Comments on: In Photos

By: Sepra

Sepra — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 04:59:56 +0000

I meant “wrong.”

- To read makes our speaking english good. -

By: Sepra

Sepra — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 04:58:07 +0000

The “Akayev, ket!” signs are pretty clear aren’t they! Not even an -ing on the end to show respect!

My favorite picture was the Russian woman with the tulips, but it doesn’t seem to be on this page.

As for the “wave of democracy” — I’m not so sure that will happen either. I think if people get too self-congratulatory and optimistic too early, things could go worng. I’m hopeful, but with the way things work in the stans… it could go in a much nastier direction too.

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:53:48 +0000

Boy, that Akayev guy sure has a lot of rotary-dial phones!

By: Hardly Ineffable

Hardly Ineffable — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:30:52 +0000

[...] g, I’ll let you know. Until then, a few articles on Kyrgyzstan: here and here. and some pictures

No Comments so far

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:14:55 +0000

Sorry Mike, not quite buying it. These do things happen in waves, but can mostly be explained by domestic politics. Our theory should reflect reality on the ground. Sure, events elsewhere can fan the flames, but there needs to be fuel for there to be a full conflagration. I don’t see it in Dushanbe though I’m open to edification.

By: Brendan Steinhauser

Brendan Steinhauser — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:51:20 +0000

Contagious.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:28:03 +0000

Don’t believe in domino theories? That’s getting to be as ridiculous as not believing in gravity. But democracy is catching on in two regions- the Islamic world and the FSU- that Central Asia is part of. Next stop, Dushanbe.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:26:12 +0000

“Wave” is a much better analogy than dominos. Huntington notes that these events have tended to happen like a tide rolling in and out.

By: C Schwartz

C Schwartz — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:12:13 +0000

It is utterly remarkable what is happening in Kyrgyzstan!

A few caveats: I’m not an enthusiast for “domnio theories,” so only time will tell what the “Tulip Revolution” portends, if anything, for the broader region of Central Asia. I also worry about what might happen to Kyrgyzstan if a new government with popular legitimacy and true as well as practical democracy cannot be quickly established. FInally, entire army units and police forces turning tail and vanishing into the alleyways and hills? That is not a good sign. Russia giving asylum to Akayev? Also not a good sign. I pray this doesn’t ultimately devolve into civil strife.

Nevertheless, let’s bask in the glory of this moment. The Kyrgyzstani peoples have finally risen.

By: bennellibrothers.com

bennellibrothers.com — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:53:49 +0000

Wind of freedom in mid-east blows in Krygyzstan

In a stunning development, Kyrgyz President Akayev has fled the country and gone to Russia after having his Presidential palace stromed by protesters…and that the protesters control most government offices. Chalk another one up to the reform movement…