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MKO Human Torches

Founded in the first mid of the 60s by three Iranian university students, the primarystructure of Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) was formed as a students organizationwith a mixed, eclectic ideplogy of Islamic-Marxist orientation to conduct an armedstruggle against the time Shahs regime. In their opposition to the Shahs regime, they

were fanatically anti-imperialists and often involved in anti-Western and specifically anti-American activities.

In 1971, Savak, Shahs notorious security system, promoted an intensive repressionagainst the movement. All members of the Central Committee but Massoud Rajavi wereexecuted. He also survived the 1975 MKO split, when some members of the group

announced a reform of MKO into a pure marxist organisation; two leading cadres ofMKO, Majid Sharif-Vaqefi and Morteza Samadieh-Labaf were the victims of internalclearance. MKO units have been responsible for the murder of a number of Americancitizens in Iran before the revolution and blasted many American and Western-ownedbuildings.

Nearly two years after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, MKO conducted an armed strugglewithin the country with shoking results. In 1981, two the bombs exploded in the headoffice of the Islamic Republic Party and the Premiers office, killing some 70 high-rankingIranian officials, including chief Justice Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, PresidentMohammad-Ali Rajaei, and the Premier, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar.


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Expelled from Iran in 1981, MKO heads fled to France and then, in 1986, Mojahedinmoved their headquarters to Iraq to form a hostile alliance with Saddam against Iranafter the French Government expelled the group from France.

Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) - a.k.a. PMOI, MeK, NCRI, NLA- was firstblacklisted as a terrorist entity by the US government in 1997. Other countries compliedafter sensing threat from the groups activities in their country. In 2000, Britainproscribed MKO as a terrorist organization. In 2002 the European Union announced thegroup as terrorists and in 2005, Canada officially classified it as a terrorist organization.

After the fall of Saddam, when the group was disarmed by the coalition forces in Iraq,

Mojahedin wore a pro-democratic mask and Maryam Rajavi, the NCRIs president electand the wife of the group's leader Massoud Rajavi, established the groups headquartersin Auvers-Sur-Oise, north of Paris, to mastermind their terrorist plots.

On 16 June 2003 the French best-known anti-terrorist judge, Jean Louis Bruguiere,issued a detention order accusing MKO of "terrorist activities, association with a terrorist

organization and financing terrorist operations". Shortly after 6 am on 17 June 2003more than 1.200 police and gendarmerie forces launched the largest police operation inthree decades to raid 13 MKO-run offices in Val-d'Oise and Yvelines, two departments ofthe Parisian region. The main target was the office of MKO at Auvers-sur-Oise and Policearrested 164 suspected Mojahedin cadres as well as Maryam Rajavi.


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In the next few days, people in some Western cities were shocked to witness one of the mostappalling potentialities of Mojahedin; to carry out premeditated missions, a number of thegroups insiders immolated themselves in public to protest Maryam Rajavis arrest. Accordingto reports issued by Mojahedin, 16 people attempted to set themselves alight in three daysin Paris, Berne, Rome, London, Ottawa, Athens and Nicosia. The human tragedy ended withtwo deaths; two women, Sediqeh Mojaveri, 44-year-old, and Neda Hassani, 19-year-old, diedbecause of the self-immolation injuries.

The self burnings proved, for those yet in doubt, that MKO preserved the characteristics ofboth a terrorist group and a cult. Following the classic techniques of cults, Mojahedin relies

on psychological manipulation and brainwashing to mesmerize the insiders to follow theorders. Singer and Lalich* define cults as organizations that feature "coordinated programs ofcoercive influence and behavioral control," many religiously or politically oriented andincreasingly centered on New Age self-improvement techniques. Cults use motivationalpsychology to create closed controlling environments where cult members have littleopportunity for free thinking. Some cults control all aspects of their members' lives, including

where members work and live, members' social companions, members' sexual companions,and even the members daydreams. Cults achieve complete control through a program ofdeliberate isolation plus psychological reward and punishment. Cult members mechanicallyserve the cult leadership's goals and fantasies, and in some cases, commit self-destruction forhis or her cause.


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In Feb. 2001, five members of Falun Gong, a Chinese spiritual cult, doused themselves withgasoline in Tiananmen Square and started a fiery protest against the government ill-treatment

after its mysterious master, New York-based Li Hongzhi, released a curious scripture thatappeared to allow violence in extreme cases when protesting ill treatment of the members. Onedied as a result. The cult was not considered naturally to be violent but an ex-member statedthat "only Falun Gong believers have the bravery to die for their cause." One should have it inmind that MKO is not a spiritual cult but an extremely violent, terrorist cult.

