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By ADAM SCHRECK
BAGHDAD (AP) The United Nations envoy to Iraq said Wednesday that residents of an Iranian dissident camp are de-
nied freedom of movement by the exile group, and that efforts to relocate them outside Iraq are being stymied in part by
lack of cooperation from the residents themselves.
Martin Kobler made the comments in an interview with The
Associated Press in Baghdad as he prepares to leave the
country at the end of his term. The U.N. has been involved
in relocating members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq dissi-
dent group to a camp on the outskirts of the Iraqi capitalwhile it works to resettle them abroad.
The MEK is the militant wing of a Paris-based Iranian oppo-
sition movement known as the National Council of Resis-
tance of Iran that opposes Iran's clerical regime and has
carried out assassinations and bombings there. They fear
persecution if sent back to Iran.
About 3,100 MEK members live in Camp Liberty, a former
U.S. military base near Baghdad airport. The Iraqi govern-
ment wants the group's members out of the country. So do
Iranian-backed Shiite militants, who have claimed responsibility for deadly rocket strikes on the camp.
Kobler acknowledged that a major problem in resettling camp residents is a shortage of countries willing to accept them.
He repeated his call for U.N. member states, including the U.S., to do more.
"We do not have enough recipient countries. ... There is also reluctance from the side of the Liberty residents to cooper-
ate with the UNHCR," he said, referring to the U.N. refugee agency.
Albania has agreed to take 210 camp residents, but only 71 have made the move so far. Germany has also offered to
take 100 residents.
Kobler also cited concerns about what he called "human rights abuses inside Camp Liberty done by the MEK them-
selves."
Residents are not free to move between different sections of the camp without approval, and some are denied Internet
and mobile phone access by MEK officials, he said. Medical treatment outside is also often blocked by the group, healleged.
"There are, of course, MEK residents who probably would like to disassociate themselves
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By Trent Seibert
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner just returned from Paris but
declined on Thursday to answer questions about the travel
or who paid for it.
Filner briefly told reporters at a news conference that the
trip was not a junket, but a business trip which is to get
jobs to San Diego.
He deferred further questions until a news conference he
said he would hold Friday. U-T Watchdog has submitted
public records requests for documents related to the trip,
including the cost of travel for Filners city security detail.
A news release from the National Council of Resistance of
Iran said Filner attended a group rally in Villepinte, France,near Paris.
My first question is who is paying for all this? Councilman
Scott Sherman said. I dont get why a mayor of the city of
San Diego would need to be there. I think he was beating
feet as quick as he could to get out of town because of all
the negative news media.
Filner left town late last week amid several controversies,
including his use of a bodyguard to remove a City Attorneys
Office representative from a council meeting last week.
Filner was also facing questions over a donation to the cityfrom developer Sunroad Centrum Partners. Filner vetoed
the builders request to modify a Kearny Mesa development
plan and then later dropped his objection after the company
Mayor is mum on trip to Paris
Filner says only that the trip was to get San Diego jobs
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gave $100,000 to the city for a veterans plaza and a bicy-
cling event pet projects of Filner.
Filner has previously accepted travel from groups that are
part of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. He went
to Paris in June 2011, as a member of Congress. He also
took a similar trip in June of 2007, federal records show.
His 2011 trip cost $6,589 and was paid for by Colorados
Iranian American Community, a group tied to the Muja-
hideen-e Khalq or MEK, the militant and largest arm of
the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
That trip included a first class flight and a stay at a Marriott.
Legistorm, a nonpartisan Washington DC-based organiza-
tion that compiles information about Congress, including
Congressional travel, noted, This trip included unusually
expensive hotel charges.
The 2007 trip to France, also paid for by Colorados IranianAmerican Community, cost $7,949. The plane ticket in that
case was business class.
During the mayoral campaign last year, Filner was criticized
for accepting 16 free trips as a congressman, totaling
$40,000. U-T Watchdog determined his travel was at the
median for the countys congressional delegation, that is,
third highest out of five legislators.
