Dear Ashuji, You termed my comment as a 'laughable bullshit' but I am glad that you had to think something about the laughable bullshit and defend yourself. Isn't this an irony? My selection of words may have been below par for a US educated 'intellect', and you have reacted as if you didn't care of what I said but I can understand that some how it pricked your sense of superiority. I am very pleased with myself for being able to demoralise a complacent man. You preferred not to say anything about my predictions months ago(the letter to Himal). Ok let it be. You think as if you know everything and I am just a sense less man. You may be of my uncle's age but I bet you have not seen Nepal as much as I have seen. You have not walked across as many districts and villages as I have done, so while talking about Nepal your predictions fall flat on nose and mine will come true. Note down in your diary today. King Gyanendra will have to hand over the government to the same political parties within 2 years( I myself do not want to see this happen in this way however). The maoists won't be crushed or defeated. If their demand for constituent assembly is not meet, the violence will continue for further more years. And after the country is ravaged by war, the UN or Norway or any other third party will have to negotiate a peace process that will finally pave the way for constituent assembly. So why not accept their demand for constituent assembly right now and prevent further bloodshed? Ashuji, I am not some one who changes his ideology or principles or values from time to time. I am not an oppurtunist as some self fulfilling western educated so called Nepali intellectuals are. I have found lots of intriguing changes in your opinions in the last three weeks proportionating with the change in comments by Kunda and Kanak Dikchit. And I am very much sure that you will have to change your analysis every month. Because you do not know what the ground reality is, you write from what you hear from the journalists of Himal media. I don't need to suggest any options for yourself, I am waiting to see how you will write your article on the 1st week of April. I am sure, I will read your article urging for constituent assembly election within few months to come. One more to wrap up- if things continue as at present ,you will see the republic of Nepal long before your death.