THE ROLL CALL By Rudy Giuliani When Americans say we are going to do something, we do it. When we make a promise, we keep it. Our word is our bond. Usually. Sadly, that is not the case right now regarding a group of Iranian dissidents in Iraq who are living in an extermination camp…
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U.S. needs to keep promises
THE ROLL CALL By Hugh Shelton and James Conway It’s been two years since U.S. troops left Iraq, having rid the country of Saddam Hussein and ostensibly leaving behind a democracy that would be a model for the region. We say ostensibly because that certainly hasn’t been the case. Our efforts on that front appear…
Broken promises on Iranian dissidents
THE WASHINGTON TIMES Michael B. Mukasey feels betrayed. The attorney general under President George W. Bush gave his personal assurance to the president of the Iranian resistance that its dissidents would be protected by Iraqi troops, not massacred by Iraqi gunmen. He told a congressional briefing of his anguish over last month’s attack on Camp…
Lawmakers urge the U.S. to save 7 Camp Ashraf hostages
WASHINGTON – PRNewswire – In a Congressional briefing, a bipartisan group of lawmakers called on the United States Government to accept a significant number of the residents of Camp Liberty, members of the main Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK/PMOI), as political refugees. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia,…
Massacre of 52 Iranians at exile camp in Iraq draws international attention
FOXNEWS Initially, it was a massacre that much of the world greeted with silence. While controversy raged about chemical weapons in Syria, in neighboring Iraq 52 Iranians living in an exile camp were killed. Relatives of the victims say Iraqi-backed forces committed the Sep.1 slaughter. Iraq denies the allegation. Among the dead was Amir Emadi’s 56…