MEK in host conference in Washington DC

The MEK is hosting a conference in Washington DC, April 14th, 2005 entitled: 2005 National Convention for a Democratic, Secular Republic in Iran.

The leader of the MEK, Maryam Rajavi is scheduled to address the conference. The MEK is a marxist oriented Iranian opposition movement and is considered a terrorist organization by the US government. The MEK are attempting to convince the US government to remove it's terrorist designation. READ MORE

The conference purpose is to: To gain the trust of Iranian people, we must adopt a sincere policy devoid of any obstacles for the Iranian Resistance. Rejecting appeasement is indispensable to the policy towards Tehran.

To gain the support of Americans, President Bush must work to adopt a firm policy in dealing Tehran's nuclear and terrorism threat.

To achieve a real solution, America must support a third option, which is to allow the Iranian people and Resistance change the regime in Tehran.

The conference will be held at DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: Some fellow bloggers are inferring that I am a supporter of the MEK because of this post. I am not an MEK supporter. I posted the story so others would know that the MEK was coming to DC. The website for the conference did not make clear it’s sponsorship, thus my post.