Archive for October, 2007
#     Showdown with Iran
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Watch this interesting documentary by Frontline producer Greg Barker about the complex relationship between the US and Iran, broadcasted on October 23, 2007:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/showdown/view/main.html

The docu is devided in seven chapters. In chapter FIVE, the US ties to the MEK are discussed (timeline: 6:05 minutes). MEK, also known as MKO, is an Iranian opposition group based in Iraq.

Screenshot of the MEK base:

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#     Left foot forward
Friday, October 5th, 2007

Don’t you think life is full of surprises? Mine is. I am a 26 year old woman, born in Iran and living in the Netherlands. I grew up in a millitant Islamic sect in Iraq (1, 2), destined to become a “freedom fighter”. Life turned out quite differently. You can read more about it in this blog.

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