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Good news from Nepal

12:08 pm on Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Newsday.com

Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets of the capital yesterday to claim victory on the morning after King Gyanendra announced he would recall parliament.The celebrations came on a day when the alliance of the seven main democratic parties announced their choice for interim prime minister and the country’s rebel Maoists rejected the king’s statement, claiming the parties had broken their agreement with the Maoists.

There were signs, however, that the Maoists might be posturing rather than swearing to continue the armed conflict that has cost 13,000 lives. Among the first announcements from democratic leaders were that the government would no longer refer to the Maoists as terrorists and that the armed forces would initiate an immediate unilateral ceasefire against the Maoists. The alliance would also want the Maoists to participate in the interim government, democratic leaders said.

For their part, the Maoists demanded immediate elections to an assembly that would be charged with re-writing Nepal’s constitution. The goal is also paramount for the democratic parties, leaders said yesterday.

Of course, as we have seen in other places, the tough part now begins.  Building a democracy and establishing trust and legitimacy of the government is a very tough thing to do.  It takes time, and doubtless there will be setbacks in Nepal as there have been elsewhere.

Still, this is a very positive step and wonderful news.

6 Comments »

Comment by probligo

April 26, 2006 @ 2:49 pm

Dave, see all the red scarves? Some are holding red flags?

What / who are they?

Comment by Dave Justus

April 27, 2006 @ 5:55 am

I would suspect that those are Nepalese flags Probligo.

It is possible that the red we see in the picture only symbolizes the Maoist rebels, (which I take it you are implying) but it doesn’t seem to be that to me.

Comment by k. pablo

April 27, 2006 @ 6:05 am

Is Maozhedong a Hero in the Probligo Firmament?

Comment by Greg

April 27, 2006 @ 6:54 am

Wait a second now…don’t forget Lenin, and Pol Pot, and…of of course the uncompromizing hero of the palestinian freedom fighters, Mr. Arafat, oh and how about Hafez Assad and Sheikh Yassin(may the poor fellars R.I.P. for killing so many innocent Jews)

Comment by probligo

April 28, 2006 @ 2:35 pm

Right, now that I got ten minutes… and I hope that my html is accurate this time.

Compare the flag with those in the picture you put up…

Compare it with -

Now, have a read here

As with everything in this war, it’s impossible to know where the truth lies. But the bloodshed is all too real. At an estimated 10 killings a day, Nepal’s is the deadliest conflict in Asia. At times—such as when 1,023 died in a single month in 2002—this beautiful mountain kingdom briefly becomes the single most dangerous place on earth. Massacres have become commonplace: a favored Maoist technique is the “wave” attack, in which up to 5,000 rebels head into battle with the objective of leaving no enemy alive.

The brutality is unspeakable. Amnesty Inter-national accuses the 10,000-strong rebel group of kidnapping, torture and murder—including a penchant for clubbing victims to death and dismembering truck drivers who try to breach its blockades. Meanwhile, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group says Nepal’s ruler, King Gyanendra, runs “a no-party state that has decimated democracy and kills people at will.” Human Rights Watch in New York claims that his security forces have made Nepal the world leader in “disappearances,” with at least 1,200 people allegedly missing after being detained in the past four years. Since 2001, the war has cost the lives of 10,000 people. And the killing is far from over. In an e-mailed response to questions from TIME, rebel leader Prachanda warns: “The great People’s War has entered its last stage, of strategic offensive.”

The situation has already reached a crisis point. On Feb. 1, King Gyanendra seized power, effectively ending Nepal’s 14-year experiment with democracy. Police and soldiers arrested hundreds of students, journalists and human-rights workers, and senior politicians were placed under house arrest. In an exclusive interview with TIME at his palace in Kathmandu, the King says: “This is not a coup at all … [The people] have given a clear message to the terrorists that they are unwelcome and that they will no longer tolerate their attacks, their extortion and their kidnapping.” He vows that the 85,000-member Nepalese army will do “whatever is required” to restore order: “Those who do not abide by the law will feel pain.”

OK, do you still want “people power Nepalese style”?

Comment by probligo

April 28, 2006 @ 2:35 pm

OK, so images dont work on your comments.

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