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They May Be Terrorists, But They’re Our…

CNN reports:

The U.S. State Department considers the MEK a terrorist organization — meaning no American can deal with it; U.S. banks must freeze its assets; and any American giving support to its members is committing a crime.

The U.S. military, though, regularly escorts MEK supply runs between Baghdad and its base, Camp Ashraf.

“The trips for procurement of logistical needs also take place under the control and protection of the MPs,” said Mojgan Parsaii, vice president of MEK and leader of Camp Ashraf.

We’re helping them over there so we don’t have to help them here. Or something like that.

Just kidding. The real reason is our high regard for those quaint old Geneva Conventions:

That’s because, according to U.S. documents, coalition forces regard MEK as protected people under the Geneva Conventions.

“The coalition remains deeply committed to the security and rights of the protected people of Ashraf,” U.S. Maj. Gen. John D. Gardner wrote in March 2006.

We’re observing the Geneva Conventions over there so we won’t have to observe them over here or at Gitmo. Or something like that.

The stupid!!! It burns!!!

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2 Responses to “They May Be Terrorists, But They’re Our…”

  1. Jemaleddin Says:
    April 10th, 2007 at 2:21 pm

    Are you being driven into shrill unholy madness? Join the club!

  2. skank Says:
    April 10th, 2007 at 5:05 pm

    I’ve been shrill in my thinking for something like 40 years. It started with the Nam stupidity and has never gone away. The last few days I’ve just been a little more energized to speak up.