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Subject: Once again on Nepal....The Criminal Gangsters of Feudal Monarchy..
Kill the Devil Hill    6/21/2002 4:34:13 AM
Adopted from BBCworld, March 21, 2002 Text of letter faxed to media organisations by Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai Dear Foreign Tourists, Welcome to the country on the roof of the world and warmest greetings from the materially poor but spiritually rich people of Nepal! As you very well know, a revolutionary People's War (PW) under the Leadership of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) is raging in Nepal against a fascist, monarchical state since February 1996. After getting a severe drubbing from the heroic People's Liberation Army (PLA) in every battle front and losing almost all of the countryside to the advancing revolutionary forces, the fast crumbling reactionary regime headed by hated Gyanendra Shah has imposed a brutal military dictatorship under the guise of the so-called state of emergency in the country since November 2001. This last desperate act of the tottering regime to save its skin has already backfired on itself and the mass rebellion in the form of the PW has intensified further in recent weeks and will reach a crescendo in the coming days. It is now obvious that two states, two armies, two laws and two cultures, one representing a handful of moribund parasitic classes and the other representing the vast majority of the democratic and progressive working people, are engaged in life and death struggle in the country. The United Revolutionary People's Council (URPC) is an embryonic Central People's Government Organising Committee in the form of a revolutionary united front headed by the CPN (Maoist). Basic positions We, therefore, deem it our duty to acquaint you with some of our basic positions and dispel some canards spread against us by the old reactionary state machinery. What are we basically fighting for? We are fighting for a genuine people's democracy in the country. As you know, in the current political dispensation in Nepal, the real state power vests in the feudal monarchy that effectively controls the royal army, and the parliament is a mere showcase to embellish the hereditary autocracy. Besides, the self-proclaimed current "king" Gyanendra and his son Paras are known criminal gangsters who have usurped the throne in a bloody coup d'etat against King Birendra last June 2001. Anybody familiar with the Nepalese history will agree that the archaic institution of feudal monarchy is the root cause and bulwark of socio-economic backwardness, abysmal poverty, glaring inequality and all-round underdevelopment plaguing the country, and its abolition is a minimum precondition for ushering in genuine democracy, both political and economic, in the country. Civilised peoples When the English could wage war against their monarchy in the 17th century, or the French in the 18th century, or other civilised peoples in the 19th and 20th century, why can't the Nepalese people do the same even in the 21st century? And are we against the tourism industry in general and foreign tourists in particular? Nothing could be farther from the truth. We are all for making maximum utilisation of the natural and cultural resources for the rapid economic development and wellbeing of the country and the people. And given the exquisite natural beauty and rich cultural heritage of the country, promotion of tourism obviously comes high in the priority list of the future economic development policy. As regards the false accusations of our xenophobic inclinations and preference for a closed political system, this is another example of sinister misinformation campaigns deliberately launched by the counter-revolutionary forces. By ideological persuasion we are for the ultimate withering away of all national and state boundaries and creation of a classless and stateless global community of people. Rather the fake votaries of "globalisation" of capital are mortally against the globalisation of labour as well and hence, in essence, against genuine all-round globalisation. Foreign tourists are, therefore, most welcome in the country and will be so in future as well. Lopsided However, we would like to draw your attention to the grossly lopsided nature of current tourism industry in the country and would advise you to take special precautionary measures while travelling during the period of war. Firstly, the tourism industry in Nepal is monopolised by the arch-reactionary Shah-Rana family [related to Nepal's monarchy] and their close courtiers (for example, all the five-star hotels and most of the star hotels and travel business are either owned or controlled by them), and most of the earnings from tourism is said to flow back to foreign countries. Therefore, it is quite imperative to smash this anti-people and anti-national monopolistic structure of the tourism industry and foreign tourists would be advised not to patronise such tourism services (e.g., hotels, airlines, buses etc.) particularly owned by the hated Shah-Rana families. Secondly, during wartime the una
 
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NewGuy    RE:Once again on Nepal....The Criminal Gangsters...we've heard this one before   6/21/2002 2:38:06 PM
Yes, that same "letter" has been posted at least three time so far, enough. Please explain to me how the Maoists in Nepal will do the people of Nepal any better than the Chinese Maoists or the others whose systems repress their peoples freedoms? NewGuy
 
