Friday, February 27, 2015

Meanwhile: The Mujahedin-e-Kalk


In the wake of the embarrassing new revelations that the top Israeli intelligence agency is contradicting Bibi Netanyahu on his alarmist Iran intelligence, the well known liars, the "dissident" group NCRI (aka MEK), has jumped into damage control action and has released a suspiciously timed report that claims Iran has a new secret site.

  Daily Kos
They offered proof of Iran’s nuclear plans by showing a picture of an alleged nuclear material storage safe.
But it's a total fabrication. The image included in the NCRI report is actually a product shot from the Iranian safe company.
MEK background:
Since being legitimized [removed from the US terrorist list], the Mojahedin’s [MEK – “people’s holy warriors”] influence on Capitol Hill spread from the fringes of Congress to include more mainstream and respected Republicans and Democrats. Most of the group’s lobbying focuses on its members’ well-being in Iraq, said a current Hill staffer, who works in foreign policy. But, the staffer added, “undergirding this is all this neocon-friendly warmongering, this intense push for regime change, this intense hatred for [Iranian president Hassan] Rouhani — they’re not subtle about this at all.”

Menendez’s advocacy for the Mojahedin at the October hearing wasn’t new, but it signaled that by 2013 the group had come full circle: from an outlaw terrorist outfit to a player on Capitol Hill. How that happened is a classic story of money, politics and the enduring appeal of exile groups promising regime change.

  The Intercept
Like the Cubans in Miami?

The MEK’s origins go back to the Shah of Iran, the corrupt figure the US had installed as a puppet in Iran, when a group of students organized to attempt to oust him involving attacks and killings, including some Americans. Of course, they were called terrorists by the US. They carried that designation throughout their Saddam Hussein-supported activity in Iraq. Now, most of the US considers them good guys, with several Congressmen actively promoting the group.

You can read about it at the Intercept. Don’t forget your scorecard.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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