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geni
3rd February 2005, 03:52 PM
The authorities in Nepal are reported to be clamping down severely on dissent, following King Gyanendra's move on Tuesday to take direct power.

There are accounts of students being fired on in one town, and of numerous arrests of potential demonstrators around the country.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4233729.stm

Before he was mearly mostly absolute.
Lisa Simpson
3rd February 2005, 04:31 PM
Originally posted by geni
Before he was mearly mostly absolute.

Is that something like mostly dead or a little bit pregnant?
geni
3rd February 2005, 04:38 PM
Originally posted by Lisa Simpson
Is that something like mostly dead or a little bit pregnant?

No there was some freedom of the press and some people in power besides him.
demon
3rd February 2005, 04:47 PM
Hey, let`s have an election!!!
Hutch
3rd February 2005, 06:09 PM
Originally posted by geni
No there was some freedom of the press and some people in power besides him.

Not to mention a rather nasty little war with a Maoist-type Communist movement that has gone off-and-on for many years.
geni
3rd February 2005, 06:14 PM
Originally posted by Hutch
Not to mention a rather nasty little war with a Maoist-type Communist movement that has gone off-and-on for many years.

Don't worry that is still ongoing.
Phrost
3rd February 2005, 06:24 PM
Oooh oooh oooh! Do they have OIL? Please tell me they have OIL so we can invade there too.

Don't tell the Liberals about the whole "freedom" thing, they won't buy it anyway.
geni
3rd February 2005, 06:29 PM
Originally posted by Phrost
Oooh oooh oooh! Do they have OIL? Please tell me they have OIL so we can invade there too.


They don't. They do have some nice mountians though.
Phrost
8th February 2005, 09:35 AM
Originally posted by geni
They don't. They do have some nice mountians though.

NO BLOOD FOR SKI RESORTS!
BPSCG
8th February 2005, 09:49 AM
Originally posted by Phrost
NO BLOOD FOR SKI RESORTS! Now, wait a minute, let's not be so hasty. Let's see what them mountains look like:
http://www.twowheeltrekkers.co.uk/Wherearewe/Nepal/himalayas.jpg
Okay, the hell with it. I couldn't ski those suckers anyway.

Howabout we invade them for their whitewater? This looks like fun. Class III, which I can handle, maybe class IV, which would be high adventure for me:
http://www.kayakingholidays.com/images/uploaded/Kayaking_photo_Nepal_408_1.jpg

They have WMDs, don't they?