The problem with U.S. classification of "terrorist" groups

From the Washington Post:
Reporters are wondering exactly who Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to meet during her upcoming trip to the Middle East.

"Since she cannot speak to Hezbollah, she cannot speak to Hamas, she cannot speak to the Syrians, she cannot speak to the Iranians, that leaves only Israel and, what, Lebanon?" Agence France-Presse reporter Sylvie Lanteaume asked Assistant Secretary of State Sean McCormack . "She cannot go to Lebanon if there is no cease-fire, and you don't call [for] a
cease-fire. So what is she going to do there?"