Daniel Pipes at DanielPipes.Org ("a fast way to comment on many topics") had updated his blog about the massacre at Camp Ashraf.
Money quote(s):
"The MeK reports that Iraqi troops killed 33 at Camp Ashraf"
The numbers may be inflated (or they may be accurate); the PMOI likes to work the media in their favor to influence on their behalf.
"The U.S. government had troops nearby but did not deploy them; instead, the Department of State condemned the attack ("deeply troubled") after it happened. On the scene, AP reports, "A U.S. Army officer at the camp Friday looked very angry when talking to the Iraqi commander at the scene. Asked why, an Iraqi translator accompanying the U.S. officer replied: 'Because of the high casualties'."
Let their be no mistake: the PMOI/MEK/NCRI are not the good guys. They may, however, be less-bad-guys than the folks who'd like them dead. That being said, I'm not a fan of adding them to the list of folks the U.S. has stood by and let be killed off, rather than make a fuss about things.
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