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Kill the Devil Hill    RE:Once again on Nepal....The Criminal Gangsters...we've heard this one before   6/24/2002 12:34:07 AM
For your kind information, there are 2 kinds of people in Nepal. The handful exploiters, lackeys of indian monopoly capital and feudal monarchy. There are also masses of exploited peoples, one of the poorest peoples in the world. Nepal started Development together with Korea, Thailand etc. But we are far below than these Asian countries after 50 Years of time span. Why? It is basically due to the very high exploitation of the peoples by the feudal monarchy and by Indian Hegemonists! If all the rest of the world eliminated Feudal Monarchy from 16th-20th Centuries, why should people of Nepal Worship Feudal Monarchy which has been the Bullwark of Exploitation and Poverty, even in the 21st Century? Therefore Maoists will liquidate Feudal Monarchy and suppress the Freedoms of Exploiters and give it to Exploited Masses. If Freedom is such a precious thing, it should be rationed! If Maoism failed in China, it will be irrational to say that it will do the same in Nepal. Maoist is taking roots in this country inspite of the Puppet Regime in Kathmandu unsuccessfully trying to link it with Taleban or Osama!! You understand?
 
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NewGuy    RE:Once again on Nepal....The Criminal Gangsters...we've heard this one before   6/24/2002 2:01:25 AM
Your logic is flawed, Im afraid. Show me ONE Maoist/Communist government that has been an actual success...just one. You cant, but yet expect me to believe some sort of "miracle" will occur with your brand of Maoism. If the Maoists win, it will end up just like the dozens of the ones that have gone before: repress the people, repress their freedom, suppress any opinion different than the "state" one, and a single individual will end up with the real power, just like Mao, or Stalin, or their ilk. Communism is a failed "idea", and the evidence is abundant in the many former states that practiced it. If it were a practical idea, they would be called "former", would they? NewGuy
 
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Ben    Nepalese lack of development- here's a paradox.   6/24/2002 10:03:51 AM
I am utterly amazed. Our Nepalese Maoist gallery gripes that Nepal has not developed in parallel with places like Korea and Thailand- and to these examples let's throw in the rest of the "Gang of Four". Singapore and Taiwan are also well ahead of Nepal. Malaysia isn't up to Taiwan status but is rising fast. Note, well, Dear Maoists, and learn- ALL of these places have experienced economic revolutions AFTER embracing western style capitolism! It wasn't magic, or the CIA, or the little red book, that took Hyundai from being a little repair shop in 1950 to a global industrial leader today. Compare South Korea today with Communist north Korea, and remember- the north has MORE natural resources! Fear the path of Maoism. Go for capitolism. It's better, really. Ask the Koreans. Really, guys, Maoism is the pits. Learn from the success stories of Asia.
 
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Ben    Just to be clear   6/24/2002 10:05:19 AM
the paradox I referred to is this: the development the Maoists apparently ENVY is purely Capitolist!
 
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Forester    RE:Just to be clear   6/25/2002 12:18:17 AM
Dear ben You need to be on our shoes to understand Nepal's Problems. As soon as the Goddess of Liberty values more of its business relationships with India, than the sovereign rights of Nepalese people, you cannot be fair to Nepal. Thanks to Maoist, the issues of Nepal has been Internationalised! We want to be a normal nation, not a semi-colony, not a country that produces cheap Mercenery soldiers or Prostitutes or Bahadurs! If India is exploiting a huge part of its native population (60% of Indian Population lives under poverty line), it will be naive for the west to expect fair play from India towards Nepal. India wants to continue the status quo. We Nepalese want change! we dont want to be a raw material for the Indian Monopoly capital. Forester
 
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Kamen Rider    RE:Once again on Nepal....The Criminal Gangsters of Feudal Monarchy..   6/26/2002 7:36:25 AM
You are clearly an evil human being.
 
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brave nepali    RE:Just to be clear   6/26/2002 7:12:32 PM
forester i pity u. u guys just dont get it do u. who decides that u represent nepal and nepalis. just ur words or ur guns? if u really think u represent nepalis then y dont u come join and win elections. now u cant do that can u. its much easier to exploit people with gun. and hard to convince people wihtout guns right? but the same gun, the rnas gun will kill all of u. and the day is coming soon.
 
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