2004-04-09

The village vigilantes

I found this depressing news strangely REFRESHING:
Kanchanpur locals beat 7 Maoists to death

At least seven Maoist militants were killed in a retaliatory attack by the locals of Parasan VDC in Kanchanpur district on Wednesday night.


The tried and tribulated 'janata' of Nepal HAD ENOUGH!
Now the HMG/RNA should take the lead and supply radio and mobile phones to the villages and create "Rapid Response Team"s as the Marines have in Iraq to take back initiative and utilize this DEEP RESENTMENT and ANGER!!!.
Principally I don't think it's a good idea to give them guns - though exceptions should be made, unpublicized, for Gurkha veterans - traditionally the most royalist segment of the hill-population.
Interesting letter in today's Nepali Times:
I am quite amazed...
about arming these brave soldiers.

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