I am surprised to see the news below. What about you friends?
I believe the international community and all Nepalese were 100% sure that Maoists were recognized by US as terrorist organization. Recently there were rumors that US is planning remove the terrorist tag. Later the news came out saying US have not changed its stance on Maoists. Some sajhians were glad to hear that. The latest news totally shocked me due to fact that we were fooled by the whom? Fellas express your views.
KATHMANDU,
May 15 - With the former rebels CPN-Maoist poised to head the new
government, the US has declared that the party was never included in
its “foreign terrorist organisation†and its relations with Nepal will
depend on the actions of the individuals included in the new government.
The
US has hinted a rethink of its Nepal policy following the victory of
the former guerillas, CPN-Maoist, in the historical Constituent
Assembly (CA) elections held here last month.
The
former rebels Maoist have, however, been included on the ‘terrorist
exclusion list’ that applies to consular issues, visas and other kinds
of matter, State Department Spokesperson Tom Casey told reporters in
Washington yesterday, making an elusive distinction between the two
categories for the first time.
Although the US accepted the CA
polls verdict, Casey indicated that the US government still needs to
have a clear stance on whether to change the Maoist’s status on the
‘terrorist exclusion list’.
Regarding the meeting held between
the US Ambassador to Nepal Nancy J Powell and Maoist Chairman Prachanda
on May 1, the US senior government official said that the meeting was
principally to get assurances that the US humanitarian programmes will
not be interfered with.
The CPN-Maoist had formally laid down weapons in 2006 and joined the interim coalition government last year.