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An American research centre has placed our ultra-nationalist Rashtrya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on its terrorist list. The East Virginia-based Terrorism Research Center (TRC) is closely connected to the American government and many of its directors and researchers have closely worked with US administrations and have taken part in research and planning for the US administration. 

In the list of “” in India, the TRC has placed RSS under no. 21. Here is the complete list as it appeared on 9 September 2004 on the group’s website under the caption “Known Terrorist Groups Operating in India”:

Al Badr 

Al Barq 

Al Mansooran 

Al Umar Mujahideen 

Al-Nasreen 

All Tripura Tiger Forces 

Asif Raza Commandoes 

Harkat ul Ansar 

Hizb ul Mujahedin 

Islamic Front 

Jamaat I Islami [J&K?] 

Jamiat ul Mujahideen (JUM) 

Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Force 

Lashkar e Jabbar (LJ) 

Mahaz e Azadi 

Maoists 

Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC) 

National Liberation Front of Tripura 

People's War Group (PGW) 

Rajneeshee Cult 

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) 
Sikh Extremists 

Tehrik i Jihad 

United Liberation Front of Assam

Sounds unbelievable? Visit: http://www.terrorism.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Countries&file=index&view=113

Whatever happnened to the strategic and natural alliance between the Saffronites and the US? Not long ago Advani, sitting smugly in the North Block, was giving the impression that Washington was in his pocket, thanks to his bonhomie with the zionists and fishy deals worth billions of dollars with the Israelis... (Ed.) «