indisguise, i dont want to be judgmental about maoists. they are yet to be tested. but let's not compare them with the autocratic shah regime. its too early to put them in their shoes. maoists are not a group of few people who reside in the "palace" and travel in "jaguar". they have gone to most inaccessible places of nepal and reached out to people. they were not able to cater peaceful lives for people of remote nepal, but they certainly have given them hopes of new nepal through the voice of guns. you either do it, don't do it or do it in anyway possible. Since getting it done in simple terms was not possible, maoists have taught people to do it in anyway possible (through violence--if you like to call it). Loote (non-maoist but a fan nevertheless)