I recall history. The KGB was created to protect the Soviet System. But finally KGB was itself became a great threat to the system it was supposed to protect, and finally ate the system. Similarly, The CIA will one day eat the American System. No doubt about that,

And this Vigilante. It was promoted to protect the tottering feudal system. But, in the end, it will be the cause of the beginning of the end of KG and his regime.

Chetana Bhaya
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Violence on rise due to vigilante groups: AI

KOL Report

KATHMANDU, Aug 3 - The use of vigilante groups to protect villages from Maoist attacks has further escalated violence in Nepal, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
AI has shown grave concerns over the ?Village Defense Forces? which, it accuses, is backed by the government. The London-based watchdog said that the emergence of such armed civilians group in many districts is intensifying the terror and violence experienced by the civilian population.
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I agree with Hulaki. This is a disturbing trend.

The vigilante forces should be discouraged. We need not look far to see what might go wrong.

*The US trained the Talibans during the Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan to fight the Soviets but today the latter's US-supplied guns are turned squarely against the US soldiers in Afghanistan...and of course the Talibans' link with Al Qaeda is pretty well-established.

*Same with the CIA-trained Khampas who turned against the Nepali locals of Mustang after the CIA stopped support [following Nixon's visit to China and resumption of US-China ties]. The Khambas were using Mustang as a base to fight the Chinese occupants of Tibet but later, once CIA support was not forthcomingt, they turned against the Nepali locals. The Royal Nepal army had to be deployed to take out the head of the Khampa Resistance group.

*Same with US-supported Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war.

The Nepali vigilante forces who today are being encouraged/supported by the government/RNA may someday turn against the latter or against their own people in their villages. If the news released by Amnesty International is true [and there is no reason to believe it is false, even though I have not seen it] then the vigilante forces have already started terrorizing the locals.

May be this is convenient for the king and his govt: while the vigilantes take on the Maoists, the RNA and the govt forces can take on what's left of the democratic forces of the country. This tactic may very well backfire.

Thanks Karmapa for showing the example of Taliban.

The encouragement of vigilante groups by the royal government is the indicator that shows the desperation in the corridors of the ruling elite in Kathmandu.

These guys will do anything, before they are deposed. So Nepalies should prepare for the worst.

We should be prepared to start from zero. This is our land, we cannot all migrate to US or Europe. We are born here and we will die here.

Ke garne Karmapa Bro??

its about time..we joined hands to start a peace rally until it all stops..who's oin??