"Until not long ago the Mujahedin-e
Khalq Organization (MKO) was on the list of the U.S. State Department's
terrorist organizations. On April 11, that seemed like a distant memory as the
group celebrated the opening of its Washington office just a block away from the
White House, with tea and Iranian snacks." "Among those speaking was President
Barack Obama's former national security adviser, U.S. General James Jones. He
said the opening of the office was an "important moment" and "a step in the
right direction." Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton,
former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P.J. Crowley, former
U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy, and the former deputy director of the CIA's
National Clandestine Service, John Sano, were also in attendance."