Iran-Iraq: MEP Ana Gomes , Savior of Scavengers?

"The poor herd is enslaved and surrounded by a rocky mountain and there is no way through for them in sight. The Coyotes are planning a swift massacre of the herd and the watchful eye of the bystander is thinking of how balanced the herd is and how well they are breeding. In no time the bystander has already decided that the herd is no more than a wild bunch of animals which may be a threat to themselves if let alone and also to landscape. In the mean time, the scavengers start tearing the little ones one by one…."

This is not a National History Monthly article.

The opening paragraph is a tragic parallel depiction of what happened in European Parliament on 24 April last, while some kind parliamentarians were striving to prevent the possibility of a Humanitarian catastrophe involving 3500 activists enchained in Camp Ashraf- Iraq, by the pro- Iranian Movafaghal Robaee and the direct orders of Tehran religious Leader Khamenei.(1&2)

It has been months that the fate of the threatened 3500 opposition members to Iranian regime in Iraq has been reported in news media as an acute Humanitarian situation.

Amnesty International, the ICRC, UNHCR, UNAMI, the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and over 2,000 European Parliamentarians have all made their positions very clear in support of the rights of Ashraf residents.

The world seemed united on the humanitarian side of the case, except a couple of Iranian influenced MEPs namely Ms. Ana Maria Gomes of Portugal, a socialist member of the EU.

Where Euro-MPs were trying to establish a logical solution for the safekeeping of the 3500 victims, Ms. Gomes alone played judge, jury and witness to arbitrarily condemn the residents.

Mrs.Gomes made repeated inflammatory and dangerous statements which could have amounted to incitement to breach international humanitarian law. Her fictitious arguments if followed by the majority MEPs present at the voting process, could have instigated and forced the US and security forces to close the camp. Not only that, her tone of addressing the terms "PMOI" and "the Sect and its leadership" not only repeated familiar terms used by the Iranian regime and its various agents but was far beyond the mandate of an impartial, justice seeking MEP and unfortunately paved the way for a humanitarian catastrophe.

A glimps at the beginning of her statement:

"Ana Maria Gomes, author. − Mr President, some in this Chamber want to present the People’s Mujahedin as heroes or a true alternative to the Iranian regime. They are neither."|*

(Author: This is a very bad start! It is anything but impartial on behalf of a people's representative to "protect the rule of the Law).

Of course Mrs. Gomes, being a clever politician, and having worked much with her Iranian counterparts (3), had no illusions as to what may happen to the victims. Mrs. Gomes refurnished the facade of her support for the Regime in beautifully politicized words to unarm her rivals and said; "This resolution is not about the Iranian regime, which has been repressing its people, mismanaging the country and destabilizing the Middle East for decades. Anyone who presents a vote for the PSE and Green amendments, which aim to balance the tone of this resolution, as a vote for the Iranian regime, is either arguing in bad faith or has simply run out of arguments".

The resolution was finally passed in support for the complete implementation of IHL and IL and Conventions with relation to Ashraf residents (4)

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