I feel humilated and numb. I knew this was to be and I also feel this is quite deserving for Nepalese- at least taste the test.

The uneasy quite spells of relgious, ethnic , social and class conflicts in Nepal. The bitter truth is, it will be a safe haven for all the outcasts- from Al queda to all the separatist & religious fanatics. When that happens no one can stop it.

The kangaroos in the assembly are running on empty on the vaporized fuel of euphoria and the maoist are stepping in with a sign “dead-end,” comrades, now its our turn.

God save Nepal

Every sane people knew, the extent of Maoist hold in the country, mostly through intimidation and killings. Undeniable fact but this was not the concern of few stalwarts in the civil society, they only harped about the Democracy & civil liberties (nothing wrong in this but simply it was not the time) while latently supporting Maoist by not speaking against them and their brutal atrocities. In fact few of these even called for armed overthrow of the government. As is the case now, political parties are in the grip of the Maoist, civil society was in cahoots with the Maoist then.

I therefore feel Ambassador’s zeal (misguided), civil societies actions with overdose of political activitism has brought about a change in Nepal’s political landscape that will be hard to rectify. Nepalese Prime Minster may fly to India or US Ambassadors may fly back home for consultation – the damage is done. I see no recourse in containing Maoist or their influence in political aspect. To defeat this Maoist threat – It is necessary to pump up one credible powerhouse in Nepal, through arms and money. Brutal it may sound but I see no other way.

Even security agencies are predicting civil war- design and policies set forth by the Maoist/political parties/India/ US will bear a fruit that will scar this nation for a long time.

Nepal will become hotbeds for all the wrong reason. Lull in the strife should not be viewed as “improvement” as it has not reached the conclusion yet. Just hope that “Hell does not break loose” because of vested interest ( foreigners), misguided priorities, and call for wrongended democracy.

America and India played a major role in order to bring this dramatic change in the Nepalese politics scenario. But both of these nations keep the same old ideology of distrust and suspicion towards the Maoists.

Both India and America have not lifted the terrorist tag from the Maoists.

Although the Maoists prisoners are being released in Nepal, those Maoists prisoners in India have not been released yet. This kind of attitude by the Indian government as well as the American government shows that they still have doubts about the Maoists coming in the government.

People’s News/KDB

Maoists claim April movement succeeded with their help
By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu , 23 May: Maoists again claimed success for the April movement and warned against attempts to sideline them.

Maoist spokesman Krishna Bahadur Mahara said this in an interview with Kantipur Tuesday.

“Parliamentary parties were on a movement for two and a half years. So many attempts were made to give it momentum but without success.

“Everyone has seen where the movement was before the 12-point understanding.

“Our participation, presence and political leadership have been clearly understood by all after the development of the movement following the 2-point agreement.

“There is our definite presence in the movement. We are an important part and parcel of the movement.

“Before the talks and without consultations with us, if moves will be made without us, problems will not be resolved. The problem will only be compounded.

“At that moment, we will give leadership to the wishes and desires of the Nepali people,” Mahara said.

Mahara warned Maoists could again take up violence if rebels are sidelined.

“”But if there are obstacles, conspiracies and treachery from any quarter in our desire to move ahead peacefully, we can take that path without out wishes and desire,” the Maoist spokesman said in reply to a question.

Mahara said Maoists have no representation in parliament.

“Where are we in this House of Representatives? We are a power outside parliament. There is only the representation of seven parties in parliament.

“Again, it will be a mistake to say that only there were only seven parties in the movement.

“This parliament was elected seven, right years ago. The 2063 movement has another foundation.”

Mahara called for the release of jailed Maoists to start talks with the government.

“Right now, many of our friends are in jail. They should be released. There shouldn’t be any delay confidence has developed rapidly along with the 12-point understanding,” Mahara said in reply to a question when talks will start.

Mahara demanded the whereabouts of missing persons should be made public for the launch of talks.

“Then the road for a dialogue will open soon.”

Mahara said: “We will not participate in this government but will join an interim government.”

Mahara confirmed Prachanda will join the final summit talks to seal an agreement for a constituent assembly.

“This depends [Prachanda's participation in summit talks] on an environment of trust. When the practical process for a constitutional assembly begins, the chairman and other senior comrades will be present for a final conclusion.

“The Chairman will come for final talks with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. We will prepare all homework for that.”

Mahara said Maoists will raise the issue on extortion in the talks.

“We will raise this issue seriously in the talks. We can stop this, if the government seriously make a definite budget for our army,” Mahara said in reply to a question why Maoists are continuing extortions.

People’s News/BR

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5,000 Maoists enter Valley
Kathmandu , 23 May: Maoists have started storing their weapons encased in plastic underground and in cliffs, Dhristi reports.

Sources said Maoists are ‘dumping’ their weapons to come to the Valley on 2 June for a mass meeting at the Open Air Theatre.

Guerrillas from 11 districts under the special central command are coming to the Valley.

Five thousand workers have already been mobilized for the mass meeting.

Many Maoists have entered the Valley for treatment.

Then again, as the good Dr. says, what do I know about Nepal? Not much.

But it doesn’t take any inside information or deep insight to know that any movement that holds Mao or Stalin in such high regard shouldn’t be trusted. Millions of deaths from famine in the name of communism is nothing to look up to. What lengths will the Maoists go to to implement what they think is ‘true communism’? If Cambodia and others are any indication, the possibilities are chilling.

