Posted on 03/26/2005 6:41:02 PM PST by Wiz
London, Mar. 26 – The European Union must immediately abandon “its failed and counterproductive policy of appeasement" towards Iran and instead support the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people and their resistance, according to a London-based legal expert.
Masoud Zabeti, Associate at Glovers Solicitors in Mayfair and President of the Committee of Anglo-Iranian Lawyers, one of the organising parties of a major symposium of Parliamentarians and Jurists held on March 22, told Iran Focus, “The European Union’s blacklisting of Iran’s main opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), was the greatest gift to the mullahs ruling Iran. This week over 500 British Parliamentarians, lawyers, diplomats, representatives of human rights organisations and other personalities gathered in the Assembly Hall of Church House, the historic seat of the British Parliament during the Second World War, to consider ways of removing the unjust terror tag from the PMOI”.
“In pursuing the crucial war against terrorism, it is essential to distinguish between terrorists and their sponsors on the one hand and legitimate resistance movements on the other. A resistance movement that abides by international law in its struggle against an oppressive regime, which violently prevents all forms of dissent, cannot be labelled terrorists. There is no better example to illustrate this point than the case of the PMOI. It is widely recognised by international human rights organisations that the mullahs’ rule has no legitimacy and is based on violent oppression, systematic human rights violations and prevention of any form of dissent. In such circumstances, the Iranian people and their Resistance are entitled, as a last resort, to exercise their right under international law to struggle against tyranny and oppression.
(Excerpt) Read more at iranfocus.com ...
hmmm......Iran Focus>>>MEK. Hard to separate the 2
Mullahs=Tyrany
Europe has had such success with the policy of appeasement in the past ... how dare these people say that appeasement doesn't work?
MEK = Methyl ethyl ketone?
What?? You mean the policy of appeasment and internationalism of the leftist, socialist EU is not working??? Kerry is going to be very embarrassed. And Chirac will no longer have his pandering strategy for the U.N. -- oh my, what will they do ??? Actually stand up against Iran ?? Oh no, that would require, yes, the dreaded "S-word"...STRENGTH!!!
"Methyl ethyl ketone?"
close.......MEK=MKO=PMOI=Mojahedin Kalq (I think I probably left out a couple, but they'r all the same)>>>the cult of Rajavi
"European Union must immediately abandon 'its failed and counterproductive policy of appeasement' towards Iran and instead support the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people and their resistance ..." - great comment.
A: The 1938 version finally figure out appeasement doesn't work.
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