The Associated Press
By DOUGLAS BIRCH
Several ex-officials on Saturday called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to rescind the 14-year-old designation of the Mujahedeen-e Khalq Organization, or MEK, as a terrorist group.
Ex-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, U.N. ambassador during the Clinton administration, said the “thirst for freedom and democracy” in the Mideast and the failure to win concessions on Iran’s nuclear program had built support for the MEK in Washington. Ex-U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, former Rep. Lee Hamilton and others also called for lifting the designation.