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Posted on 02-23-06 7:08 AM     Reply [Subscribe]
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On Moriarty's pontification



By BABURAM BHATTARAI


There is a place called Chor-kaatey near our village in Gorkha district. Chor-kaatey literally means, 'chopping off the thief '. There is an interesting anecdote about how this place got its name. In olden days whenever there was any crime in the locality, all the suspects would be herded there and made to lie down with their legs stretched. The village headman with an axe in hand would then shout aloud: 'Chop off the legs of the thief (or culprit)!' It often happened that the real culprit would involuntarily pull up his legs in fear and thus get caught and punished.
The recent utterances of the US ambassador James F Moriarty have forced us to get reminded of this anecdote, but in a new context. After the February coup, there was wild speculation about the real motivating force behind it. The source of the seemingly unusual confidence of the autocratic monarch in the face of such complete failure and isolation of his regime over the period since then had obviously been the subject of intense guess-work among all political observers on Nepal.

Moriarty, with his vitriolic monologue against the democratic republican movement on February 15 and an equally provocative interview to the BBC Nepali service on February 19, has demystified the suspense and exposed the strong nexus between the US imperialist ruling classes and Nepal's feudal autocratic forces.

In that sense Moriarty deserves our appreciation, at least for his candidness. But looking at the matter more closely, the issue is quite serious. The whole political spectrums, except a few royalist die-hards, have rightly condemned the ambassador's unwarranted and deeply flawed pontification on the ongoing democratic republican movement. Particularly the Seven Party Alliance (SPA), the civil society and the independent media have so thoroughly repudiated and exposed the ambassador's pro-monarchy and anti-democratic outbursts that we hardly find any new arguments to supplement them.

We just wonder why the ambassador is so intent on shooting at his own feet, or alienating the overwhelming majority of Nepal's masses and the urban intelligentsia that look towards the West for democratic inspirations and ideas.

The timing of Moriarty's harangue is all the more inopportune when the entire international community, ranging from the UN, the EU and Japan to the most important neighbors India and China, seem to be arriving at a consensus for democracy and peace by dumping the recalcitrant king and his cohorts. If the US interests in Nepal are only geo-strategic, in a region flanked by over two billion people, as claimed by the ambassador himself in his BBC interview, this certainly is not the best way to achieve them. We wonder what more reasonable people in the US, like Senator Patrick Leheay, have to say on this.

There is some insinuation in certain quarters that Moriarty may have got provoked by our leadership's observations on the role of US ruling classes in Nepal. We don't think objective facts substantiate this. We have rather consciously avoided to take umbrage with the sole super power even when it has blatantly violated our sovereignty and bolstered the royal regime and the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) against the revolutionary democratic forces. To make an ideological criticism of imperialism and the so-called globalization agenda is an entirely different thing. It is an open secret that without the massive modernization program in the form of training, weapons supply and ultra-modern fortification of the barracks carried out by US assistance after 2002, the RNA would not have been able to withstand this long and carry out the regressive monarchist agenda. The frequent high level visits of US military and intelligence functionaries to Nepal are definitely not meant for pilgrimage or recreation.

Despite this, we have exercised maximum restraint, and Chairman Prachanda in his recent interview to the BBC television has categorically stated that we are ready to work with all international power centers, including the US, in the future democratic republican set-up. Hence the problem lies entirely with the US ruling classes, and not with us, which is amply reflected in Moriarty's outbursts.

Firstly, the problem lies with the McCarthyian outlook and the Cold War era anti-communist paranoia. The central thesis of Moriarty's lecture is that the Maoists should be militarily crushed and not allowed to come to power at any cost. Hence anybody who can do this job will get the US support. This has been the rationale for the continued US backing to the royal regime. As the king has failed in this mission over the past year, Moriarty has now frantically appealed to the parliamentary political parties to abandon the anti-monarchy democratic movement and surrender to the king. He has labored hard to sell his paranoia to the SPA and goaded them to break out of the 12-point understanding with the CPN (Maoist).

Moriarty further raises the bogey of future 'totalitarianism' of the CPN (Maoist) to scare away the SPA, as if the real and existing totalitarianism of the monarchy is better than an imaginary and hypothetical 'totalitarianism' of the future. Only a die-hard McCarthyian mindset can accuse the CPN (Maoist) of pursing 'totalitarianism' when the Party has formally passed an historic resolution on 'Development of Democracy in the 21st Century' and Chairman Prachanda has so well articulated the Party's commitment to a multiparty competitive politics in the future democratic republican set-up in his recent interviews.

