if the maoists launch a POLITICAL campaign as A political party, it's OK. if they launch a campaign of terror and coercion, then it's not OK. as much as i shudder to think of having a butcher like pushpe lead a democratic nepal, if that's the outcome of a free and fair election then what can one do? (the emphasis here is on "free and fair") i think most people feel oppressed by the maoists, and may not overwhelmingly vote for them. to ensure a free and fair election, we need our house re-instated. the royal clock goes tick tock tick tok....