www.iranianlobby.com

NIAC and its president Trita Parsi have repeatedly declared that they are a non political organization with the sole purpose of empowering Iranin Americans for a better life in the US. Is this true?
The lack of honesty has infested the Iranian political arena. Case in point: Trita Parsi. He has repeatedly said that NIAC is a non political organization that is solely focused on empowering Iranian Americans in the US. However, almost all of their activities are focused on helping Iranian regime by easing the West’s pressure on them. NIAC members (rank and file) have seen through this. Their recent meetings have all ended up in shouting matches on this issue. According to their own admissions, NIAC has lost credibility both among Iranian Americans and in the Congress. On the other hand, this makes it easier for Parsi and partners to come out of closet, take their gloves off and attack Iranian main opposition. This was not the first time. Over a span of 5 year, Parsi has written 27 anti MEK articles.

In July he invited two agents of the Iranian Intelligence Ministry for a meeting in Congress. To avoid the objection of NIAC members, this meeting was even kept in secrete from their own members. The invitation was sent by Parsi using his Johns Hopkins University e-mail address (in clear violation of JHU policies). Unfortunately for Parsi and his Iranian partners, the US Homeland Security became abreast of this and blocked the Iranian agents entering the country.
_____________________________________
From: Trita Parsi [mailto:tparsi@jhu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 1:16 PM
To: Trita Parsi
Subject: A U.S.-Iran Proxy War? The Case of the Mujahedin Khalq
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2008
Time:11:30-1:00 PM
ROOM: HC-8, Capitol Building

NATIONAL IRANIAN AMERICAN COUNCIL
CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO A
POLICY BRIEFING LUNCHEON
A U.S.-Iran Proxy War?
The Case of the Mujahedin Khalq
Speakers:
Massoud Khodabandeh, Founder of Iran Interlink
Anne Singleton, Author of Saddam’s Private Army
Is the United States involved in a proxy war against Iran using a terrorist organizations? Despite the Mujahedin Khalq’s (MKO/MEK) inclusion on the United States Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list, press reports indicate that the U.S. is supporting the group to carry out attacks against
Iran in an attempt to destabilize the Iranian government. With 3,800 MEK fighters in U.S. controlled territory in Iraq, the State Department will announce the results of its five year review of the group and its FTO status in October 2008. Join us on July 30th as we look at the MEK's role in U.S.-Iran policy and examine whether they are an asset or burden to the United States. Former MEK members, Massoud Khodabandeh and Anne Singleton, will share their insights on the group’s inner workings and capabilities.

Open to Members and Staff Only
RSVP by July 29 COB to Sara Shokravi at
rsvp@niacouncil.org or (202) 386-6324
Sponsored by the Ploughshares Fund, Kenbe Foundation, The Pluralism Fund, and the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund

[Comments: 1]