Iraq plans to remove Pentagon's proxy force
August 8, 2006 at 17:46:53
Iraq plans to remove Pentagon's proxy force
by Devlin Buckley
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and other top Iraqi officials are calling for the eviction of an anti-Iranian militant group that is reportedly orchestrating attacks and collecting intelligence inside Iran on behalf of the Department of Defense.
The group, known as the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK or MKO), "is interfering in social and political issues as if it's an Iraqi organization," Maliki told reporters at a recent press conference. "It's a terrorist organization and the presence of this group in Iraq contradicts the constitution," he said, calling for the group's eviction.
Although the Iraqi leader neglected to mention the United States, his position is at direct odds with current and former military and White House officials who view the MKO as a potential 'democratic' alternative to the present Iranian regime.
Furthermore, the Iraqi Prime Minister's stance could jeopardize a covert operations program reportedly being directed by the Department of Defense against Tehran. The Pentagon is reportedly running the MKO in Iran's oil-rich province of Khuzestan -- which has been the subject of numerous attacks and terrorist bombings over the past year -- and in the opium-smuggling border province of Sistan-Baluchistan, where suspected US/MKO operatives attacked and killed several Iranian officials just this March.
The prime minister's recent comments on the MKO were reiterated by Iraq's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, Salam al-Zawba'i, who announced a "comprehensive plan, which requires approval of the government to expel the MKO from the country by the year's end."
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Iraq plans to remove Pentagon's proxy force
by Devlin Buckley
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and other top Iraqi officials are calling for the eviction of an anti-Iranian militant group that is reportedly orchestrating attacks and collecting intelligence inside Iran on behalf of the Department of Defense.
The group, known as the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK or MKO), "is interfering in social and political issues as if it's an Iraqi organization," Maliki told reporters at a recent press conference. "It's a terrorist organization and the presence of this group in Iraq contradicts the constitution," he said, calling for the group's eviction.
Although the Iraqi leader neglected to mention the United States, his position is at direct odds with current and former military and White House officials who view the MKO as a potential 'democratic' alternative to the present Iranian regime.
Furthermore, the Iraqi Prime Minister's stance could jeopardize a covert operations program reportedly being directed by the Department of Defense against Tehran. The Pentagon is reportedly running the MKO in Iran's oil-rich province of Khuzestan -- which has been the subject of numerous attacks and terrorist bombings over the past year -- and in the opium-smuggling border province of Sistan-Baluchistan, where suspected US/MKO operatives attacked and killed several Iranian officials just this March.
The prime minister's recent comments on the MKO were reiterated by Iraq's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, Salam al-Zawba'i, who announced a "comprehensive plan, which requires approval of the government to expel the MKO from the country by the year's end."
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