Comments on: Speculation, Rumors, and Rebellion

By: directsite.net

directsite.net — Thu, 12 May 2005 19:05:46 +0000

Tulip Revolution

Don’t let the media mislead you into thinking the world begins and ends in Florida today.
There’s a mob-led revolution going on in Kyrgyzstan today. Don’t let the tricky name fool you into thinking it’s not important. The

By: SiberianLight

SiberianLight — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:32:15 +0000

Kyrgyzstan protests escalate

Anti-government protests in the southern Kyrgyz cities of Osh and Jalalabad seem to be spiralling beyond the control of President Askar Akayev and his government today.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:47:55 +0000

God bless the Russian press! It makes for such good entertainment. But really, if one knows how to read it, it does often provide information that isn’t anywhere else.

Mitch is right though, and I’m a little disappointed to see that Otunbayeva and Imanaliev don’t plan on negotiating (see the stories Brian linked). The protesters need strong, responsible leaders. Bakiyev plans to negotiate though.

By: RighteousBiche

RighteousBiche — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:41:08 +0000

We’re in Paris since Friday! My holiday is being ruined as my husband has been glued to akipress for three days! Have you seen Russian coverage of this? It’s all mounted by a bunch of terrorists, you know!

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:00:56 +0000

Good point. I was a bit shocked by the pictures I got sent by a friend of mine some while ago. Some of these guys don’t look like the prototypes of democrats… I really hope that there won’t be any more violence. I do really believe though that the violent crowds are a minority.

By: Mitch H.

Mitch H. — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:49:50 +0000

Yeah, when you see photos of rioters chasing a platoon of soldiers down a hill, you know the situation is out of control.

And when there are buildings on fire in the background, I’d say your “protest” have become functionally indistinguishable from “a riot”.

By: Publius Pundit - Blogging the democratic revolution

Publius Pundit - Blogging the democratic revolution — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:38:19 +0000

[...] ations in the city, 186 miles south of the capital Bishkek. UPDATE: Nathan has the latest news and rumors, noting that protests are up to 15,000 in Osh, and nobody knows where Akayev is.

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