i wrote this in another thread (seems like too many threads are being posted here in this topic hehe :P). just to make some points clear. ============= it's been fun discussing the arm management issues with other sajhaians. this is what i have gathered. 1) everyone wants NA to remain neutral. and 2) everyone wants maoists to disarm. WHEN? --ASAP. and for that, SPA and maoists both have to come into agreement. the sooner the better. as far as i see, congress still want monarchy. i don't know if they are presenting that rhetoric to bargain with maoists but that is not gonna help. maoists are ready for disarmament but as long as maoists leaders don't see that NA could well impede their cause, they are not gonna disarm. so it's high time we move on and do the necessary mutation of NA and create a feasible environment for a violence free and unbiased CA. the more time we take the better it will be for royalists and other external forces to manipulate terms. Peace! LooTe