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“THE MEK STILL WAITS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1336 on July 15, 2011.
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THE MEK STILL WAITS
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HON. TED POE
of texas
in the house of representatives
Friday, July 15, 2011
Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, almost a year ago to the day, on July 16, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals ordered the U.S. State Department to go back and re-evaluate the ``terrorist'' designation of the MEK. Since then, the State Department has stalled. At hearings and in letter after letter, Congress has asked for updates but the State Department just plays the same tape over and over ``we're working on it.''
What exactly is taking so long? We haven't seen any new evidence. All the old evidence, classified and unclassified, does not describe a terrorist group, but a bunch of people that want to be free. They have given up their weapons, forsworn terrorism, and only ask that they can live in peace without being massacred by Iraqi troops or Iranian agents. Enough with the stalling. The State Department needs to get its act together and make a decision. If there is evidence of terrorism, show us. But if there is not, then take this group off the list today.
And that's just the way it is.
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