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| Iranians protest PMOI removal off EU terror list |
| 2009-01-26 |
| Hundreds of Iranians rallied in front of the French embassy on Sunday to protest at the European Union's likely removal of Iran's exiled armed opposition from its list of terror groups. The demonstrators shouted "Death to (Nicolas) Sarkozy" and "Europe be ashamed, leave the hypocrites" -- a term Iran uses to describe its main opposition, the People's Mujahedeen of Iran (PMOI). The EU is expected to strike PMOI off its list of terror groups on Monday, ending a long legal battle. "Europeans must be aware of the consequences of such a decision in relations with Iran," said Mojtaba Keshani, a mid-ranking cleric addressing the crowd. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Im not as down on the MEK as you are. They havent actually attacked civies in years, unlike Hamas and Hezbo. If Yassir can be an ex-terr, why cant MEK? And they actually are willing to fight the mullahs. Theyre not Islamist of course, they are Marxists. And yeah, sometimes Marxists can be useful, esp in parts of the ME were they can be used against the Islamists. I mean I wouldnt count on them, but its not like theres lots of good options. This is mainly about how much are the Euros willing to defer to Iran, more than anything practical. TO take them off the list is to give Iran the middle finger. Its odd seeing the Euros do that. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2009-01-26 16:47 |
| #3 Cojones? LH, I’m going to have to respectfully disagree on that assessment. In fact, it’s another example of how Euroweenies always look to avoid any direct confrontation. Of course, they can’t legally or…gulp…morally fund an Islamic/Marxist terrorist death Cult with Western blood up to their shoulders now can they. But…hey…change the name…get an up to date mission statement…and presto… all they have to do is pay a legitimate “Resistance Group” to do all the heavy lifting? Ummmm…didn’t work so swell in ‘98 when Clinton funneled cash to al-Dawa through the SCIRI. But at least they can say they are doing…something. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2009-01-26 13:25 |
| #2 whereas I am wondering where the euros found the cojones to do this |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2009-01-26 10:43 |
| #1 It makes me a bit queasy whenever I actually agree with the Iranians viewpoint. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2009-01-26 09:27 |