, with the help of Saddam Hussein's Intelligence Service, Jafarzadeh traveled to Pakistan to negotiate and establish new relations between the MKO and one of the war lords of Baluchestan (on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border). The relation was established in order to facilitate sending terrorist teams into Iran for paramilitary terrorist operations. Jafarzadeh was the broker for this deal and in person paid some of the tribal chiefs on behalf of Iraqi Intelligence.

From 1998 Jafarzadeh has been introduced as a member of the NCRI (MKO) Foreign Affairs Committee. In 1992 he took part in interviews (including an interview with Voice of America Radio) as the NCRI representative.

Jafarzadeh also attended a meeting in Washington in 2001. The meeting was organized by the MKO to protest inclusion of their name in the US administration's list of terrorist organizations. Jafarzadeh was the MKO's speaker at this meeting to explain their position.

Fox News now introduces Jafarzadeh as either their employee or as the head of a consultancy company. But as recently as 2002 the same man was interviewed by Fox News as the MKO's representative in the US Congress.

There are serious allegations that Jafarzadeh has been involved in illegal deals in the USA, including deals involving chemicals which can be used to produce WMDs. There are also allegations that the MKO, with him as its representative, have been involved in serious money laundering and drug trafficking in the USA. These allegations, as well as his and Fox News' dodgy connections in Washington, are currently under investigation.

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Liberals Against Terrorism exposes Aliraza Jafarzadeh:
http://www.iran-interlink.org/files/News3/Mar05/liberalsagainstterrorism180305.htm

In August 2002, an exile group known as the National Council of Resistance of Iran summoned reporters to Washington's Willard Hotel for a morning briefing. The group's spokesman, Alireza Jafarzadeh, charged that Iran was building two new secret nuclear facilities: a heavy-water plant near the town of Arak and a large plant to fabricate uranium fuel in the desert near the town of Natanz.

Mr. Jafarzadeh was comfortable in Washington's power corridors, much like Ahmed Chalabi, the exiled Iraqi who provided much of the now-discredited information on Iraq's weapons program. He was educated at the University of Michigan and the University of Texas and for years he kept a small office at the National Press Club. He has since parlayed his expertise into a slot as a paid analyst for Fox News. But the council's military wing was on the State Department's terrorism list for a history of political killings and ties to Saddam Hussein.

Mr. Jafarzadeh's information tracked closely with what U.S. officials already knew. But in the summer of 2002 they had their hands full with Iraq and North Korea. When asked about the information that afternoon, a State Department spokesman offered generic criticism of Tehran's activities, noted the council's ties to a terrorist organization and brushed off suggestions that the dangers were comparable to those posed by Iraq.

(the rest of the article, which you should read if you subsribe to the WSJ, is a great overview of the state of play regarding Iran's nuclear program)

... btw, it's really hard to take Ileana Ros-Lehtinen seriously:

“This group loves the United States. They’re assisting us in the war on terrorism; they’re pro-U.S.,” said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) in an interview with The Hill.

Or Jafarzadeh himself:

Middle East scholars widely dispute the assessment that the MEK is a legitimate democratic alternative to the Iranian regime. “That’s patently nonsense,” said Michael Ledeen of the American Enterprise Institute.

“I know about support on Capitol Hill for this group, and I think it’s atrocious,” said Dan Brumberg of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “I think it’s due to total ignorance and political manipulation.”

He added: “There’s not much debate [about the MEK] in the academic circles of those who know Iran and Iraq.”

Elahe Hicks of Human Rights Watch said that “many, many Iranians resent” the MEK. “Because this group is so extremely resented inside Iran, the Iranian government actually benefits from having an opposition group like this,” she said. James Phillips of the Heritage Foundation agreed. “When they sided with Iraq against Iran in the [1980-88] war, that was the kiss of death for their political future. Even Iranians who might have sympathized with them were enraged that they became the junior partner of their longstanding rival,” he said.