He said at the time, I plead guilty to doing my job as a con-
gressman, informing myself about world issues, building
relationships with world leaders and fighting for human
rights.
Filner is not alone in accepting travel from the Iranian
groups. Others who have gone include former New York
Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Rep. Patrick Kennedy of
Rhode Island.
In large part, the trips were part of a lobbying campaign to
remove the MEK from the U.S. State Departments foreign
terrorist organizations list. In a speech to the group, Filner
compared their plight to the U.S. civil rights movement.
This will happen, Filner said in a speech to the group in
2011. This will happen. The laws, the facts, are on our
side.
The de-listing effort succeeded last year.
Bob Filner at Thursday's news conference.
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continued from page 1 - AP Interview...from the MEK," he said. "Everybody who wants to go out of
the camp ... should have the chance to do so."
The NCRI, the MEK's affiliated Paris-based group, has re-
peatedly criticized Kobler. He retains the backing of U.N.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and was recently ap-
pointed the U.N. envoy and head of the U.N. peacekeeping
mission in Congo.
NCRI spokesman Shahin Gobadi dismissed Kobler's com-ments as baseless and intended to "cover up the failure to
provide minimum security provisions" at the camp.
"The only purpose they serve is they set the stage for more
attacks," he said, insisting that residents cooperate with the
U.N. Gobadi also charged that "Kobler has never been an
impartial person and does not represent the values of the
U.N."
Iraq gave foreign diplomats as well as journalists from AP
and Iraq's state-run TV a rare glimpse of the camp in Sep-
tember. Diplomats on the tour described conditions as ac-
ceptable.
The MEK fought alongside Saddam Hussein's forces in the
1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, and several thousand of its mem-
bers were given sanctuary at a facility known as Camp Ash-
raf near the Iranian border. The MEK renounced violence in
2001 and was removed from the U.S. terrorism list last
year.
Iraq's Shiite-led government, which has close ties to Iran,
considers the MEK a terrorist group. Iraqi security forces
launched two deadly raids since 2009 on Camp Ashraf, and
in 2012 most residents were moved to Camp Liberty, whichis meant to be a temporary way station.
Ali al-Moussawi, a spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki, said Baghdad also has concerns that MEK leaders
are preventing residents from leaving.
"There is intimidation being practiced by some MEK leaders
against their fellow people," al-Moussawi said. "Some MEKmembers are willing to leave the country, but they are being
threatened by a minority preventing them."
The exiles say their new home is unsafe, and they want to
return to Camp Ashraf. Several residents were killed in a
Feb. 9 rocket strike on the camp, and two others died in a
similar attack this month.
In another development Wednesday, Iraqi electoral officials
said the Kurdish-backed al-Taakhi list won the largest single
bloc of seats in provincial elections in the restive northern
province of Ninevah. It claimed 11 of 39 provincial council
seats up for grabs.
Ninevah borders Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdish region
and has a sizable Kurdish minority. Many of the remaining
seats went to Arab parties, with Iraqi parliament speaker
Osama al-Nujaifi's Sunni Arab-backed United bloc coming in
second, with eight seats.
Residents in Ninevah and neighboring Anbar province voted
last week in local elections that were delayed due to secu-
rity concerns.
Also Wednesday, Iraqi authorities said two policemen were
killed in a bomb blast in the Ninevah provincial capital Mo-
sul. Four others died in an explosion in a small cafe in
Baghdad's Dora neighborhood, They spoke on condition of
anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the
information to journalists.
Members of the Mujahedeen-e Khalq Organisation
(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Foreign diplomats and journalists visiting Camp Liberty
(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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By Alina Alymkulova
Kyrgyz student Alina Alymkulova recounts how she was re-
cruited to travel from Prague to Paris to attend a rally for
the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), an Iranian op-
position movement in exile.
The MKO and its Paris-based political wing, the National
Council of Resistance in Iran, are often at the center of con-
troversy. The MKO, which advocates regime change in Iran,
was only recently delisted as a terrorist organization by the
United States and the European Union.
