It's good that this "letter" is here on this OPEN forum. The beauty of an OPEN forum full of people with various political persuasions is that, by and large, indefensible absurdities are exposed quickly, and that defensible good ideas are appreciated. **** OK, Gyawali might have been a corrupt customs officer in the past. OK, Pradhan et al might be on India's payroll. But so what? Really, so what? How dare some people suggest that, on the basis of some allegations, they have any right to tell others what to read and what not to read in their private capacity in Nepal? Nepalis are FREE to read whatever they want to read, and then interpret it in any way they want. It's as simple as that. Besides, what the hell is a professor of community medicine doing, telling others what newspapers they should read and should not read? At this rate, what's next? A professor of community forestry telling us what TV station to watch and what to avoid? Requesting people to take private actions for some supposed "public" good rarely works. In principle, though, this letter is the intellectual equivalent of some "democrat" Roger Adhikari's urging Nepalis in California to stop sending money to their families in Nepal until democracy is restored in Nepal. Yeah, right. Again, asking diverse groups of Nepalis to sacrifice their immedate private gains for some supposed, vague public benefit rarely works -- in Nepal or elsewhere! oohi ashu