Comrades, >From the Asian Age, India. Charles ======================================================= Nepal Maoists form Liberation Army Kathmandu, Aug.5 http://www.asianage.com/asianage/06082000/detsou13.htm The Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) has announced the formation of a People's Liberation Army, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The announcement comes four and half years after the Maoists began their "people's war" aimed at replacing the present western-style democracy and abolishing the Nepalese monarchy. News about the People's Liberation Army was broken by a senior insurgency commander at a press conference, the Nepali daily Samacharpatra said. The "commander" was identified merely as Comrade Ramesh. The press conference, also attended by a representative of a human rights group, took place on Thursday in the jungles of Jureli Danda near Khalanga in Jajarkot district, about 425 km from Kathmandu. The formation of a regular Army by the Maoists gives a new twist to the conflict that successive governments have been unable to tackle. The war has claimed almost 1,500 lives, the largest number ever killed in Nepal in a conflict with any single political movement.(DPA) _______________________________________________ Marxist-Leninist-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/marxist-leninist-list
