Yes, there are some good Americans in Nepal, teachers and doctors and Peace Corps workers, whose courage, sacrifice and compassion inspire us, but their contributions cannot begin to offset the damage done by your foreign policy. It is interesting that American conservatives rightly condemned the Taliban's persecution of Christian missionaries, but Nepal's religious policies are met with a stony, dishonest silence. Consider this: the grievances that led the founders of your country to rebel against King George III were downright trivial compared with the grievances of the Nepalese people. A modest tea tax and quartering of troops are nothing compared with the privations and miseries of my country. You elect your leaders (well, usually), while ours are forced on us. Although I'm merely abrown-skinned, slanty-eyed, low-caste Buddhist, I learnt about Jesus in the UK. I read with admiration the Gospels your Mr. Bush says changed his heart. But I'm confused. He cannot possibly be talking about the same chap who said to love your enemies, love your neighbour as yourself, turn the other cheek, feed the hungry and care for the sick.