"even kids came out to help them" Loote bhai, I absolutely disagree. They did not come out to help them..they were forced at gunpoint to come out..not to help them, but have been used, tortured both physically and mentally (to put it mildly).. sn di, i am not saying they came out to support the revolution on their own will. but do they have a choice? we all are human beings. we dream - dream of a stable and prosperous future. maoists have used them to some extent, i admit. but they have been used for a greater common purpose which will help nepali, in general, to fulfill their dreams- to establish an equitable society where everyone, regardless of their races and places, is better off. My question to you is: Have you really been to the remote areas of Nepal at all?? hehe...didu, i have been to many places in nepal. although i am from ktm, i have travelled around nepal quite a bit, trust me! i have been to remote places and have seen the villagers living in hardships. i have seen underage children working their heart out to earn their living. i have seen them eating 'dhido' because they cannot afford to eat rice in spite of owning a fair sized land - the reason being, they are used by the samantis of the villages. it's so freakin disgusting, i can tell you!. you may have seen them as well. they look pretty happy from outside with what they have, because that's how they've been living ever since! ==================== Mailobhai, i have been to places like rukum and jajrkot. i know maoists' guirella war has intimidated the hell out of the innocent people out there. i am not claiming that maoists have been absolutely fair with people and their choices. but discrepencies are bound to happen in war- that too if it is in the magnitude of a revolution. innocent people do die. french revolution, india's movement for independence all are examples in this context. do you know how many innocents lost their lives in the recent wars in iraq or afghanistan? just because innocent people are killed cannot fully unjustify the bigger aspects for which a war is fought. =================== Timroba, hahahahahahahahahahaha.....good depiction yet again! hehe. LooTe