You cannot come on Iranian.com and mention the words Maryam Rahavi and the ‘NCRI’ (that’s the Mujahedeen to the rest of us) without hearing a torrent of abuse aimed towards them and condemnation for their betrayal of receiving the hospitality of Saddam Hussein during the war with Iran in 1980.
Now mention the name of another organisation beginning with ‘N’, called the NIAC (that’s Trita Parsi’s abhorrent group of ragtag apologists of the IR) and then the responses range from admiration or ambivalence. There is only a small handful of users who actually recognise this shabby group and its unabashed support of the IR.
I liken this attitude to the Iranians who routinely hate being labelled ’Arab’ but universally support Palestinians against Israel. They are the same mob who condemn American imperialism and whip up a non-exhaustive list of catastrophic American policy from Hiroshima to the overthrow of Mossadeq but nevertheless still ‘love’ this ‘great country’ which has allegedly been the cause of its plight and forced them to exile.
These wretched soul never seem to learn. What is worse? The NCRI or NIAC? There has been numerous blogs and articles written about NIAC’s well known and documented support of the IR and I do not intend to fully explore them. I will give a summary of the charges against the IR based on NIAC’s defamation law suit against Hassan Dai , The Washington Times article ‘Exclusive: Iran advocacy group said to skirt lobby group’ written by Eli Lake and the defences given by Parsi in response to the charges. My overwhelming impression is that they are acting in concert with the IR on a range of issues and that they have done more damage to Iran than Rahavi’s NCRI organisation.
Judge for yourself:
Trita Parsi’s association with the IR
There is numerous emails which show that Trita Parsi has close contracts with high ranking members of the IR. One such correspondence relates to him and Mohammad Javad Zarrif intending to introduce him to members of Congress who have become disillusioned with George Bush’s policies and could be interested in reaching out to the IR. With such evidence in the public domain Parsi knew it would be absurd to deny he had close contact with the IR and said his intention was to broker peace between the government of Iran and the USA and avoid a catastrophic war.
Questions
NIAC as an ‘educational group’ and not a lobbying group to register as a non-pfofit organisation and avoid declaring lobbying activities
This has to be the biggest joke! What exactly do they do in terms of education? What the hell is Parsi doing speaking to congressmen and arranging meetings with members of the IR? Exactly what is NIAC doing in terms of ‘education’? When you talk about ‘educational’ The Iranian Heritage Society immediately springs into mind or the ‘Magic of Persia’. I have not even found an Iranian flag or any information which advances my knowledge on the history of my country. The only thing it has done is lobby (to its credit) for the preservation of the Persepolis tablets but what about the cultural heritage in Iran such as Cyrus’s tomb in Pasargaad, Shapur’s Castle and other historical pre-Islamic sites being destroyed by the Islamic Republic’s wanton neglect.
NIAC policy on Human Rights and Rajav’s NCRI
The NIAC has of 2009 have released policy statements condemning Iran’s human rights violations coincidentally at the time when accusations against the NIAC for lobbying on behalf of the IR was being made. Trita Parsi puts this down to his concern of the post-election violence and that thiss is an issue of concern for his members.
Questions
Trita Parsi has no scruple in having direct contacts or arranging to meet a bona fide representative of a terrorist regime such as Mohammad Javad Zarrif but has the audacity to call Rajav’s NCRI a ‘Terrorist’ organisation. The hypocrisy is flabbergasting!
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James NIAC supports the IR which kills people
by Simorgh5555 on Sun May 22, 2011 04:30 AM PDTIf the MEK kills Mullahs good for them. For the part they played in the revolution and propagating their Marxist nonsence they deserve to be condmened.
Well, the MEK kills people
by James D. on Sat May 21, 2011 12:22 PM PDTAnd NIAC just helped improve the lives of 4,700 Iranian students in the United States - and all those yet to come - by successfully lobbying to end the single-entry visa policy for Iranian students. //chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-s-eases-visa-policy-for-iranian-students/33284
And you ask which is "worse"? Give me a break.