The Ayatollahs and the MEK - by Lincoln P Bloomfield (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Forework by Professor Ivan Sascha Sheehan"--Cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In the 1960s, a group of student intellectuals formed to oppose the Shah of Iran and became an enemy of the clerical regime of Ayatollah Khomeini following the 1979 Revolution. U.S. officials twisted the students' story in a misguided attempt to appease the Iranian government. In "The Ayatollahs and the MEK: Iran's Crumbling Influence Operation," Ambassador, Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. - a former senior defense and foreign policy official who served three presidents over five administrations in the Pentagon, the White House and the U.S. State Department - presents breaking revelations and documents compelling evidence that the Islamic Republic of Iran's organized opposition, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), and its parliament-in-exile, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), have been falsely portrayed in Washington and around the world for years. Professor Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Executive Director of the School of Public and International Affairs, at the University of Baltimore writes in the book's Foreword: "A careful examination of the facts supports this conclusion and tells a very different story than the one authored by Tehran and too often echoed in Washington." Ambassador Bloomfield's pathbreaking book has received widespread praise from former senior leaders in the national security, counter-terrorism and law enforcement communities, including a former Director of the F.B.I., a former U.S. National Security Advisor, and a former U.S. Attorney General. "The Ayatollahs and the MEK" unravels the regime's disinformation campaign and brings a fresh perspective to the Iran policy conversation.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The surest way to kill a lie is to pour truth on it. In this monograph, both methodical and compelling, Lincoln Bloomfield Jr.--who served in national security positions in both the State and Defense Departments of three presidents--kills at least six lies about the MEK, an organization of Iranian dissidents dedicated to replacing the theocratic tyranny of the mullahs in Tehran with a republic committed to democracy and gender equality. These accusations range from the bizarre--that the MEK promotes an extremism rooted improbably in both communism and Islam--to claims of violence against Americans and the Iranian people, and suggests that the laziness of journalists who will not examine these canards critically is exploited by regime sympathizers in the United States. This essay should be read by anyone concerned about the security of the United States and the world."</p><p>-- Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. Attorney General, 2007-2009</p><p><strong><em>---------------------</em></strong></p><p>"Once again, Ambassador Bloomfield has brought clarity and truth to the forefront of one of the most embarrassing episodes of our involvement in Iraq. Our 'non-action' policy was one which inflicted great damage to our national moral authority on human rights issues, tacitly enabling the overt (but under-reported) massacre of hundreds of innocent men and women on the orders of both the Iraqi and Iranian governments, all in the misguided and false hope that the persecution of the MEK would curry favor with the regime in Iran. For anyone who continues to believe the lies regarding the only opposition group Tehran truly fears, Ambassador Bloomfield's essay is necessary reading. For our diplomats and elected leaders, it should be required reading."</p><p>-- General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), U.S. National Security Advisor, 2009-2010; NATO Supreme Allied Commander, 2003-2006; and Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1999-2003</p><p><strong><em>---------------------</em></strong></p><p>"There was no credible factual or legal basis for putting the MEK on the FTO list in 1997. Unfortunately, it was a misguided foreign policy gimmick by the Clinton Administration to curry favor with the Tehran regime, and to pave the way for some fantasy U.S.-Iran 'rapprochement.' In addition to murdering 19 U.S. Airmen at Khobar Towers in 1996, and relishing its role as the largest state exporter of terrorism, the mullahs never had any intention to act as a lawful nation state. Conversely, the MEK saved countless U.S. military lives in Iraq, and has been thanked and praised by America's senior military leaders."</p><p>-- Louis J. Freeh, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1993-2001</p><br>
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