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King Gyanendra the Devious Elf?

In the same journalistic tradition that juxtaposed John Ashcroft with the Majesty of Justice, King Gyanendra of Nepal has been transformed into a devious elf.

This is after the king disbanded the current of the government, declared a national state of emergency and cut phone, television, radio and internet service.  King Gyanendra claimed he “fired the government for failing to hold elections or to bring peace to a country racked by an increasingly deadly communist revolt,” but others saw it as a power-grab.