If the king falls the maoists WILL rule. They are already the only authority in most of Nepal, only Katmandu is left to fall
Let the democratic opposition take over and let them fight the Maoists.
HAHA! What a ludicrous joke! Even if the maoists and the "democratic" parties weren't on the same side, which they are, nobody even imagines that the democrats could beat the maoists. They just fantasize that the terrorists, having achieved one of their main goals and consolidated their power will somehow transform into peaceful democratic citizens. Wait and see how that moronic plan works with HAMAS and then get back to me. You can test your terrorist appeasement on your own nation first.
The king will fall, all right, but I don't think the Maoists will take over -- not if something is done now.
They are already the only authority in most of Nepal, only Katmandu is left to fall
But they weren't until Gyendendra set up his little cult of personality.
Even if the maoists and the "democratic" parties weren't on the same side, which they are, nobody even imagines that the democrats could beat the maoists.
Gyanendra sure can't beat the Maoists. He made it his top priority and he's lost badly. He's completely discredited. The only opponents Gyanendra's beaten are newspapers and democracy activists. The small-d democrats are only allied with the Maoists in the sense that they're both opposed to Gyanendra's dictatorial rule. But the opposition doesn't want the Maoists in power by any stretch of the imagination.