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2008-06-05 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Steve White 2008-06-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 ....Not that I am advocating an Ekaterinburg Solution, but didn't His Majesty whack most of his own family in the first place?

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-06-05 05:42|| 2008-06-05 05:42|| Front Page Top

#2 No - IIRC, Gyanendra was the brother of the previous monarch, who was killed, along with a good portion of his family by his own son... who went bat-s**t crazy with an automatic weapon during cocktail hour at the Palace.

When the smoke cleared, Gyanedra was about the only one of the family left available to assume the throne, evem though he was not particularly popular, or as popular as his brother had been.

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2008-06-05 07:50|| http://www.celiahayes.com]">[http://www.celiahayes.com] 2008-06-05 07:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Mom's correct (aren't moms always correct?).

To add to what she said, a portion of the public was never quite convinced that Gyanendra was blameless over the murders, and that also dragged his popularity down.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-06-05 09:26|| 2008-06-05 09:26|| Front Page Top

#4 The Crown Prince massacred his family because he couldn't marry the woman he loved, and instead had to marry some relative to keep the royal bloodline pure. Inbred and rotten to the core.

Posted by gromky 2008-06-05 10:00|| 2008-06-05 10:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Hard to pinpoint the real villain in this tragedy, but I don't think it's Gyanendra. I blame Prince CrazyKiller and the greedy Commie-Maoist politicians. Can't you just see the smug bureaucrats squabbling over who gets to wear the King's crown? Hamlet, eat your heart out.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2008-06-05 13:25|| 2008-06-05 13:25|| Front Page Top

#6 If he's smart, he'll move to the suburbs of Geneva. Quickly.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-06-05 16:18|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-06-05 16:18|| Front Page Top

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