Mojahedin cult has a prepared list of volunteers who have registered to commit self-burningoperations on the cults demand. Of many existing evidences, here is the translated text of aletter dated 19 Nov. 1987 by Alireza Jafarzadeh, a Mojahedins media spokesman, published inNewsletter of the Union of the Muslim Student Associations Abroad, No. 127, 11, wherein he isquoted as saying that he is ready to burn himself whenever it is needed for the MKO's cause.


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In the name of God and in the name of Massoud and Maryam,my two great ideological leaders

Sister Sorour,My absolute revolutionary greetings.It is not long I have heard the news of 20 Mojahedin sympathizers in the US voluntarily enlisting for self-burning as an objection to the function of French government which disturbed me a lot and has sincedeterred my routine. To tell the truth, my mind is busy since I read sister Maryams message a few daysago telling that only on brothers [ Massoud Rajavi] demands himself many cases of self-burnings hadbeen aborted. When I heard that only in the US 20 sympathizers had volunteered for the act, and forsure there are more willing sympathizers around the world, I discerned it an acclaimed performance andfelt nothing would appease me but a pen.Truly, the ignorant have not fully made out the sharpness, shrewdness and decisiveness of a MojahedKhalq element more because they have failed to acknowledge Massoud. They are too narrow minded toknow what a storm Rajavis order might give rise to, and that this generations will might leave them in a

dark world of absolute desperation; indeed, by Massouds order, they would see the other side of aMojahed Khalqs patience and forbearance. Those poor guys thought that, same as before, we wouldcontrol our temper for revolutionary causes and, of course, on Massouds demand. Especially, this time itwas not an issue of the leader or leaders of Mojahedin but the sympathizers.We have ups and downs before us and bloods have to be shed for the cause of revolution. A path thathas so far cost a lot; the bloods of the militia and Mojahedin combatants were shed in parts of Iran, fromthe mountains of Baluchestan to the roads of Khorasan and to the heart of Tehran, and now here are

bloods of many steadfast combatants of the National Liberation Army (NLA). Stout-hearted as we are, weshed more bloods for the cause of revolution and masses in other lands to prove we are on a right path.I too, as a small drop amongst the deep ocean of masses and a component of Mojahedins body,announce my readiness in writing to set myself on fire wherever and whenever the organization deemsnecessary. So it may be regarded as the fulfillment of my duty towards the leader, masses andrevolution.

Down with Khomeini, long live Rajavi19 Nov. 1987


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The pictures of Mojahedins self-immolations, mostly reported by certain news agencies,depict the tragic scenes practiced by the insiders of a cult to impose its demands on the

French judiciary. Stated by Mr. Khodabandeh, a separated member of Mojahedin, Theburnings showed the potential of the members for being terrorists. If you can kill yourselfwithout questions, you can kill someone else without questions."

He is right. The pictures stipulate a message by Mojahedin:We have the potentiality to jeopardize the global peace, to strike at any target anywhere

and at anytime to achieve our ends.

TEN HUMAN TORCHES

Ali Ghassemi 43, in Rome, Italy

Hadi Mohtasham 48, in RomeMarzieh Babakhani 42, in Paris, FranceMohsen Sharifi 40, in Berne, SwitzerlandMohammad Sani 48, in ParisMohammad Vasoogh Imani 46, in LondonHamid Orafa 21, in Paris

Heshmat Zandi 38, in LondonNeda Hassani 25, died in LondonSedigheh Mojaveri 40, died in Paris.

*. Margaret Thaler Singer, Janja Lalich; Cults in Our Midst.
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Early on 17 June 2003 m ore than 1.200 French police and securit y for ces raided t he mainheadquart ers of MKO at Auvers-sur-Oise.


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The French pol ice arrested 164 suspected Moj ahedin cadres as well asMaryam Rajavi .


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MKO demonstr ators have set t hemselves on fire to protest against t he arrests


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Sedigheh Mojaveri sets herself on f ire during t he demonstrations in Paris. Photo: AFP


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A w om an set s he r sel f on f i r e i n Pa r i s, June 18 , 2003 , ou t s i de an o f f i ce o f t heFr ench I n t e r i o r M in i s t r y , du r i ng a p r o tes t agains t a m ass r ound - u p o f l ef t - w ingI r an ian ex i l es t he p r ev ious day , in c l ud ing opposi t i on l eade r M ar yam Ra jav i .M ar z ie h Ba b ak h a n i w a s b a d ly b u r n e d a n d r u s h ed t o h o sp i t a l af t e r d a sh i n g o u tf r o m a cr o w d o f o v e r 1 0 0 p r o t e st e r s a n d se t t i n g f i r e t o h e r se lf , a cco r d i n g t o a n

o f f i c ia l o f t he Na t ion a l Counc i l o f Res is tance o f I r an ( NCRI ) w h ich opposes th eI s lam ic governm en t in Tehr an . REUTERS/ Ph i l i ppe W o j azer


