THE WASHINGTON TIMES Lawmakers have pressed a top State Department official on whether the Obama administration believes that a group of Iranian dissidents in an Iraqi camp has given up their weapons. Daniel Fried, special adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Camp Ashraf, where the dissidents are based, said the Defense Department…
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs Hearing: Status of the Processing of the Camp Ashraf Residents
Oversight and Investigations Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) Status of the Processing of the Camp Ashraf Residents Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Time: 2:30 PM Location: Room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses: The Honorable Daniel Fried Special Advisor on Ashraf U.S. Department of State
The MEK Muddle
TH WEEKLY STANDARD (THE BLOG) State Department officials have announced that Hillary Clinton is moving toward taking the Mujahedin e-Khalq, or MEK, off the list of foreign terrorist organizations. The secretary of state has already delayed her decision to review the MEK’s status for almost two years, even though congressional rules maintain the process should…
US and UN must guarantee rights of Ashraf, Liberty residents
SCOOP.com High time for intervention of UN Secretary General and the US Secretary of State to guarantee the rights of Ashraf and Liberty residents The saga of Iraqi government’s mistreating Iranian dissidents in Iraq continues unabated. What is more puzzling and perplexing is the silence of the UN and the US as the main parties…
Senior U.S. Military Commanders Who Served at Camp Ashraf Reject “Absurd” Allegations by State’s Lawyer against Camp’s Residents
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Allegations by the State Department lawyer on lack of access to, and suspicion of existence of weapons and ammunition at Camp Ashraf are absurd and insult the professionalism and integrity of U.S. troops who served at Camp Ashraf, senior U.S. military commanders say in a statement, a copy of which…