The National Council of Resistance in Iran and its president-
elect, Maryam Rajavi, are known for organizing mass rallies
that attract Iranian exiles and VIP supporters from around
the world. But as Alymkulova's diary makes clear, some of
the tens of thousands of supporters who attended the June
22 rally in Paris might have been motivated by more than
their wish for a free Iran.
I was in Prague listening to music online and checking news
on social media when an advertisement caught my eye. It
offered a weekend trip to Paris, a city I always dreamed of
visiting at least once during my lifetime.
The price was amazingly cheap -- round-trip by bus and bed
and breakfast at a four-star hotel would cost me only 35
euros ($46).
Diary Of An MKO Rent-A-Crowd Demonstrator
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I wrote to the trip organizer and discovered there was a
catch, but it didn't bother me. The organizer explained that I
would have to take part in a rally in Paris for a few hours.
He promised the protest would be peaceful and violence-
free, and that I would return home safe and sound.
JUNE 20*9 p.m.: I arrived at a bus station in Prague along with afriend, a fellow student from Kyrgyzstan. Just as the trip
organizer said last night, there were eight buses waiting to
take us to Paris.
Most of the "protesters" were young and obviously students
like me. I met many Russians, Ukrainians, Czechs, and stu-
dents from Asian countries who were all recruited via the
Internet.
More than an hour later we were still at the bus station.
People kept coming. It was cold and rainy, and some people
began to drink alcohol to keep warm. Some others started
to chant slogans: "Freedom to Iranian parrots!" and
"Organizers should bring beer!"
I approached two Russian girls to see if they might have a
better idea about the purpose of our trip. "To defend the
rights of Iranian women," said one of the girls. "To meet
handsome Frenchmen," said the other. "Who cares about
Iranian women?"
11:12 p.m.: Finally, the trip organizers arrived and let us onthe buses. The journey had begun.
JUNE 21*11:56 a.m.: After a lengthy bus journey and a sleeplessnight, we arrived in Paris. The organizers told us we had the
whole day to see the city.
I met a student who traveled from Germany to take part in
the same rally. But he was sure we were going to attend a
rally in support of changes in Iraq, not Iran.
JUNE 22*12:52 a.m.: The hotel was about 60 kilometers outsideAlina Alymkulova
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Paris. We were promised a night in a four-star hotel, but I
wouldn't even give one star to the shabby place the organiz-
ers brought us to. "Well, what else would you expect for a35 euro, all-inclusive trip to Paris?" someone said as we
stood in line to use the toilet.
11:42 a.m.: I overslept and missed my breakfast. Thosewho woke up early said the breakfast consisted of milk and
a sandwich.
1:16 p.m.: The buses took us to some strange place not farfrom Charles de Gaulle Airport. We were given papers ex-
plaining where to go and what to do. Cameras were not al-
lowed. As we exited the bus, I resigned myself to the idea
that running away was not an option -- people were guard-ing the area.
There were yellow-and-purple flags hanging everywhere.
The name "Maryam Rajavi" was written on the flags. Well, at
least I knew the name of the person behind this massive
event.
The endless sight of buses from many different countries
was somewhat alarming. Security guards checked us as we
entered a building. They stopped me because I had kept my
camera inside my backpack despite the organizers' warn-
ing. Amazingly, the guards let me take my camera in after I
paid them a couple of euros. Within seconds I was inside
the building.
2:23 p.m.: There were at least 10,000 people inside.Strange music was playing. All the participants were given
coupons for a free drink and sandwich. We ate and drankand then joined the rally being held in what appeared to be
a huge stadium.
There were headphones on each seat, apparently so we
could listen to direct translations of the speeches. I sud-
denly realized that there was a woman standing next to me.
She was covered head-to-toe and kept saying, "Allahu Ak-
bar."
Enough. I had to find the exit door.
