माओवादी बारे मेरो धारणा: - http://www.freenepal.org:8080/FreeNepal/action/discussion.do;jsessionid=8558334079586C0ECBD7F91DE40F6633?currentContentId=24 The Maoists are very clear about their goal and strategies. As a matter of fact, International Crisis Group in it's report on Nepal's crisis published on March 24, 2005 has this to say, "As Crisis Group has warned before, the Maoists are the only party in Nepal's complex conflict with a clear strategy." The Maoists have their stated ultimate goal of establishing a "people's republic" (one party communist regime) in Nepal. So this should leave no room for any confusion or naivety about them. The advantage the clarity of Maoist goals and strategies offers us is to allow us to determine precisely where and how can we stop them for good. We know the ultimate goal of the Maoists is to establish a "people's republic" in Nepal. But we also know that they do not view that as immediately feasible--both practically and in theory, the Maoist one of course. And that brings Maoists' willingness to settle down with a "democratic republic"- a feasible, more progressive than present one and a widely acceptable system. This clarity was so dangerous to certain power and it's allies in the country, it actually became more advantageous to them to let there be a confusion about the Maoists in all kind of positive lights than to let negative clarity of the Maoists exposed to the public. Words of praise to the Maoists from very conservative and reactionary quarters of the country can be understood in this light. So I do agree with you that there are all kind of naïve notions, theorizations as well as unfounded fears about the Maoists prevalent in the country. Nothing to be surprised of or even worry about if I may. Because the most important task for us is to stop the Maoists for good. And when we focus on that, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out which will work--to ask the Maoists to surrender to the monarchy or to ask the Maoists to prove their commitment to the democratic republic of Nepal. We do have solution to the Maoist problem. But do we have guts? That's the question.