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June 18 , 200 3

M ar z ie h Ba b ak h a n i , as y m p a t h i z er o f t h e I r a n i anM u j a h ed i n K h al q , se t she r sel f on f i r e du r i ng ad e m o n s t r a t i o n b e f or eD i rect ion de la su rve i l l anced u t er r i t o ir e (DST) ( French

nt ernal securit y agency)Photo/ Par is / 200 3 / REUTERS/ Ph i l i ppeWo jaze r


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Marzieh Babakhani, a 40-year-old Iranian woman, immolates herself near the Eiffel Tower in Paris toprotest the mass round-up of Left-wing Iranian exiles in France. (Reuters)


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June 1 8 , 2003M ar z ie h B ab a k h a n i , a sy m p a t h i ze r o f t h e I r a n i an M u j a h e d in K h al q , se t s

h e r se lf o n f i r e t o p r o t e st M a r y a m Ra j a v i s a r r e st . Photo/ Par is / 200 3 / REU TERS/ Ph i l i ppe W o jaze r


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June 19 , 200 3

Thur sday June 1 9 , 02 :0 3 PMD em o n st r a t o r s s h ou t s lo g an s n ea r a w o m a n w h o s et h e r s el f o n f i r e i n Pa r i son W ednesday ou t s i de an o f f i ce o f t h e Fr ench I n t e r i o r M in i st r y , du r i ng a

p r o t est aga ins t a m ass r ound - up o f l e f t - w ing I r an ian ex i l e s i n c lud ingoppos i t i on leader Maryam Ra jav i . REUTERS/ Ph i l i ppe Wo j azer


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Wed Jun 18 , 2003D em o n st r a t o r s sh o u t s l og a n s n e ar a w o m a n w h o s et h e r s el f o n f i r e i nPar i s , June 18 , 200 3 . The inc iden t happened ou t s ide an o f f i ce o f th e FrenchI n te r i o r M in i st r y , du r i ng a p r o tes t agains t a m ass r ound - u p o f l ef t - w ing

I r an ian ex i l e s t he p r ev ious day i nc lud ing oppos i t i on l eade r Ma r yam Ra jav i .REUTERS/ Ph i l ippe W oj azer


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June 19 , 200 3A t v i m a g e sh o w s an I r a n i an p r o t e s t er e n g u l f ed i n f l am e s a f t e r h e se th im sel f a l i gh t i n Be r ne , Sw i t ze r l and June 19 , 2003 du r i ng a dem ons t r a t i onto p ro t es t th e a r res t o f I r an ian ex i les in France on Tuesday . Po l i ce sa id t hem an had been t aken t o hosp it a l su f f e r i ng f r om bu r ns .

REU TERS/ H andou t / SRG SSR i dee su i sse Pr oduk t i onszen t r u m Rad io TVBundeshaus
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June 19 , 200 3

A t v i m a g e sh o w s an I r a n i an p r o t e s t e r en g u l f ed i n f l am e s a f t e r h e se t h i m s el fa l igh t i n Ber ne , Sw i t ze r l and June 19 , 2003 du r i ng a dem ons t r a t i on t o p r o t estth e a r res t o f I r an ian ex i les in France on Tuesday . Po l i ce sa id the m an hadbeen t aken t o hosp i t a l su f f e r i ng f r om bu r ns . REU TERS/ H andou t / SRG SSRi d ee s u is se Pr o d u k t i o n s ze n t r u m Ra d io TV B u n d esh a u s
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17 June 2003, Heshmat Zandi, 38, set himself on fire before French embassy in London.


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Mohsen Shar i f i , 40 , i n f l am es a f t e r h e se t h im sel f a l igh t i n Bern e , Sw i t zer l and ,Jun e 19 , 200 3 .


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19 June 2003, Ali Ghassemi, 43, and Hadi Moht asham 48, self im molate before Frenchembassy in Rome, I t aly.


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A man t ries to set himself on f ire in Ot taw a outside French Embassy


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Neda Hassani, a vict im of self- burnings, in I raq as Mojahedin soldier. MKO claimed shew as a comput er st udent l iving in Canada.


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Neda Hassani, a 19 years old MKOs sympathizer, died of sever bu rn inj ur ies in hospit alaft er she set herself alight before French embassy in London.


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June 18 , 2003 , Sed igheh M o jave r i , a m o the r o f 4 0 , bu r ns he r sel f ou t s i de an o f f i ce o f t h eFr ench I n t e r i o r M in i st r y . She d i ed o f bu r n i n j u r i es .


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