Spam India And untangled NepalKathmandu, 22 April: Even as I write, events in Nepal unfold as if a Broadway play nary a miscue from the script passed out months ago in the Nepalese media. Having declared a "ceasefire inside the Kathmandu Valley," thus to gain the media "spin" that would necessarily come from "peaceful protestors" being "attacked," the Maoists proceeded elsewhere in the country to attack positions. The Butwal attack is only the most recent example. Open use of violence "outside" the urban centers has been accompanied by orchestrated rioting "inside." That the foreign media (with the help of the anti-government sectors in the Nepali media) persist in calling such
"peaceful protest" only demonstrates how thoroughly detached they are from the reality of the people's war approach.
FROM THE MAOIST PLAYBOOK
To outline the Maoist strategy for those who were not present at the auditions for parts:
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