What you forgot to mention in your editorial was the influence of foreign forces active in the country. We are not idiots, intellectual propaganda does not fool us. You sell words, but you do not even have the character to sell the truth to the people. The king was facing some of the most powerful hidden forces in the world all alone and these forces used the people against him. This was our historic tragedy. Keep fooling yourselves with your clever words. When the time comes, call our name and we will come back to save you as well. The king did his duty to his people and his country, knowing the consequences that would befall him. That, my friend, is 'Character' with a capital 'C', something you unfortunately lack.

Bal Malla,
email

. Your photo feature ('The year in pictures', #329) has a glaring error in the caption for Girija Koirala swearing his cabinet. Prime Minister Koirala was sworn in by King Gyanendra in May, and past prime ministers have always sworn in the cabinet. The only thing different this time was that the king wasn't present when the ministers were sworn in by the prime minister.

D Ghimire,
Kathmandu