It seems obscene to look to Alberto Fujimori's horrid reign as an example for Nepal's counter insurgency ('Moving on to Peru', #237) as Ashutosh Tiwari has in his Strictly Business column. Fujimori's corruption affected all levels of government and was the chief factor for the departure of most NGOs there. The Senderos' similarity to Nepal's insurgents is at best, superficial. The so-called peace that resulted from Fujimori's henchman, Montesinos, gave the Narco traffickers free reign and dramatically increased the poverty in the city due to refugees from the army's death squads. Your dear departed King Birendra declared Nepal a zone of peace. Let's look there for an answer to this class war. Shalom.

Gregory P Pehrson,
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