LEVIN.SENATE.GOV WASHINGTON – Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., made the following statement regarding the removal of the MEK from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations: “Secretary Clinton’s determination regarding the status of the MEK was overdue and appropriate. According to the State Department, the Secretary’s decision is based in part on the…
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Lawmakers probe State Department over Iranian dissidents
THE WASHINGTON TIMES Lawmakers have pressed a top State Department official on whether the Obama administration believes that a group of Iranian dissidents in an Iraqi camp has given up their weapons. Daniel Fried, special adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Camp Ashraf, where the dissidents are based, said the Defense Department…
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Hearing: Status of the Processing of the Camp Ashraf Residents
Oversight and Investigations Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) Status of the Processing of the Camp Ashraf Residents Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Time: 2:30 PM Location: Room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses: The Honorable Daniel Fried Special Advisor on Ashraf U.S. Department of State
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES A Senate Select Committee on Intelligence member is calling on the State Department to provide a special briefing to explain why an Iranian dissident group is listed as a terrorist organization. The State Department also is facing a federal court deadline Monday to justify the continued blacklisting of the People’s Mojahedin Organization…
Bipartisan Political Leaders Urge Removal of MEK from Terrorist List, Denounce Attempt to Silence State Department Policy Critics
PRNEWSWIRE WASHINGTON, March, 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With a federal appeals court deadline looming for the U.S. State Department to answer why it has defied earlier court rulings requiring review of a decision to maintain the main Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khaq (MEK) on the terrorist list, top former US officials and Members of Congress…