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...reality, not even journalists are that simple. Karl Taro Greenfeld, TIME Asia's deputy editor, probably thought he had a straightforward, if somewhat unusual, profiling assignment facing him when he touched down in Kathmandu, Nepal, two Fridays ago. He was there to write this week's cover story, the heroic tale of Erik Weihenmayer, a blind man who had scaled Mount Everest. But in the wee hours of Saturday morning, Greenfeld was roused in order to track down a different beast altogether--the story behind the assassinations of the King, Queen and much of the royal family of Nepal...
...Nepalese, this was bigger than President Kennedy's shooting was for the U.S.," says Greenfeld, who moved to Hong Kong from TIME's headquarters in New York City last summer. "It's as if the entire Kennedy family were murdered--by a Kennedy." Greenfeld and TIME's Nepal stringer, Dhruba Adhikary, spent many hours driving to the homes of Nepalese government and army officials, gathering leads, names and numbers. Greenfeld turned in the story in time to make last week's issue--and beat the competition handily...
...Kathmandu was seething with intrigue and turmoil. A noon curfew was imposed, and maneuvering around the city became increasingly dangerous. Getting Weihenmayer's story became a little more problematic. "At one point I was walking down the street past the palace with Erik when a riot broke out," says Greenfeld. "Erik with his cane and I had to run from these angry, shaven-headed Nepali youth and the police who were chasing them...
Your article on addiction to methamphetamines in Asia was informative [WORLD, April 2]. However, writer Karl Taro Greenfeld seems to share the illusion of those helplessly addicted to speed, that success lies in materialism. He fails to see the contradiction when he mentions that the path to recovery is spiritual. The very fact that strict disciplinary measures do not act as a deterrent to drug use confirms the view that the remedy lies elsewhere. It is perhaps because of the prevalent misconception of success that frustrated people seek transient solace in dangerous chemicals like methamphetamine. ABHAY CHATURVEDI Mysore, India...
...Greenfeld's story on Asians' addiction to speed or "mad medicine" is the hardest-hitting TIME article I've ever read. As the saying goes, it takes one to know one, and Greenfeld, having been a meth user himself at one time, kept his report free of the moralizing undertones that often seep into similar well-intentioned pieces. The descriptions of methamphetamine use were so lucid, reading them was like experiencing it firsthand. Greenfeld should get a big pat on the back for addressing the issue as a health, social and economic problem independent of politics and class. DUNCAN SNOWDEN...