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Double Standards of
the west in dealing with the Mojahedin-e Khalq?
Karim Haghi Moni, 12
December 2006
In the United States as well as United Kingdom, the Mojahedin-E Khalq of
Iran employs powerful and well connected lobbyists
working to remove them from the terrorist lists
of both of those countries.
These lobbyists are attempting to erase the violent and bloody past
of the Mojahedin-e khalq of Iran, and present a 'revised'
version of history.
But the truth is that terrorism and violence are part of the foundation of
this cult. In the absence of violence and aggression the Mojahedin will
cease to exist as an organization.
The Mojahedin-e khalq of Iran have not once during their 40 years of
existence condemned the use of violence as a method of struggle, and the
current 'official' line
of downplaying their past for politicians and media is just a ploy to fool
the would be supporters.
The victims and groups of people who have been killed by the hands of the
Mojahedin-e Khalq are not exclusively Iranians. American employees, Iraqi
Kurds, Iraqi soldiers, Iranian civilians and
Iranian state employees working for the Shah or
the Islamic Republic are some of the people that
have in the past been murdered by the Mojahedin. Even dissidents within
their own organization have been killed by this cult.
Before the
revolution of 1979, the Mojahedin announced with pride the assassinations of
a number of Americans personal stationed in Iran as listed below:
Lt. Colonel Lewis L. Hawkins
Killed: June 2, 1973
Air Force Colonel Paul Schaeffer
Killed: May 21, 1975
Air Force Lt. Colonel Jack Turner
Killed: May 21, 1975
Donald G. Smith, Rockwell International employee
Killed: August 28, 1976
Robert R. Krongrad, Rockwell International employee
Killed: August 28, 1976
William C. Cottrell, Rockwell International employee
Killed: August 28, 1976
In addition, an extensive campaign of bombings and other terrorist
activities towards American & Israeli interests in
Iran is available, as evidence of their bloody past.
After the revolution of 1979, the Mojahedin played an active role in the
executions of the former Shah’s
heads of government in kangaroo courts and sought furiously to seek the
death penalty for anyone believed to have been working with the then deposed
Shah of Iran or had been known to have any relationship with the Americans.
The Mojahedin supported vigorously the takeover of the American embassy
on 4th November 1979, and in order to portray
themselves as even “more revolutionary” then the Iranian guards supporting
Ayatollah Khomeini, they decided to attack and occupy the Americans consulates
in Isfahan and
Tabriz.
When the power struggle between Mojahedin and the mullahs came to a head,
they quickly fell back on their old habit of violence and terrorism. And
from 1980 to 2003, more than 16,000
Iranians have been killed in
their campaign of terror. The majority of those killed were innocent
civilians targeted in calculated moves to bring instability and fear into
the daily lives of Iranians in the hope that it
would result in the downfall of the Iranian regime.
Beginning from 1982, the Mojahedin started to slowly move their camps inside
Iraq with the full support of Saddam Hussein. They were given the necessary
equipment and security to continue their campaign of terror. As well as
operating as a spy agency for the Iraqis the Mojahedin
in effect ended up being nothing more then a proxy army for Saddam
Hussein. They engrained their brutal and dictatorial form of power and
during a long process of brainwashing their own members and putting an end
to male and female relations, the leaders of the Mojahedin created a
dangerous “zombie army”.
These same brainwashed members set about to murder innocent Iraqi Kurds in
1991, at the request of
Saddam Hussein.
During their stay in Iraq (1982 - present), tens of dissident members have
been imprisoned or killed. Two examples include the death of Parviz Ahmadi
and Ghorban Torabi, who died under torture in camp Ashraf in 1996.
In June of 2003, while Maryam Rajavi, the self proclaimed president of Iran
was arrested by French police, more then 10 supporters and members of
Mojahedin showed their objection to the arrest by setting themselves on
fire. Of these 10 individuals, 4 suffered such an extent of damage from the
fire that they died shortly after.
On May 2005, Human Rights Watch, an independent organization issued a report
by the name of 'No Exit: Human Rights Abuses
Inside the MKO Camps' which
explored the dark side of the Mojahedin by interviewing a number of
ex-members and their painful experiences as members of cult of Rajavis.
In a report issued later in February 2006,
Human Rights Watch responded to the allegation
made by the Mojahedin on the legitimacy of the NO
EXIT report and concluded that the statements made in the previous report
were in fact truthful.
Whether Mojahedin-e Khalq of Iran will remain in the terrorist list or not,
makes no real difference to the Iranian people.
This is because they are viewed as a terrorist cult who has no base of
support among the people of Iran.
Even though the people of Iran have no trust in the current regime, they
have at the same time no desire to replace one dictator with another Pol Pot
figure (Massoud & Maryam Rajavi).
The removal of Mojahedin-E Khalq of Iran from the terrorist list will only
be a mark of shame. This will only reinforce the sense of double standards
that is still harboured among Iranians.
It now remains to be seen as to how the west will stand by its claims
of assisting human rights and democracy for Iran and other countries in
need.
Respectfully
Karim Haghi Moni
Iran Peyvand Association
December 12, 2006
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