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...taking me! This is the death of democracy in Nepal!" The man marched Kamle to the truck and he was driven away. Across Kathmandu and other major cities, similar scenes were taking place. Police and soldiers say they arrested hundreds of students that day. Jails were already packed with Maoist rebels and suspected sympathizers, so the students were taken to army barracks and to requisitioned gyms. Students weren't the only target: soldiers also strode into the cavernous, white stuccoed offices of the national government and hauled off government ministers, including Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, placing...
...places less likely to be scorched by the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, than Nepal. Outside Kathmandu, the Himalayan kingdom exists in a timeless trance of mountains and road-free valleys all but lost to the present day. True, the country faces a very serious internal-security threat?a Maoist rebellion?but even that menace underscores the fact that Nepal is fighting the battles of the last century...
...Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba last week, it seemed that Nepal's bumpy political merry-go-round had come full circle. The King first sacked Deuba in October 2002, accusing the Prime Minister of "incompetence" for failing to unite Nepal's fractious political parties and crush the kingdom's bloody Maoist insurgency. Since then, Gyanendra has appointed?and seen depart?two more Prime Ministers, endured months of violent protests against his royalist government, and watched the Maoist rebellion claim as many as 3,000 lives. Thus his decision to return Deuba to power was widely viewed as an admission of failure...
...himself by reminding his people of just how inept their politicians are. Nonetheless, after 20 months of deadlock between the King and Nepal's political parties, many feel that any change is welcome. "At last, something has moved," sighs one South Asian diplomat. And not a moment too soon: Maoist leaders say they are preparing for a "nationwide attack" against the government in the near future. Deuba must make peace with the opposition and confront the growing Maoist problem, or Nepal will keep going round in circles...
...Gyanendra has proposed holding new elections within a year but says he won't restore Parliament until the country's infighting political parties unite to confront the Maoists and save the economy. Meanwhile, the Maoist rebellion is getting uglier, with guerrillas said to be abducting whole villages to reinforce their own ranks. The government has banned demonstrations in the capital, but that has only swelled the crowds further. Police have twice arrested as many as 1,000 protesters...