FreedomWorks/Tea Party Leader Dick Armey Lobbied for Terrorist Group

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FreedomWorks/Tea Party Leader Dick Armey Lobbied for Terrorist Group

Source: In These Times, March 21, 2010

The magazine In These Times reports that in his previous position with the lobbying firm DLA Piper, Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey promoted the interests of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, otherwise known as Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK), an organization that the State Department brands a terrorist group. According to the State Department, MEK blends Marxist and Islamic tenets, and was founded to overthrow the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran. In 1975 and 1976, MEK is alleged to have killed seven American defense advisers to the Shah. MEK achieved its original purpose when, working with followers of Ayatollah Khomeini, the group took part in the Islamic revolution, seized the American Embassy in Tehran and sent the Shah into exile. MEK later allied itself with Saddam Hussein to undermine the Islamic government of Iran. Armey also represented the Iranian-American businessman Saied Ghaemi, who from 2005-2008, paid DLA Piper $910,000 specifically for Armey's services bringing issues relating to Iran to the attention of Congress, the State Department, the Department of Defense, the White House, the National Security Council and the Department of Treasury.



http://www.prwatch.org/node/8960

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1. IOKIYAR

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. "MEK blends Marxist and Islamic tenets...."

So they weren't only terraists, they were COMMIE terraists !!1!!!!1!!!!1 :wow:

[Emit]

3. Interesting and sadly doesn't surprise me considering

RawStory: US 'USING IRAQI GROUP' FOR IRAN INTELLIGENCE (using MEK)
Neo-cons and MEK
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=922785#924893

Edited to add, but thank you very much for posting this info. It's always good to shed light on this stuff and keep track of these folks. Thanks again.

[MissMarple]

4. He looks a bit like a middle eastern type.

:silly: I know, that sounds more like a freeper comment. I just couldn't help my self. Naughty, naughty.