MEK

Ex-Officials Say They Were Paid To Attend Pro-MEK Events

Eric Lach | March 4, 2011, 8:34AM

Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton (D) and former CENTCOM Commander Anthony Zinni told the Inter Press Service that they were paid to appear at recent events supporting the MEK, an Iranian opposition group currently considered a terrorist organization by the State Department.

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Topics: Anthony Zinni , Iran, Lee Hamilton, MEK

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More DC Bigs Join Cause To Take Iranian Group Off U.S. Terror List

Eric Lach | February 22, 2011, 11:02AM

Several prominent former lawmakers, government officials and military leaders have added their names to the growing list of political heavyweights backing an Iranian opposition group currently considered a terrorist organization by the State Department. The group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK, has a history of support in Washington. But a recent series of events organized by a group called Executive Action, LLC, has brought in some surprisingly marquee names. At an event in Washington D.C. on Saturday, several of those speakers argued that the MEK is critical to any chance of regime change in Iran.

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Topics: Iran, Lee Hamilton, MEK, Peter Pace