excellent topic saroj, i appreciate it... the labanon israel colossal dispute can well be juxtaposed with that between maoists and the state of nepal. terrorism is a dangerous yet an interesting phenomenon. i have always believed that there is a thin line that segregates terrorism from revolution. you've got to analyse the cause and the process. terrorism is NOT something which comes from choice. it's a LAST resort. it's a result of a gargantuan emotional perturbance and trauma that a person or a group undergo through. no matter how absurd and non-sensical it may look to a normal person, it may be THE solution for the person who actually go through that trauma. human are animals in reality. they feel pain and will try to retaliate the discomfort. a tiger which is deprived from living in its natural habitat and kept in a cage for long will either succumb to death or will revolt as a rebel. the latter may be termed as a terrorist if he resorts to violence... LooTe