It's Not That Complicated
Maoist leader slams U.S. threat to cut aid (Agence France Presse)
The United States was undermining the peace process by threatening to cut 12 million dollars in aid funding if Nepal's rebels joined an interim government without first giving up arms, Maoist leader Prachanda said.
"I am not surprised with the comments of the American Ambassador to Nepal James F. Moriarty because he doesn't want peace in Nepal," the rebel leader told the state-run Rising Nepal newspaper on Sunday.
"He (Moriarty) seems very unhappy and restless over the recent political development and is trying to dismantle the harmony that is about to develop among the political parties," Prachanda, whose nom de guerre means the fierce one, said in an interview with the newspaper.
Moriarty said on Saturday that the US could halt aid if Maoists join the government without first renouncing violence and disarming.
He made the comments before leaving for Washington for talks with officials on Nepal, and after meeting with Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.
"If the Maoists continue to use violence after they enter the government, our law says that we can't supply assistance to those who support a terrorist group. We have to consider them a terrorist group until they give up arms," Moriarty said, according to state-run Nepal television.
It's pretty simple -- if you want U.S. aid, give up your arms.
Leave it to the French news agency to lead with the rebel leader's whining, though.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 07/03/06 16:25 | International | Technorati
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