by Chris Bodenner
Daniel Larison gathers voices against the lobbying efforts of MEK to get off the terror list:
Michael Rubin has been sharply critical of MEK boosters here in the U.S. for some time now, and he most recently called out Michele Bachmann for her foolish support for the group, which she refers to as “one of the bravest Iranian dissident groups” and “freedom-seeking.” Bachmann is hardly alone in her folly. She has quite a lot of company, as Muhammad Sahimi tells us.
Larison's takeaway:
[De-listing MEK] will not only help the [Iranian] regime to consolidate power in the name of anti-terrorism, but it will be an unexpected propaganda boost for the regime by convincing most Iranians that the U.S. has sided with a group they understandably regard as an enemy of their country.
The BBC did a three-part exposé on the MEK you can watch here, here and here. This issue is particularly pressing because changes to the terror list could be made during its five-year review coming up in August.
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