Freedom is on the march, eh George? Nepal is a Police State

[ck4829]

Nepal has become a police state under emergency rule and King Gyanendra's forces are hounding political opponents, not the guerrillas they claim to be fighting, opposition leaders said Saturday. The military denies the allegations.

Gyanendra said he took power because he needed the authority to combat Maoist guerrillas who have fought since 1996 to abolish the constitutional monarchy. He also blamed Nepal's problems on corrupt politicians.

Ram Saran Mahat, a top leader of the Nepali Congress, the country's largest party, said he accepted the king's assertion that Nepal's politicians had been squabbling for power and had governance problems, but he insisted a state of emergency was not the answer.

"Anybody can be branded a terrorist now ... in the name of security. Every normal activity is under the control of the security forces — the army and the police," Mahat told The Associated Press.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050219/ap_on_re_as/nepal

[RBHam]

1. A kindred spirit for Bush, I'd say

"Anybody can be branded a terrorist now ... in the name of security. Every normal activity is under the control of the security forces — the army and the police," Mahat told The Associated Press.

A Neo-Con wet dream.