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دیدگاه: خبر زیر که گفته می شود روزنامه معتبر فایننشال تایمز منتشر (2 اوت 2011) و سپس حذف کرده است را می بایست در آدرس زیر مطالعه کرد. اما این صفحه سفید است (9 اوت 2011).

دو سوال دیدگاه:

• آیا این خبر صحت دارد؟

• آیا امضاکنندگان متن منتشر شده در زیر را تأیید می کنند؟

 

جهت اطلاع در این متن امده که نباید نام مجاهدین از لیست حذف شود، چرا که آنها پایگاه مردمی ندارند، و خروج آنها تهدیدی برای «اپوزیسیون» رژیم خواهد بود.

 

متن دریافت شده چنین است

 

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1b9f79de-c1c6-11e0-acb3-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1US6i9sor

 

We the undersigned would like to convey our concern regarding the potential delisting of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) from the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organization list, and its false claims to be “Iran’s main opposition” with a base of popular support in Iran.

 

The MEK has no political base inside Iran and no genuinesupport among the Iranian population. The MEK, an organization based in Iraq that enjoyed the support of Saddam Hussein, lost any following it had in Iran when it fought on Iraq’s behalf during the 1980-1988 war. Widespread Iranian distaste for the MEK has been cemented by its numerous terrorist attacks against innocent Iranian civilians. Since Saddam Hussein’s ouster, the MEK’s ability to maneuver in Washington and Iraq now depends almost entirely on the uneven enforcement of existing U.S. laws concerning Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

 

Prominent human rights organizations – including Human Rights Watch – have determined the MEK to be a cult-like organization with a structure and modus operandi that belies its claim to be a vehicle for democratic change. When Iran’s post-election turbulence commenced in 2009, the MEK quickly sought to associate itself with the wave of popular opposition inside Iran. By attempting to claim credit for Iran’s democracy movement, the MEK has aided the Iranian government’s attempts to discredit the Green Movement and justify its crackdown on peaceful protesters by associating them with this widely detested group. When the MEK began its efforts to claim the mantle of being “Iran’s main opposition,” genuine Iranian opposition leaders such as Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard immediately pushed back. Karroubi pointedly said, “The Iranian Government is trying to connect those who truly love their country (the Green Movement) with the MEK to revive this hypocritical dead organization.”

 

Removing the MEK from the Foreign Terrorist Organization list and misconstruing its lack of democratic bona fides and support inside Iran will have harmful consequences on the legitimate, indigenous Iranian opposition. We urge the U.S. government to avoid conflating a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with Iran’s Green Movement as the Iranian people continue their struggle for democracy and human rights.

 

1. Prof. Ervand Abrahamian, Author of The Iranian Mojahedin

 

2. Prof. Ali Ansari, University of St Andrews

 

3. Reza Aslan, Author of No God but God

 

4. Prof. Shaul Bakhash, George Mason University, author of Reign of the Ayatollahs

 

5. Prof. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Syracuse University

 

6. Prof. Juan Cole, University of Michigan

 

7. James Dobbins, former Assistant Secretary of State

 

8. Prof. Farideh Farhi, University of Hawaii at Manoa

 

9. Dokhi Fassihian, Human Rights Defender

 

10. Hadi Ghaemi, Human Rights Defender

 

11. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, former reformist member of Parliament

 

12. Kevan Harris, Johns Hopkins University

 

13. Prof. Nader Hashemi, University of Denver

 

14. Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo, former political prisoner in Iran

 

15. Prof. Mohsen Kadivar, Duke University

 

16. Prof. Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University

 

17. Prof. Stephen Kinzer, Author of All the Shah’s Men

 

18. Amb. John Limbert, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and hostage in Iran

 

19. Prof. Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham

 

20. Firuzeh Mahmoudi, United4Iran

 

21. Reza Marashi, Former Iran Desk officer, US Department of State, NIAC Research Director

 

22. Azadeh Moaveni, Author of Lipstick Jihad

 

23. Prof. Rasool Nafisi, Strayer University

 

24. Sahar Namazikhah, Journalist

 

25. Dr. Trita Parsi, Author of Treacherous Alliance - The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the US

 

26. Prof. Paul Pillar, Georgetown University, former CIA official

 

27. Prof. Nasrin Rahimieh, University of California, Irvine

 

28. Prof. R. K. Ramazani, University of Virginia

 

29. Jason Rezaian, Iran-based journalist

 

30. Prof. Ahmad Sadri, Lake Forest College

 

31. Prof. Mahmoud Sadri, Texas Woman’s University

 

32. Prof. Muhammad Sahimi, University of Southern California

 

33. Elaheh Sharifpour-Hicks, Human Rights Expert

 

34. Sasan Shoamanesh, managing editor of Global Brief, Canada’s leading international affairs magazine

 

35. Prof. Gary Sick, Columbia University

 

36. John Tirman, Executive Director, MIT Center for International Studies

 

37. Wayne White, Middle East Institute, former Deputy Director of the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence

 

 

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