Having had hobnobbed with the so-called Bhutanese refugee leaders, I know that third country resettlement is the best option the refugees will ever get. The hubris of the 'leaders', and harassment of common refugees in the name of human rights and democracy has gone on for far too long in the refugee camps. The "democratic" leaders of the refugees and the Bhutanese government are just two sides of the same coin. A return to Bhutan, with non-existent security, fear of a civil war, and fear of both the Bhutanese government and the hoodlums employed by dissidents like Rizal, is far worse than a resettlement in a foreign country or integration in Nepal. Of course touting ideals like homeland, democracy, human rights etc sounds noble, but when it boils down to the execution of daily life, those are abstract concepts. And they are relative. The so-called refugee leaders should stop spreading false propaganda, stop holding the refugees hostage to the 'demorcatic movement' (which is actually their war to wrest power from the Bhutanese government). If one digs deeper, there is nothing democratic about the Bhutanese democratic movement. Just look at what Rizal did to the elected representatives of the refugees (the Camp Secretaries) when they disagreed with his views!! And this guy changes every few months! When he was here in the US about a year ago (to receive an award from some Korean cultist group, which of course led to withdrawal of some support from some mainstream organizations), he wanted to explore and support all options to bring the refugees to the west and help them resettle. The Bhutanese here awarded with donations to help him in his work! Once he made away with a few lakhs rupees from the expat Bhutanese here, he turned around entirely and started harassing those who opposed his stupidity. One of his catch phrase is "Jigme lai ghuda tekauchhu!" The refugees just want a dignified life anywhere where they can stand on their own feet and do not have to depend on someone else's generosity to survive. Rizal's elephantine ego and his personal vindictive agenda against the King should not be allowed to wrest this one chance the refugees have at some semblance of life. The refugees have become the source of livelihood for many Bhutanese NGOs in Nepal. That should stop, because that is not ethical. Those that make a living off of refugees, should also think of making a honest living, and perhaps grasp this opportunity of resettlement. Unless thay are wary of having to work to support themselves. One thing to note is that the Bhutanese refugees had to leave Bhutan as much due to government policies as due to the pressure from the organizations Rizal and his cronies floated. There was a time when a Nepali of Bhutanese nationality felt secure neither inside Bhutan, nor outside its borders. When caught outside the borders, the dissidents would extort, and if there was no compliance, torture and kill the person. Remember the severed heads of two "chamchas" (of course Bhutanese of Nepali origin) packed in a paper carton and placed in a border town of Bhutan? That was done by these same outfits! If the person made a donation to the dissidents, the Bhutanese government would catch and torture the person. This went on in the late eighties and the early nineties. Many refugees are the result of hhese tactics of the government and the 'democratic' dissidents. This does not make the government of Bhutan any better, but people talk about the atrocities by the government now and then. No one talks about the atrocities of those like Rizal and his cronies who pose as victims. The refugees do not need these "leaders" to lead them, however, they need their peace and life. Thus, they tolerate them. Even though I believe absolute monarchy is not a right system of government, I know for sure that Bhutan and Bhutanese will fare much better under the King than under these dissidents, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. What it does is hurt the common Bhutanese, both inside and outside Bhutan.