First of, the US department of State has specifically placed Maoists in the terrorist list. Any reason for that? Do you think that perhaps Maoists have killed and maimed innocents, pillaged buildings, raped innocents, and all that. Human rights groups will acknowledge this. Some of these human rights groups have a socialist bent to them, like the Amnesty International, and hence cannot be fully trusted. Therefore, I trust the United States government more than anybody else when it comes to these issues. You, my friend, should consider yourself lucky that you have the right to practice free speech, no matter how asinine your assertions are. The stance of the United States by itself will completely negate any actions that Maoists are gonna take. They don't have any CREDIBILITY in the eyes of the international community. This is a very important issue. Money needs to pour from outside if Nepal has any chance of moving forward, and with Maoists at the helm, this will never happen. It's a fact of life, whether you like it or not. The second point to be made here is that the PrachandaPath resembles Peru's Shining Path, the communist party of Peru. They have lost some luster in recent years, because their leader, Manuel Guzman, got captured. However, the way I feel about the whole maoist ordeal is that the Nepali government(king, congress, you name it) should have financed anti-maoist militia, much like Peru's rondas. They were quite instrumental in fighting off the Maoist guerillas. "drawing a parallelism between communist revolution in China and maoists revolution in nepal is could well be a gross mistake. " My friend, the big honcho was a Chinese. I am specifically talking about Mao. No matter how you spin the story, Maoists in the end were influenced by a Chinese. Of course there will be a parallel between the Maoist revolutionn Nepal and so-called Chinese revolution. To not see this parallel or attempt to sweep it under the rug is is biased at best. Let me ask you, how can you not draw parallels between the Chinese revolution and Nepal's Maoist revolution, if Maoists were influenced by Mao, a Chinese, in the first place? "International support (especially from US, EU and India) is again absolutely critical" Guess what, they have already been shunned by America. It will be quite a stretch to gain their respect. They've already been tarred in the eyes of the international community. With this in mind, it makes perfect sense that they will turn a blind eye to some of the concerns of the international community. They're already considered terrorists by some. Take a look at this: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_927.html "china can afford to be a closed market coz they are huge country, have powerful militia, and are sound in technology" Huh? They are moving towards capitalism. "maoists know that only thing that can sustain them is by practicing a democratic approach" Hezbollah and Hamas may be doing things for the Lebanese and Palestinians, but they are still terrorist organizations that resort to killing people in the name of religion and what have you. Guess what, Hamas was democratically elected in Palestine as well, but the international community does not really support them. "claims to be a wise person even when his threads and almost all the posts tell otherwise... " But but but...I think I love you. Will you be my second bride? *gets down on his knees and pops the question*.