Cape Isles
28-04-2006, 12:37
Recently their has been a lot of media coverage about the Nepalese Crisis.
Background:
for those who don't know about this the Nepalese king Gyanendra has gained total control over the country and has abolished the countries parliament over the past 3 years and is responsible for various human rights abuses such as firing live ammunition into crowds of protesters and beating of protesters who demand that the parliament be restored. Their are Maoist rebels training in the mountains to overthrow the king's regime, their manpower is mainly young people in there teens and early twenty's most and are armed with aging second World War weapons such as the enfield rifle.
Current Events
Although the Maoists have declared a cease fire (the last one being three months ago) they still say that if the king does not turn over all his power they will sweep down from the mountains into the Capital city of Kathmandu and attack the royal palace, their goal is a Communist Regime in the country.
My question is who would you support?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4949066.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4946748.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4945662.stm
Background:
for those who don't know about this the Nepalese king Gyanendra has gained total control over the country and has abolished the countries parliament over the past 3 years and is responsible for various human rights abuses such as firing live ammunition into crowds of protesters and beating of protesters who demand that the parliament be restored. Their are Maoist rebels training in the mountains to overthrow the king's regime, their manpower is mainly young people in there teens and early twenty's most and are armed with aging second World War weapons such as the enfield rifle.
Current Events
Although the Maoists have declared a cease fire (the last one being three months ago) they still say that if the king does not turn over all his power they will sweep down from the mountains into the Capital city of Kathmandu and attack the royal palace, their goal is a Communist Regime in the country.
My question is who would you support?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4949066.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4946748.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4945662.stm