Thanks for posting this email in a PUBLIC forum such as this. Transparency is the BEST disinfectant against ideas that are silly. **** That said, Mr KS's politics is not of any concern to me. He could love Deuba or hate Deuba, and either sentiment is fine. What I find very interesting is: 1) his calling himself "Esq" (presumably to indicate his 'lawyerly' status, and that's fine!) 2) and his publicly declaring that "[Deuba] is not eligible for a U.S. visa by all means." AFTER, let it be noted, Deuba has already arrived in the US, presumably on a valid US visa. [One can only assume that KS is a high-ranking US Dept. of State official with a blanket authority to overrule Kathmandu's US visa consular's decision. And yes, as the Microsoft Antitrust case has taught us, private emails can be considered PUBLIC documents.] It's one thing if a Nepali restauranter in Boston with zero knowledge about the US visa rules rants against Deuba in such a manner. It's a bit of an eye-brow raising event when someone sporting Esq designation sends out such emails. On a larger note, I, for one, have learnt to shake my head with sadness when Nepali 'professionals' let their narrow political partisanship erode their professional credibility. oohi "a democrat, with a small 'd' ashu