Near the exit doors, where organizers were distributing
salmon sandwiches and kebabs, I heard a few people
speaking Kyrgyz, my mother tongue. They were three stu-
dents who traveled from Germany.
9:28 p.m.: I spent the rest of the day sightseeing in Parisbefore returning to our bus.
JUNE 23*11:57 a.m.: We arrived back in Prague. I was feeling down,and even the souvenirs I bought in Paris could not cheer me
up. In thinking about the whole experience, a saying comes
to mind: "Only a mousetrap has free cheese."
*CORRECTION: The dates in this article were initially wrongdue to an error in editing and have been corrected to reflectthe author's original text.
Translated from Russian by Farangis Najibullah
An Iranian flag is seen in the trash
after the rally.
Lunch
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By Benny Avni
ParisWant to see US bipartisanship on Iran? Go to Paris and at-
tend a rally led by Maryam Rajavi, the charismatic head of
the best-organized anti-regime group of Iranian exiles.
Where else can you hear former lefty congresswoman
Sheila Jackson Lee calling Rajavi my sister and soon after
listen to righty Rudy Giuliani saying shes the best alterna-
tive to that killer, Irans President-elect Hassan Rouhani?
Where else can a one-time Democratic presidential candi-
date, Bill Richardson, be on the same foreign-policy page as
a Republican wannabe, Newt Gingrich? Or a former Obama
adviser, dovish retired Gen. George Jones, support the
same cause as Bushie hawks like former UN Ambassador
John Bolton and former Attorney General Michael Mukasey?
Madame President? Maryam Rajavi, leader of the Iranian-
exile group MeK, has designs on running her country when
the mullahs fall.
Wholl topple Iran?
US support for exiles in Paris
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All these pols, who hold a lot of sway in national politics,
came to Paris Saturday, along with a flag-waving crowd of
Iranian exiles, estimated at over 100,000, to attend Ra-
javis annual barn-burner.
Also in attendance were counterparts from Europe, the
Mideast and even parts of Latin America. (Disclosure: Ra-
javis extremely well-funded group flew me to Paris for the
festivities.) They all spoke passionately against the medias
tendency to describe Irans recent election as a healthy
exercise in democracy and to call the winner, Rouhani, a
moderate.
At 59, Rajavi manages to look fabulous in traditional, ex-
pensively tailored, softly colored Islamic garb. But is she
really a viable alternative to Rouhani and the mullahs?
That'll be up to the Iranian people, Louis Freeh, FBI direc-
tor under President Clinton, told me.
Rajavis numerous US supporters almost uniformly agree.
And Rajavi, in a rousing address resembling a US stump
speech, doesnt disappoint. She details a Jeffersonian 10 -
point plan for Irans future that would disarm any US politi-
cian complete with notions like separation of mosque and
state, true rule of law and renouncement of nukes and
other WMDs.
And yes, it also includes a presidential election open to all
Iranians (as opposed to the June 14 ruse, in which only a
handful of candidates, pre-approved by an unelected bunch
of clerics, were permitted to run.) As president of the Na-
tional Council of Resistance, or the Iranian Mojahedin-e-
Khalq, Rajavi will assume power once the group unseats
the mullahs. She will then leave her posh Paris compound
for Tehran, where shed serve as president -elect for a six-
month period, as a new constitution is forged by the Iranian
people. Then presidential election would follow and shed
exit stage left.
Many in Washington, of course, are skeptical of this sce-
nario and of her intentions. Obama officials as well as
European foreign ministries question the extent of the MeK
following in Iran. And, post-election, Obama would ratherMaryam Rajavi (Photo: EPA )
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test diplomacy with the mullahs than try to unseat them.
(Never mind that Rouhani himself once boasted of his abil-
ity to calm the West down while Iran advances its nuclear
ambitions).
Others see the MeK as a cultish group that, if it ever
achieves power, wouldnt be much better than the current
mullahs. The MeK, which started as a Communist alterna-
tive to the shah, may well emerge as anti-US Reds.
