Wednesday August 17, 2011 Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK)
A banned Iranian Terrorist group has been mounting a persistent and expensive lobbying campaign in both Canada and the United States to have its ban lifted. The Mujahideen-e-Khalq has a violent past. Some describe the group as an authoritarian cult. But the group has supporters, including high profile current and former politicians who see MEK as a possible instrument of regime change in Iran.
Today's guest host was Jim Brown.
Part One of The Current
Satire
It's Wednesday, August 17th.
The federal Conservative Party sent an email to the widow of an asbestos worker in Quebec demanding she stop using the party's logo to protest the government's continued export of asbestos.
Currently, this is known as a "decease and persist" strategy.
This is The Current.
Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) - Elizabeth Rubin
On April 5, 1992, a large group of Iranians attacked the Iranian embassy in Ottawa. No one was seriously hurt, but the place was ransacked. The attacks were claimed by the Mujahideen-e-Khalq or M... >>>
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