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2005-03-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Opposition seizes control of second-largest Kyrgyz city (that makes 5)

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-03-21 5:42:31 PM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Watch the borders with China.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-03-21 8:20:12 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-03-21 8:20:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 But:

So far the Kyrgyz protests instead of genuine pro-democracy revolts (like in Ukraine), seem to revolve instead around specific members of the political elite that objected to their own exclusion from the power-pie. Their protest are not united, and each elite excluded just tries to win the district he ran in, instead of having a common democratic vision. Unlike Georgia and Ukraine they couldn't agree even in choosing a leader among them.

Posted by Pappy 2005-03-21 8:35:38 PM|| 2005-03-21 8:35:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Now, Pappy, let's not be Arisifying every thread. Aris needs his rest after being trounced by .com.

Posted by Tom 2005-03-21 8:41:40 PM|| 2005-03-21 8:41:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 trounced? His corner called in a cut doctor

Posted by Frank G 2005-03-21 8:52:18 PM|| 2005-03-21 8:52:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "#4 trounced? His corner called in a cut doctor"

Hey Frank, been watching too much mixed martial arts ?

Me too.

Posted by GizzardPuke 2005-03-21 9:27:34 PM|| 2005-03-21 9:27:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 GP - that "stop-cut-bleeding" shit hurts!

Posted by Frank G 2005-03-21 9:40:37 PM|| 2005-03-21 9:40:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Pappy, can you explain to me how the above article indicates the revolt is pro-democracy?

"We have one aim only: to oust this government."

Let me know, Pappy, when the aim actually becomes something other than becoming Vizier in the place of Vizier. Both Cedar and Orange Revolution had more goals than just attaining power. Cedar wanted national independence and removal of Syria's army. Orange Revolution promised a new openness in society and a fight of oligarchic corruption. Both were supported by hundreds of thousands of people.

Here I see a few thousands people, whose seeming lack in popular support is compensated by molotov cocktails instead.

I see though that obsession surrounding my person is growing. Pappy is also caught in the game, and probably thinks himself cute.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2005-03-21 9:53:37 PM|| [http://www.livejournal.com/~katsaris/] 2005-03-21 9:53:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Caliph in the place of Caliph. Apologies.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2005-03-21 9:54:26 PM|| [http://www.livejournal.com/~katsaris/] 2005-03-21 9:54:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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