Yeah, I say hold off the military aid, but don't stop right there yet. Go a bit further. Spend energy on curbing Maoist killings and tourtures that happens in borad day light. Just don't shout, 'arrgghhhh, military questioned two "human rights activist" in custody - stop the aid!' Go a bit further. Go see what will happend if you don't give some power to the law and order authority. All these "atrocities" that Ms. Sengupta cries about that is done by Military - that is fine to call attention. Some are legit some blown up. I say go a bit further will y,ou and write about How many killing have been done by the maoists in that time period? Let's do a cost-analysis here. How many killings by whom. Who could you rather live with? With these human rights violation done by the govt. or violations done by maoist? Just don't sit in your cushy New York times office and be an arm chair human rights violation expert, will you? I for myslef going to write to these democrats and tell them go visit Nepal and the devastation that has occurred since the maoists raged their war against people. I am starting from Kerry, then Kennedy. They work right in my back yard. I am not kidding. I am mad as hell. (just correct typos and grammar as you read. I promise you when I write to these people I will write in queen's Enlish.)