Wrong, the staunchly anti-Socialist Giuliani told me: While
the MeKs socialist past may have its down side, the other
side of it is that theocracy doesnt emerge from that.
Either way, Rajavis American supporters and her well-oiled
political machine have enough clout: They managed re-
cently to remove the MeK from the State Departments ter-
rorist list, where its been since its days as Saddam Hussein
ally in the 1980s.
Tehran is increasingly concerned by the MeK, as is obvious
not only from the harsh rhetoric directed at the group but
also from Irans celebration on Election Day: As Iranians
went to the polls on June 14, their agents bombarded Iraqs
Camp Liberty, the former US Army post where the core of
the MeK group was moved to recently. Several residents
were killed and maimed.
But is all that enough for a revolution? And can the upward
momentum of the MeKs US support remain for long? As
long time supporter Bill Richardson told me, after managing
to be removed from the terrorist list, the MeK and its sup-
porters now need a new cause.
Even if detractors are right that the groups support in Iran
is much less significant than in DC, Rajavi may have a key
role to play. Mostly, she can help convince Americans that
the best future for relations with Iranians and for the
Mideast is regime-change in Tehran. If she succeeds, herhabit of collecting fans among former US pols would end up
being a worthy cause indeed.
This years rally just concluded in Paris. We wont know for
a while yet whether any Canadian MPs attended. We do,
however, have a glimpse into who some of the supposed
NCRI supporters are.
Alina Alymkulova is a Kyrgyz not Iranian student study-
ing in Prague. As she tells Radio Free Europe, she saw an
online ad promising a weekend to Paris, complete with ac-
commodation in a four-star hotel, for only 35 euros.
I wrote to the trip organizer and discovered there was a
catch, but it didnt bother me, she says. The organizer
explained that I would have to take part in a rally in Paris for
a few hours, chant a few slogans in Persian, and waveflags. Although I dont speak any Persian and dont know
much about Iranian affairs, I decided to go to Paris.
Alymkulova wasnt the only one. The buses that left Prague
were full of Russians, Ukrainians, Czechs, and Asians.
Some drank alcohol and chanted for beer. A Russian
woman said she was going to meet handsome Frenchmen.
A German she met in Paris thought the rally was for
changes in Iraq, not Iran.
Eventually, after staying in a dump of a hotel 60 kilometresfrom Paris, Alymkulova was bused to the rally near Charles
de Gaulle Airport.
We were given papers explaining where to go and what to
do. Cameras were not allowed. As we exited the bus, I re-
signed myself to the idea that running away was not an op-
tion people were guarding the area.
Inside the venue, Alymkulova was given coupons for a drink
and sandwich. There were headphones on her seat translat-
ing the speeches, but she wasnt interested in listening and
left to look for the exit door.
We arrived back in Prague. I was feeling down, and even
the souvenirs I bought in Paris could not cheer me up. In
thinking about the whole experience, a saying comes to
mind: Only a mousetrap has free cheese.
Heres hoping Sgros trip was more enjoyable.
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The number of Canadian parliamentarians accepting sponsored junkets from the political arm of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq,
which Canada until recentlyconsidered a terrorist organization, has fallenoff of late.
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How to pack a Mujahadeen-e
Khalq rally: spend thousands
on Western politicians, less
on (non-Iranian) students
Macleans.ca, June 27, 2013
Last year, according to the listof sponsored travel presented to
the House of Commons in March, only Liberal MP Judy Sgro took
a paid-for trip to France to attend a global human rights event
hosted by the Iran Democratic Association, which appears to be
the latest name the Mujahedeen-e-Khalqs political wing has
given itself in Canada. Globally it is known as the National Coun-
cil of Resistance of Iran.
These events happen every year and centre around a big rally
involving thousands of supporters and robust praise for the
NCRIs president-elect Maryam Rajavi.
Sgro valued the travel, accommodation, and gifts provided by the
NCRI at more than $2,000.
Canadian Delegation at the MCRI-event in France 2012 (Photo: NCRI)
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