I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens and hope for the best. And I really hope I’m proven wrong about the Maoists. Maybe they won’t slaughter indiscriminately, but will they ever be as good at running the country as even such lousy rulers as the king? I highly doubt it. Every country that has tried to put some form of ‘communism’ into practice has failed its people economically (as Bolivia and Venezuela will eventually find out).

Communism is nothing but Reign of Terror.

Hey Van der Luube, here’s the Maoist program from one of the movement’s leaders:

http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs4485

an excerpt:

“SINGH-BHANDARI: First, no people around the world should feel the international pressures from imperialist powers.

Second, we want to present another economic solution to the new market orientation which has created problems for people, such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, which is just collecting money centrally and making poor people even poorer.

The final point, and most importantly, we want to implement Marxism, Leninism and Maoism so we can have real social justice in Nepal.

SITES: How will that bring about social justice?

SINGH-BHANDARI: Marxism, Leninism and Maoism give people a different solution after domination by a market-oriented society.

SITES: But the 20th Century is filled with failed communist states. And in this century, North Korea’s people are starving and China has fully embraced capitalism in all but name.

SINGH-BHANDARI: There’s an illusion that there’s a communist system in North Korea, China and Cambodia. There’s no communism in these countries though the world thinks so. But the base of the development of Russia was established under Lenin and Stalin.

And Mao provided the real basis for the development of China, with his polices before 1976.

The current reformists that are revising China’s policies are a deviation from the real communism. We have learned from that and have to implement the original Marxism in a new way.

That is why our ten-year’s people war has been successful.

SITES: But why model yourself after movements in which millions were killed, both under Stalin and Mao’s Cultural Revolution?

SINGH-BHANDARI: That’s a fraud. That’s a kind of defaming of communism — the massacres of Tiananmen Square were done in the name of communism but it was not communism.

As far as the Cultural Revolution, it was good since it was only the rich that were dealt with.

SITES: People were killed for completely negligible reasons.

SINGH-BHANDARI: No, people weren’t killed during the Cultural Revolution, but yes, during Tiananmen.

SITES: People were killed during Mao’s Cultural Revolution. A member of my staff’s own father was killed as a result of the Cultural Revolution. But I think the point here is, once in power, will you use violence to achieve your social goals and economic goals?

SINGH-BHANDARI: There were limitations during those times (Stalin) and you can’t find examples of so many people being killed during Mao. But after Mao there were leaders and rulers that carried out those actions. And [during the] time of Stalin more people were killed because of the Second World War.

But our party in Nepal is moving ahead, reforming and learning lessons from those past limitations.”

I bet.

Thanks for that. I’m now very confident that you’re totally nuts.

The artical I printed 2 years ago stated, “reports of Caucasions flying hilicopters”.. as it turns out the trainers, were Russian & the type of hilicopter was misidentified.. BUT IT IS A FACT THAT NON-NEPALI CAUCASIONS WERE IN HILICOPTERS THAT OPENED FIRE ON CIVILIANS..
Also in the last months(March-April 2006) before the Democratic Forces started to take control, there were 2 cases of RNA-hilicopters bombing schools, to get at supposed Maoist.

The Maoist in Nepal are “home-grown” and, IN MY OPINION, will help bring stabllity to the New Democracy.
I look forward to the New Constitution and a Maoist PM.

PS Speak to the ideas, not to the person, if you really have anything to say..
Many come to these blogs who have only visited nepal a few times to trekk or smoke drugs and think they have some understanding of life on the ground in Nepal.. Too bad for them and the confusion they bring with the grammer-school opinions they post…..

Elizabeth: Touché! And well said — I have nothing with which to disagree in your comment.

Surely Curzon would never have written, “criticising only the Bolsheviks misses the Tsar’s numerous trangressions”?

Not that I’m complaining. I do think people tend to underestimate the fault of capitalist and royalist leaders when analyzing the roots of communist, fascist and populist revolutions. If these leaders would allow open debate, extremists would never stand up to criticism. The poor leadership endorsed by the US and propagated across many Muslim nations is one of the leading causes of the idiotic brand of political Islamism we see today.

I take your point in regards to infiltration of Maoist in the rally. To this I say, unlike Mr. D. Michael who is good at speaking his mind without anything to back it up with, there is abundant of proof in person and in reporting as well as in claims made by the Maoist themselves. I do not mean to deny the fact that people did turn up, they did but it is also quiet necessary to understand how they did turn up. Even a policeman charging the mob was astonished to see his own wife in the front line of the mob. And when he asked how come you are here? she replied ” if I say No! then they would blow-up our house.” So foreigners looking in will have hard time picking this up, the only media who took this up was Reuters and CNN but this was not hyped as it should have been. But this was the reality.

My concern as a citizen of this country is end of brutality in the name of Maoist, freedom of expression ( but not like Mr. D. Michael- one with responsibility), protection of individual rights, liberty and pursuit of happiness. The sad part is, I see this being eroded day by day in the pretext of people’s movement, Supreme Assembly (aka Communist), cost for peace ( appeasement by the parties to the Maoist) where they are cutting down pillars of our society. So the fear is in the end- rather than getting peace, democracy, freedom and liberty- we might end up being pariah nation (Maoist).

It was the 12-Point Agreement hammered out by the 12-Party Alliance & The CPN Maoist, in India last Nov., that has helped the Nepalese people take a first step toward an inclusive-democracy…

The “Ground-report” does not have anything to do with what is happening in Nepal.. PURE FANTASY !!!

D. Michael Van De Veer- Freelance Journalist, PO Box 21218, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal

Reminds me of the scene in the killing fields at the moment when the government had just fallen to the Khmer Rouge and people were hopefully waving flags.