MEK Deserves to be Banned
By Matthew Levitt
A recent posting for Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH) argues for the delisting of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK or NCRI). I disagree. True, the MEK has provided some very useful intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program, but we lose the counterterrorism high ground if we only call out and designate those terrorists who target our friends and allies. As long as the MEK—a radical, cult-like group—continues to carry out acts of terrorism and political violence, it should remain on the U.S. list of designated terrorist groups. My full MESH comment is available here.