I am not claiming I was necessarily impressed by WHAT he had to say -- I am capable enough (or so I hope!) to be a man of my own and be proff of any brainwashing(s) by anyone. I , of course, disagree with him on some key areas...that is there.

What I am saying is that I was impressed with HOW he said it. We certainly lacked skilled communicators in Nepali leadership, i.e., hardly any other leadrs of the past had the ability to properly, professionally articulate their thoughts and express them with equal proficiency. At least that was not the case with Prachanda yesterday at the dinner and the day before at the Asia Society.