first of all this is a tragic happening...and it is growing .....and also growing is the feeling of lawlessness and lack of security...........the most secure place people feel is inside their own home...their private space, and when that space is invaded.....it is like the feeling of being raped...............Banks are being robbed, industries are being extorted.......so duke ......people in nepal keep their valuables in their homes their most safe place around.....But look at the odasity of these people ........even if they found nothing you sound like these people bought it to them selves..........the Idea of some one with guns and mask to enter ones house is enough for me to draw the line here........Rich or poor.....Its HOME INVASION.........and you sound so casual when you say that if you dont have anything at home you need not worry?????? well do you have mothers ,sisters ,cousin sor young maids in this house??? it takes one bad intention duke .......even if you are a poor family no one should go through a home invasion..........and you thing they wont beat torture and rape moms, and dads and loved ones once they dont find anything???////??.....................why is this thing happening in the capital.......I think because.....Many people were brought to the capital from all over Nepal by these blood thirsty maoists and the politician thugs in order to upset the peace of the country and to topple the recently monarchy elected government.......Now these leaders off all parties have achieved their goals and these people who they dragged from every corner of Nepal have no where to go......so I believe they start doing things that we have never heard that could happen in kathmandu..........................Maoists eating in local restaurants and not paying a money...........riding cabs ....and entereng movies free......just by saying that they are maoists and to not mess with them...........each day these people get bolder and bolder when they figure out what things they can get away with................Prachanda wants to make Nepal a complete communist country and he made that clear in his statement...REPUBLIC OF NEPAL...........and and now the terai wants a seperate state soon it will be that the sherpas, Newars, bahuns etc etc....natural human reaction as we all feel safer to live in a community who shares the same language, beliefs and traditions...........and to create this environment the political parties first dismantles the king and his whole generations of fore fathers who founded this nation...with lots of blood and tears,and sacrifice by all Nepali of all ethnic races...........the tensions are not carefully attended to because if it boils out of hands, the politicians will gain from it... .....if any one knows how politicians win In Nepal than you wont be surprised that they hire young thugs from everywhere........give them money And booze to run their campaigne with fear and intimidation.....and also a false hope to all the uneducate bunch..............................Maoists are issuing their own liscense plate Id and police cannot stop or arrest anyone who has this......You can easily threaten a police man by saying that you are a maoist and you will see him later............if he acts smart.......everyones hands are tied...........law is now actually blind in Nepal