“Some of their representatives are very articulate,” Phillips continued, “but they are a terrorist group. They have a longstanding alliance with Saddam Hussein, and they have gone after some of the Kurds at the behest of Saddam Hussein.”

Ros-Lehtinen dismissed U.S. intelligence reports of the group’s involvement in Hussein campaigns against Kurds and Shiites as “hogwash” and “part of the Khatami propaganda machine.”

Washington representatives for the MEK’s political arm, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, disputed news reports that the MEK is aligned with Saddam Hussein. “The relationship has been independent, whether politically, militarily, financially or ideologically,” said Alireza Jafarzadeh. “We have never interfered in the internal affairs of Iraq.”

Emphasis mine. Note Michael Ledeen being on the record against these folks.

http://www.liberalsagainstterrorism.com/drupal/?q=node/626

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And Alireza Jafarzadeh asks permission from the head of the cult (Rajavi) to carry out self immolation and suicide operations anywhere in the world. His letter has been published proudly by the Mojahedin official newspaper.

Mojahedin Khalq Organisation is currently on the list of terrorist organizations in US, UK, European union, Canada and many other countries. The head of the cult has been on the run after the fall of his benefactor Saddam Hussein and his wife Maryam Rajavi is currently under investigation (house arrest) on terrorism related charges in France.

see Mojahedin paper number 127 page 11!!

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Iran: The Nuclear Threat

Fox News Channel War Lies

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/nucthreat.html

On Sunday, April 24, 2005, the Fox News Channel showed “Iran: The Nuclear Threat”. As the neoconservative (neo-Trotskyite) television news channel, this was an opportunity to count the number of intentional errors and omissions. With Chris Wallace as the host and the background music you would expect for war movies, the neoconservatives (neo-Trotskyites) did not disappoint viewers looking for the MEK (MKO or Rajavi cult) line. The producers even went to Paris, France to interview an MEK spokesperson.

The Fox News Channel has a history of interviewing MEK members and supporters, but not identifying them as MEK members. Instead, viewers hear National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) or terms suggesting that the MEK is pro-democracy. After President Bush’s administration closed the MEK’s NCRI office in Washington, D.C., the Fox News Channel employed its Alireza Jafarzadeh as an analyst.

“Death to America”

The Fox News Channel showed scenes of large numbers of Iranians in the streets chanting “Death to America.” Fox failed to mention that from 1979 to 1981 those large crowds included a large percentage of MEK (Marxist terrorist) supporters. The truth is that most Iranians wanted an end to foreign manipulation and interference in their country. Both the supporters of the MEK and of Ayatollah Khomeini were chanting “Death to America”. In 1981, the MEK was capable of bringing 500,000 supporters to the streets of Tehran to demonstrate because of its reputation for being anti-imperialist. By anti-imperialist, the MEK meant anti-American.

American Hostages

Fox showed some of the American hostages taken at the American Embassy and held for 444 days. Again, the hostage takers consisted of both of MEK and of Khomeini supporters.

Killing Women

Fox showed a scene of Iranians stoning a woman for adultery. Fox failed to show MEK women burning themselves to death in front of cameras in Paris and elsewhere during June 2003 protests over the French arrest of Maryam Rajavi. Fox failed to show any scenes of women and men being brainwashed, humiliated, and threatened by leaders of the Rajavi cult.

Fortunately, the truth is coming out. As more MEK cult members escape or defect, they are telling their stories. You may read complete books on the Marxist cult indoctrination process, such as:

Anne Singleton’s Saddam’s Private Army

You may order Anne’s book from: http://www.iran-interlink.org

Masoud Banisadr’s Masoud

Masoud’s book is available from many sources online, including http://www.amazon.com

For news of other MEK members who have escaped or have defected, check these Web sites:

http://www.iran-interlink.org

http://www.irandidban.com

Iran Didban posts information in four languages: English, Persian (Farsi), Arabic, and French.

