[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19728]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              MEK IN IRAQ

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 8, 2015

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am very concerned that we are not 
doing enough to get the MEK out of Iraq. The MEK are Iranians stuck in 
a camp in Iraq because they oppose the Supreme Leader of Iran. The 
Iraqi government has capitulated time and again to the Supreme Leader 
by allowing armed militants to attack the MEK camp, even though the MEK 
voluntarily gave up their weapons and have no way to defend themselves. 
Dozens have died in this inexcusable brutality. The MEK has given us 
valuable information about Iran's nuclear program and simply wants 
freedom for all Iranian people. The United States State Department has 
been dilatory in helping protect these Iranian dissidents. We need to 
do more to resettle the MEK in another country besides Iraq. They are 
not safe there.
  And that's just the way it is.

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