Controversial Iranian Group Attempts To Take Out Washington Post Ad, Accidentally Sends Invoice To Opponent

BuzzFeed - Whoops. The M.E.K, short for the Mujahedeen-e Khalq or People’s Mujahideen of Iran, is an exiled Iranian opposition group that was previously designated a “foreign terrorist organization” by the State Department until its removal in Sept. 2012. The M.E.K has a number of high profile backers in the U.S. Here's former House Speaker Newt Gingrich bowing to M.E.K. leader Maryam Rajavi in 2012. At the time the M.E.K was still labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. youtube.com The The National Association of Iranian Academics in Britain took out a Washington Post ad in 2011, writing an open letter to President Obama asking him to take the M.E.K. off the list of terrorist organizations. Via thinkprogress.org The letter was signed by a number of prominent Democrats and Republicans, including former members of the Bush And Obama Administrations. Via thinkprogress.org View Entire List ›