Killing Americans

Fox showed scenes in Beirut, Saudi Arabia, and at an American naval vessel where many Americans died. Fox blamed terrorist organizations financed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Even if this is correct, Fox failed to mention that a major reason for its large number of followers in the 1970’s was the fact that the MEK was the organization killing Americans in Iran. The MEK built its anti-imperialist credibility in Iran by murdering American military officers and Rockwell International employees. The Fox News Channel producers were in the Paris headquarters of the Marxist terrorists who gained large numbers by murdering Americans. While the supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini were only claiming to be anti-imperialist, the MEK were murdering Americans. Today, Iranians know better. No one can accuse the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran with being cozy with the American government. By contrast, the MEK contributed to the political campaigns of many American Congress members and have maintained a political headquarters in France and military camps in Iraq.

Iranian Pro-Democracy Groups

The Fox News Channel mentioned the possibility of helping an Iranian pro-democracy group come to power. They showed a scene of Iranians with a large poster of Maryam Rajavi, of the MEK. Fox failed to mention that the MEK has been on the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations since the administration of President Bill Clinton. Fox failed to mention that this is a Marxist totalitarian cult. While the neoconservatives (neo-Trotskyites) appear in large numbers on the Fox News Channel claiming to promote democracy around the world, the fact is that the neoconservatives (neo-Trotskyites) support a Marxist terrorist cult. The Fox News Channel failed to mention which groups in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq were responsible for filling the mass graves with Shiites and Kurds. The Fox News Channel failed to mention that the indoctrination techniques of the MEK are reminiscent of those of Pol Pot. Pol Pot was able to murder only 25% of the population of Cambodia before another Communist government, Vietnam, stopped him. Which Communist government will come to the rescue of Iran if the neoconservatives (neo-Trotskyites) impose the Rajavi cult on Iran?

Nuclear Power Plants in Iran

Fox mentioned that Germany was responsible for building the Bushehr nuclear reactor. Fox failed to mention that American companies have been active in Iran and elsewhere proposing that countries use American companies to build nuclear power plants. Fox failed to mention that the construction of the Bushehr nuclear reactor started when the Shah of Iran was in power. Even though the work was 85% finished on the Bushehr power plant, Aytollah Khomeini halted work on the project because Khomeini considered nuclear power plants to be “anti-Islamic”.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/bushehr-reactor.htm

Fox failed to show a map of the world showing how many other countries have nuclear power plants already. For example, how many nuclear power plants are in Saudi Arabia today? What will oil-rich countries do for energy sources when the oil is gone?

Lying

Fox stressed in the program that the Islamic Republic of Iran was lying about its intentions to build nuclear weapons. While that might be true, the leaders in Iran must try much harder to match these liars: the MEK (MKO or Rajavi cult), neoconservatives, and the “fair and balanced” Fox News Channel.

Professor Paul Sheldon Foote

California State University, Fullerton

pfoote@fullerton.edu

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Fox News Employs NCR/MKO member

Liberals Against Terrorism
Submitted by praktike on March 18, 2005 - 2:15pm.

In August 2002, an exile group known as the National Council of Resistance of Iran summoned reporters to Washington's Willard Hotel for a morning briefing. The group's spokesman, Alireza Jafarzadeh, charged that Iran was building two new secret nuclear facilities: a heavy-water plant near the town of Arak and a large plant to fabricate uranium fuel in the desert near the town of Natanz.

Mr. Jafarzadeh was comfortable in Washington's power corridors, much like Ahmed Chalabi, the exiled Iraqi who provided much of the now-discredited information on Iraq's weapons program. He was educated at the University of Michigan and the University of Texas and for years he kept a small office at the National Press Club. He has since parlayed his expertise into a slot as a paid analyst for Fox News. But the council's military wing was on the State Department's terrorism list for a history of political killings and ties to Saddam Hussein.

Mr. Jafarzadeh's information tracked closely with what U.S. officials already knew. But in the summer of 2002 they had their hands full with Iraq and North Korea. When asked about the information that afternoon, a State Department spokesman offered generic criticism of Tehran's activities, noted the council's ties to a terrorist organization and brushed off suggestions that the dangers were comparable to those posed by Iraq.