Comments on: Kyrgyzstan 03.08.05

By: The Indepundit

The Indepundit — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 17:34:59 +0000

Taking it to the Streets

ROBERT MAYER points to reports of demonstrations in Morocco, Egypt, Kuwait, and Pakistan. It’s spreading… MORE: Iran; Kyrgyzstan……

By: The Indepundit

The Indepundit — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 16:46:11 +0000

Taking it to the Streets

ROBERT MAYER points to reports of demonstrations in Morocco, Egypt, Kuwait, and Pakistan. It’s spreading. MORE: Iran; Kyrgyzstan……

By: Silicon Valley Redneck

Silicon Valley Redneck — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 16:01:42 +0000

The Flying Purple Finger of Freedom is on the loose!

The Flying Purple Finger of Freedom is running amok this week!

By: bennellibrothers.com

bennellibrothers.com — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:18:17 +0000

Mid-East Democracy Update

Things continue to move in a favorable direction in various spots in and around the middle-east. Here’s a round-up of what’s out there: – Captain Ed: Syria promises to withdraw it’s “intelligence” services; but Hezbollah holds it’s “pro-Syria” …

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 14:31:25 +0000

You’re probably right. Until right before the election the protests were only in Bishkek, which seemed to be a sign that the roots of anti-Akayev sentiment weren’t very deep. Then they moved to pretty much being significant everywhere but Bishkek which just seemed weird. The one protest from the past couple days not on his map is one near Issyk-kul.

It’s really not too surprising that protests would be strongest around Osh and Jalalabad. It’s always been less enthusiastic about the government in Bishkek. I’d love to know if the protesters are primarily Uzbek, primarily Kyrgyz, or fairly evenly distributed.

By: Laurence

Laurence — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 14:22:15 +0000

Ben Paarmaan’s map is very interesting. I’m not an expert, but would hazard a guess that untill protests reach Bishkek, not too much will happen…