Kathmandu, Aug 15: With the election of Maoist supremo Prachanda, once hunted by Interpol with a bounty on his head, as Nepal's first Prime Minister in the post-monarchy era, a question mark hangs on what course the Himalayan country will take, including on its ties with India. FULL STORY...
What the definition above does not tell you is that Maoists, unlike your average socialist on the street, are very violent and believe strongly in using violence to achieve their political goals. Kinda like Barack Obama's buddy William Ayers. No, that's not an exagerration. Ayers and fellow Weatherman alumni believed in firebombing and arson as valid political tools. They quoted Mao extensively. Still do, really.
Back to Nepal, which has just taken it's first decisive step toward suicide by electing Maoists to run their beautiful country. Poor naifs.
What the Maoists called their "people's war" had left 13,000 people dead, tens of thousands displaced and much of the country's infrastructure destroyed. [BBC]
Many news reports today speculate whether Prachanda will act democratically, drop his nom de guerre, etc. Hmmm. Many news reports today involve the "former" Soviet Union acting a lot like, well, the Soviet Union. Look, kids, with very rare exception, once an avowed Communist, always an avowed Communist, whether you're Bill Ayers or Prachanda.
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Maoism: the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism developed in China chiefly by Mao Zedong [source]
Kathmandu, Aug 15: With the election of Maoist supremo Prachanda, once hunted by Interpol with a bounty on his head, as Nepal's first Prime Minister in the post-monarchy era, a question mark hangs on what course the Himalayan country will take, including on its ties with India. FULL STORY...
What the definition above does not tell you is that Maoists, unlike your average socialist on the street, are very violent and believe strongly in using violence to achieve their political goals. Kinda like Barack Obama's buddy William Ayers. No, that's not an exagerration. Ayers and fellow Weatherman alumni believed in firebombing and arson as valid political tools. They quoted Mao extensively. Still do, really.
Back to Nepal, which has just taken it's first decisive step toward suicide by electing Maoists to run their beautiful country. Poor naifs.
What the Maoists called their "people's war" had left 13,000 people dead, tens of thousands displaced and much of the country's infrastructure destroyed. [BBC]
Many news reports today speculate whether Prachanda will act democratically, drop his nom de guerre, etc. Hmmm. Many news reports today involve the "former" Soviet Union acting a lot like, well, the Soviet Union. Look, kids, with very rare exception, once an avowed Communist, always an avowed Communist, whether you're Bill Ayers or Prachanda.
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Maoist Internationalist Movement (MIM)
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Kathmandu, Aug 15: With the election of Maoist supremo Prachanda, once hunted by Interpol with a bounty on his head, as Nepal's first Prime Minister in the post-monarchy era, a question mark hangs on what course the Himalayan country will take, including on its ties with India. FULL STORY...
What the definition above does not tell you is that Maoists, unlike your average socialist on the street, are very violent and believe strongly in using violence to achieve their political goals. Kinda like Barack Obama's buddy William Ayers. No, that's not an exagerration. Ayers and fellow Weatherman alumni believed in firebombing and arson as valid political tools. They quoted Mao extensively. Still do, really.
Back to Nepal, which has just taken it's first decisive step toward suicide by electing Maoists to run their beautiful country. Poor naifs.
What the Maoists called their "people's war" had left 13,000 people dead, tens of thousands displaced and much of the country's infrastructure destroyed. [BBC]
Many news reports today speculate whether Prachanda will act democratically, drop his nom de guerre, etc. Hmmm. Many news reports today involve the "former" Soviet Union acting a lot like, well, the Soviet Union. Look, kids, with very rare exception, once an avowed Communist, always an avowed Communist, whether you're Bill Ayers or Prachanda.
RELATED:
VOA News - Nepal Selects Maoist Leader as Prime Minister
Nepal Terrorist Groups - Maoist Insurgents
CHRONOLOGY - Milestones in Nepal's Maoist war, peace
Maoist Internationalist Movement (MIM)
BBC NEWS - Who are Nepal's Maoist rebels?
