![]() ![]() But the question slingered: Why were Nepalis killed for being US supporters, even though Nepal had declined George Bush’s invitation to join the ‘coalition of the willing’? How had young men from some of the most remote parts of Nepal come to be crucified in a war where they had no allegiances? The situation calmed, and manpower agencies rebuilt their offices and went back to business. ![]() ![]() In the immediate aftermath, in Nepal, rioters destroyed the offices of manpower agencies for their part in siphoning Nepali youths to become dispensable labour abroad. Despite low connectivity to the Internet and the virtual absence of social media, the execution video spread like wildfire in Nepal. In 2004, Nepal made headlines the world over after 12 of its citizens became part of a televised killing-an act that would be described as one of the cruelest moments of the American invasion of Iraq. ![]()
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