Secondly, the whole edifice of Moriarty's arguments is based on the thesis that the SPA and monarchy are "(T)wo legitimate constitutional actors- who should be on the same side."

However, no sane person in Nepal is prepared to believe that the monarchy after October 4, and particularly after February 1, is a 'legitimate constitutional actor'. Even the Supreme Court in a recent judgment has ruled (though indirectly) that the king no longer remains so. The only 'legitimacy' of the king is his backing by the RNA and certain foreign powers, particularly the US. It is really paradoxical that the loudest votaries of 'democracy' fail to see the ground reality and swear by the worst despots when their strategic interests are at stake.

That is why Suharto, Marcos, Pinochet, Musarraf and the likes are the best 'democrats' and 'legitimate constitutional actors' for the US. And the Maoists which has been consistently advocating for a free and fair election to a constituent assembly as a minimum basis for peace and democracy is branded 'totalitarian'!

Thirdly, another fundamental flaw with Moriarty's arguments lies with his supposition that the RNA is the "logical source of defense" for the parliamentary parties and democracy. But the historical facts prove just the opposite. The RNA has been the principal bulwark of autocracy historically, as it was repeatedly used by the monarchy to stage coup d' etat against the parliamentary democracy in 1960 and again in 2003-5.

Hence the most important precondition for institutionalizing democracy in the country is the creation of a new national army committed to democracy. This has been one of the key proposals put forward by the CPN (Maoist) and increasingly accepted by other democratic political forces and the civil society.

But Moriarty has very conveniently distorted our proposal and provocatively insinuated that we intend to overtake all the other political forces on the strength of our People's Liberation Army (PLA) once the RNA is no longer there. As Chairman Prachanda has clearly enunciated in his recent interviews, what we have proposed is the restructuring of both the RNA and the PLA and the creation of a new national army according to the result of the constituent assembly elections. During the elections both the armed forces can remain passive and neutral under a credible international supervision. What is wrong with that?

Moriarty has very selectively picked up names of individuals killed during the course of the civil war and has tended to sensationalize them for his political arguments. But has he cared to read the recent report prepared by Ian Martin and his team from the UN Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights? Does he dare accept that the royal regime is the worst perpetrator of human rights violations in the world?

Does he know that the highest number of disappearances by the state take place in Nepal? Selective use of tragic cases of individual death for political arguments would serve no purpose except to expose one's own insensitivity and callousness. Moreover, Moriarty's suggestion to view Umesh Thapa's sacrifice "as a catalyst for reconciliation and compromise" with the king crosses all limits of insensitivity and borders on insanity.

These are extremely rare historic times for Nepal. The need of the hour is a complete political, economical, social and cultural transformation of society. The 12-point understanding between the SPA and Maoist revolutionaries provides a minimum basis for democracy, peace and progress in the country. Let no one wreck this historic resolution of the Nepali people. No one but the Nepali people themselves have the right over their destiny.


अङ्रेजी त ज्ञाने को भन्दानी राम्रो रैच हे केटा हो
 
Posted on 02-23-06 8:04 AM     Reply [Subscribe]
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A very well argued response to Moriarty
 
Posted on 02-23-06 9:49 AM     Reply [Subscribe]
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Posted on 02-23-06 10:13 AM     Reply [Subscribe]
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Maoists leader talking about "sensitivity" and "sanity". What an Irony?

"No one but the Nepali people themselves have the right over their destiny." Really? I thought our destiny was in your hands.
 
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For a man who professes a healthy disdain for anything American, BRB sure likes to use Americanized spelling like, labor, neighbor, defense, modernize, etc. His schooling was in Nepal and India; so where does this American usage come from?

I think Babu Ram's acerbic piece has been edited and probally spruced up by an American "pinko" or by somebody with American educational background.
 
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maybe bbrb wrote the article in microsoft word with the dictionary set to "american english"...
 
Posted on 02-23-06 2:56 PM     Reply [Subscribe]
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Leave it to the biggest chor of our time to talk about "Chor-kaatey"!!
 
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Baburam Bhattaria is the Greatest Nepali Ever! None of the Nepaleses personality is comparable with him, you bunch of bonne-heads with slave mentality should understand this.

I can feel the sense of despair in your writtings. Sorry kiddos but time has already changed. Nepalese are going to write a new histry very soon.

Longlive Democrativ Republic of Nepal!
 
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I fully agree with Ignitor.
Long Live Democratic Republic of Nepal.
 
Posted on 02-23-06 4:57 PM     Reply [Subscribe]
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Baburam is actually the WORST idiot Nepali I have seen.
 
