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It seems as if some discussions have occured based on that other thread.

This paragraph seems to say a lot, IMHO:
"After the negotiations with the Mujahedeen, it was reported that Odierno said he thought that the group's commitment to democracy in Iran meant its status as a terrorist organization should be reviewed. There are also Senate staff members, Pentagon officials and even some people in the State Department who have said that if all the Mujahedeen is doing is fighting the 'evil regime' in Iran, it quite likely that it will be removed from the State Department's terrorist list. 'There is a move afoot among Pentagon hard-liners,' one administration official said, 'to use them as an opposition in the future.' Recently Brownback submitted an Iran Democracy Act modeled on the Iraqi Liberation Act, which would set aside $50 million to help opposition groups overthrow the regime. The Mujahedeen, their U.S. supporters say, has provided the United States with key intelligence on Iran's nuclear program. One Congressional staff member working close to the issue said that there was a national security directive circulating 'that includes a proposal for limited surgical strikes against the Iranian regime's nuclear facilities. We would be remiss if we did not use the Mujahedeen to identify exactly what the Iranians have and in the longer term, to facilitate regime change.'"

If you want intelligence on what bad guys are up to, you often have to talk to other guys who might be not-so-bad as the bad guys. Mother Teresa's organization won't have info on who is a terrorist.