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 US State Department Below are some links in reference So Mr Melkonian eliminated by Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Karabakh was a terrorist without any doubts   US State Department Patterns of Global Terrorism    US Department of State Daily Press Briefing October     US Department of State Daily Press Briefing  Monday December    Thanks