"No!" Mina thrashed around on her seat. She was not going to be tortured every inch of her body. She suddenly wasn't sure whose camp she had stumbled into. The propaganda had been that Ward 50 was a Maoist camp. Now, she had doubts. It dawned on her that perhaps, that was what Dave was trying to warn her about. With a concentrated effort, she lurched forward and on to the sharp object held against her neck. As expected, the soft tissue of her artery ripped. Warm blood spurted down the front of her shirt. With a shock she realized she could get her wish—bleed to death rather than be subjected torture. The man barked out a sharp command and Maya heard running footsteps—two, perhaps, three sets. The door clattered open. She felt pairs of hands pin her head down on to the table. At the change of position, the open wound dripped on to her thighs, seeping through her jeans, down her shins and into her hiking boots. "Not yet, you idiot… you will die when we say so!" His voice was no longer soft; he sounded furious. He examined her neck wound as she faded into oblivion. Two days later, the news was abuzz about the kidnapping of the Nepali-born-American journalist. Three days later, Mina's Davis' body was arranged to be flown out of Kathmandu to her native Arlington, Virginia. The Davis' home was choked with reporters. Diaspora Online was furious at the disappearance and death of two of their journalists. DIASPORA ONLINE UPDATED SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2006 9:02 PM ET Journalist's Body Flown into Virginia Today By ANDREW CREST Mina Davis, the Nepali-born-American-journalist of Diaspora Online, was found dead with a bullet to her head and a ripped artery, ten miles from District 50, a dangerous area highly patrolled by both Maoists and the army. It is not known whether she was captured by Maoists or the army. Villagers have refused to testify against either party. The clothes she was found in were not her own. She was dressed in Maoist military fatigues. It is assumed that the army may have killed her mistaking her for a Maoist rebel. Both parties have remained shamelessly silent on this issue which has caused an uproar among international journalists. In the mean time, the disappearance of Dave seventeen days ago has caused much alarm among the journalists in Nepal. *********************