People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran Lost Cause

 Western politicians, from time to time, shake hands with The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also known as Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) or Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) because they know the Islamic Republic of Iran does not like MEK nor Iranians are striving for the liberation of Iran.

The MEK’s fundamental philosophy evolves around the guerrilla warfare strategy to gain power. It caused anarchy in a country as it did in Iran during the reign of the Pahlavi Kingdom. Post the 1979 Revolution, the MEK lost its position with Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, because Khomeini monopolized the power and asked the leader of the MEK, like Masoud Rajavi, to relinquish the idea of having political power or face death. The MEK’s supporters came out of their homes to confront the Islamic Republic’s supporters. The MEK supporters lost the street fight to the Islamic Republic’s supporters.

The MEK’s think tank went to default by staging widespread terror campaigns. The Islamic Republic of Iran used its power to arrest its members and rape and execute them. The MEK went underground in Iran and established itself in France for some time. However, the MEK moved to Iraq and shook the President of Iraq, Saddam Hussien’s hand. The MEK provided a wide range of services to the Iraqi forces to allow Saddam Hussein to conquer Iran. Automatically, the MEK lost support among Iranians.

The deception of the western politicians is playing with Iranians to stir emotions like former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, who travelled to Camp Ashraf in Iraq and visited Maryam Rajavi, whose husband, Masoud Rajavi, was killed during the US liberation of Iraq. The MEK denied any such death and claimed that Masoud Rajavi was alive.

In 1992, Robab Farahi-Mahdavieh was arrested and charged on the grounds of national security. In 1993, she was deported back to the United Kingdom because she staged a flash mob against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s embassy in Ottawa, ON. In addition, she used Canada as a ground to do fundraising for the MEK.

In 1993, Mahnaz Samadi took over Robab Farahi-Mahdavieh’s operation in North America. In 1999, Ms. Samadi entered Canada illegally because when she applied for asylum in the US, she did not disclose her past terrorist activities. She wanted to hide in Canada. Canadian Security Intelligence services became aware of her actions in Canada and apprehended her. She claimed that she came to Canada to visit her ill aunt. Canada Immigration and Refugee Board deported back to the US. Ms. Samadi narrowly escaped deportation back to Iran because some US dignitaries vouched for her release from custody and to allow her to live in the US. Eventually, in 2003, she returned to Camp Ashraf in Iraq.

The bottom line is that the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran needs a better reputation in Canada. Canada’s Criminal Code deems the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran a terrorist entity and a security threat to Canada. It is an organization with a deep root of terrorist activities with no prospect of reforming itself. It will always pose a threat to the national security of a country.

Western politicians like Stephen Harper may shake hands with the MEK members. It is to irritate Iranians. Western politicians should know that by supporting the MEK, they are distancing themselves from Iranians who are striving for freedom because the future of Iran belongs to them.