"But just think again, when the armies did such things, did we have even guts to protest? Did we have freedom to protest at that time (before the movement)? " Two wrongs do not make a right. The Army was wrong as are the Maoists. As long as you look at the Maoists wearing Army glasses, you will never find a way forward. Your postings are full of rhetoric and demagoguery and offer little by way of practical logic. I am glad those in power in Nepal today and many top Maoist leaders don't see things this way. They are sensible people who are going down the path of compromise in the interests of the nation. I am willing to give Maoists credit for a lot of things, but in my opinion, any one with a wee bit of cranial capacity has got to see that armed Maoists are the preeminent threat to Nepal's new demoracy. On the contrary, disarmed Maosits, or those whose arms have been 'managed', are a critical compoment to nurturing the new democracy and taking Nepal forward. Disarmament - whatever form its happens in - will actually strengthen democracy and not weaken it.