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don't make me laugh. If you admire Baburam go and meet the family of the people who they have displaced, who they have killed, who they have extorted and still do.
Remember when they started the "revolution" multiparty was in full force. Their aim was to kill the "enemy" which are the multi-party candidates. UML was their "enemy" the list goes on and on.
If you think they have the right to do what ever they want to do in the name of "revolution" I have nothing to say.
they are the scum who have taken Nepal to the present form, if you keep admiring them wait another ten years when Nepal will be in ruins and you wont find your neighbours and family as they will all have disappeared in the name of "revolution"
 
Posted on 02-23-06 5:28 PM     Reply [Subscribe]
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Kali Yug ke Shiv,

I wish revolution is possible without bloodshed. I wish change in social structure could be acheived without suffering. But this is just a nice imagination; the reality is you have to destroy old structure to build a new one.

If you even know A, B, C of political science what maoist are doing in Nepal is for true revolution not to terrorise people.

Why do you think Seven Parties decided to make alliance with CPN Maoist?

Why do think European Union is thinking to for smart sanction for Royal Regime not the Maoist?

Why do think UN is ready to mediate the talk between the existing system and the Moaist?

Becase all of the above know it is legitimate war for the Nepalese People's right. If you cannot understand even these simple facts then I have nothing to say.
 
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Ignitor,
>> Kali yug ke Shiv
:-)
Ok why dont you tell me the ABC of political science??
Ofcourse they are extorting, beheading and killing those disagrees with them and you say they are doing this for people???
Why do you need revolution when you had a chance to "build" a brand new constitution?? You build the constitution and now want a new constitution, just because your leader want to??
Here you can always blame the royal take over - but talk about before the royal take over. This does not mean that I approve or like the take over..

>>
Why do you think Seven Parties decided to make alliance with CPN Maoist?
..because these are all crooks and will sell their own mother for a buck..

>>
Why do think UN is ready to mediate the talk between the existing system and the Moaist?
I am not a UN spokes person but UN will make itself available when requested..

"War" for what?? So that Baburam can get the power?? If you think they are fighiting for the people than you need to go back and look in to the lives of the people that have been destroyed. The bottom line is Moaists are enjoying immence power (power of threat) and have accumulated immence wealth they will not give up the easy life that they have made for them selves. Here I am not talking about the leaders not the front line fighters.
You cannot ignore the facts and build a nation based on illusion.
 
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sorry for the typos/errors on the above post, here is the corrected version.
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Ignitor,
>> Kali yug ke Shiv
:-)
Ok why dont you tell me the ABC of political science??
Of course they are extorting, beheading and killing those who disagree and you say they are doing this for people???
Why do you need revolution when you had a chance to "build" a brand new constitution?? You build the constitution and now want a new constitution, just because your leader wants to??
Here you can always blame the royal take over - but talk about before the royal take over. This does not mean that I approve or like the take over..

>> Why do you think Seven Parties decided to make alliance with CPN Maoist?
-..because these are all crooks and will sell their own mother for a buck..

>> Why do think UN is ready to mediate the talk between the existing system and the Moaist?
-I am not a UN spokes person but UN will make itself available when requested..

"War" for what?? So that Baburam can get the power?? If you think they are fighting for the people than you need to go back and look in to the lives of the people that have been destroyed. The bottom line is Maoists are enjoying immense power (power of threat) and have accumulated immense wealth they will not give up the easy life that they have made for them selves. Here I am talking about the leaders not the front line fighters.
You cannot ignore the facts and build a nation based on illusion.
 
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Baburam will sell Nepal to India !!! Unless you eliminate them from Nepali Politcs...
 
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The Moaists are f*kking screwed up.......
 
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Shiva wrote, "Remember when they started the "revolution" multiparty was in full force." to which I fully agree.
Yes, they wanted a communist state when Nepal had multi party democracy. And due to this desire of theirs, we lost the system and now we have absolute monarchy. Well, now they want multi pary democracy. Why? So that once they have it, they can go back to their original demand of communist state?
Are their reasoning power running in circles? Do they even know what they want besides blood of innocent nepaleses?
It is because of people like Ignitor, who idolizes Babu Ram, that Nepal is in this sorry state. Revolution can be brought in many ways. French brought them time and again with bloodsed, whereas British brought it without and so did India. And for every revolution there needs to be a reason, and what is the reason for the in Nepal? Communist State or Multi party Democracy? Multiy Party Democracy, well we had them. Communism, are you kidding me?
 
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Hey Ignitor you are an idiot!!
 


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