ASALA and Melkonian Below is my posting from ArbCom page which lists all relevant links to State Department quotes I just wanted to make something clear User Artaxiad above said Dacy keeps on want to add that he Monte Melkonian was a terrorist why is this The answer Monte Melkonian was a member and one of the main leaders of ASALA Armenian Secret Army for Liberation of Armenia which was considered as a terrorist organization by the U S State Department Below are some links in reference So Mr Melkonian eliminated by Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Karabakh was a terrorist without any doubts U S State Department Patterns of Global Terrorism 1997 U S Department of State Daily Press Briefing October 8 1997 US Department of State Daily Press Briefing 190 Monday December 23 1991 Thanks