Just printed off "the whole thing," chargrove; I will read it all later. I can tell you NOW that it won't surprise me: empires have always had their fingers in regional politics/social issues; they do it to make sure they keep, or GET, their influence to be the predominant operating point of said region. It is the less-bloody, more-covert aspect of the (Resource) Wars we fight to retain imperial "superiority" over the rest of the world.

When I read about the uprising, I wondered about what our role in it was; this info will tell me the sordid details, I'm sure. Thank you for alerting us.

[URL=http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=5331]
The Lesson of Kyrgyzstan


U.S. to Central Asian leaders:
Get with the program, or get on a plane[/URL]
When the Kyrgyz parliament took a critical look at
U.S. military operations in Iraq, and some wondered
aloud whether the U.S. base in their country might
have negative consequences for them, Mr. Kadyrbekov
was quick to warn that Kyrgyzstan ought not to risk
alienating its chief benefactor:
"Kyrgyzstan's position on the Iraq issue may influence
Washington's policies, and we might be deprived of
financial aid which we cannot do without."
That's a good dog!

Unlike Islam Karimov, the Supreme Leader of Uzbekistan,
who has been gung-ho on the U.S. war effort in Iraq,
President Akayev did not take direction well, or, at least,
not well enough. Akayev was too adept at playing off the
U.S. against Russia and China, and, as one analyst put it
in a 2002 paper:
"It may not be the case that Kyrgyzstan needs the United
States as much as the United States needs Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan has credible defense partner alternatives, and
if the United States wants Kyrgyz support for its activities
in the region, there may be limits to the pressure it can
apply for political change."
Except, of course, when it comes to regime change.
But why would the U.S. move to topple the "president"
of this impoverished backwater, a country with no oil, no
abundance of other natural resources (except lots of water),
and one that certainly represents no threat to the mighty
U.S.? Part of the answer may lie in Kyrgyzstan's strategic
position and the future of the U.S. air base, as detailed in
this interesting news story from February:
"Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Askar Aitmatov said yesterday
that American AWACS reconnaissance planes will not be
deployed at the Ganci air base outside the Kyrgyz capital,
Bishkek. Aitmatov made the statement after a trip to Moscow.
Some observers say the Kyrgyz government's decision was
made to please Russia, with the aim of gaining the Kremlin's
support ahead of February 27 parliamentary elections and
the presidential election in October."
Source: [URL=http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=5331]
Antiwar.com[/URL] (March 25, 2005)

[URL=http://soj.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/17/15358/3049]This revolution is
NOT being televised
[/URL]
If you want to know why international funding and training
made the Rose (Rep. of Georgia) and Orange (Ukraine)
Revolutions successful, you need to know only one thing
- in today's world, a successful revolution must be televised.
Unfortunately for the people of Kyrgyzstan, the television
cameras from the west are missing. Everything else is in place
- a long-ruling, authoritarian, corrupt leader, rigged elections,
a restless population and demonstrations in the street.
If the world was paying attention, we might be able to get
Kyrgyzstan into the democratic column. Alas...
Source:[URL=http://soj.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/17/15358/3049]
Daily KOS[/URL], 16 March 2005

SEE ALSO:
[URL=http://www.newscentralasia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1091] EARLY WARNING
Orange-Rose Syndrome:
Early Symptoms Guide
for Central Asia [/URL]
Source:[URL=http://www.newscentralasia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1091]
News Central Asia[/URL], 15 December 2004

^The story is getting attention though. It was on the front page of the Chicago Tribune. It would not be that bad if the regime did fall though. It is a holdover from the Soviet era. Even if the CIA is involved does not mean the country will become a US lapdog. It seems like it did not work for Ukraine. We will just have to wait and see.

Geopolitics at Heart of Kyrgyzstan Unrest
(MosNews, March 23, 2005)
Akayev in Russia - source
Interfax, March 26, 2005
Coup in Kyrgyzstan illegitimate: Putin
AFP / The Peninsula (Qatar), March 26, 2005
Fall of regimes in Central Asia
Khaleej Times Online, March 25, 2005
Putin: Revolution in Kyrgyzstan "was not a surprise" for Russia
Arka (Armenia), March 25, 2005
Kyrgyz Upheaval No Surprise for Russia — Putin
MosNews, March 25, 2005
Putin Names Spin Doctor to Counter CIS Revolutions
MosNews, March 23, 2005
Geopolitics at Heart of Kyrgyzstan Unrest
MosNews, March 23, 2005

I'm sure this new effort to bring democracy to these countries comes equipped with voter fraud. That is give the people a false vision of democracy by telling them they have a right to vote and offer them competing candidates but behind the scenes assure a candidate loyal to US interests is always the winner.

No wonder the Chinese and Russians are eager to lure the US into a war with Iran or to see the oil currency switch away from the dollar. By such actions in these former Soviet Republics, the is US literally picking a fight with Russia and China. This is not a good sign at all.

Fraudulent Embassy Report Being Distributed

Source: [URL=http://bishkek.usembassy.gov/fraudulent_report_new_eng.htm]
U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Press Release (in English)[/URL][URL=http://bishkek.usembassy.gov/fraudulent_report_new_rus.htm]
Press Release (in Russian)[/URL]
March 25, 2005

I doubt the American taxpayer pays for the activities of the NED. American taxes are very low compared to elsewhere in the world because of the US government's relying on the petro-dollar subsidy. In other words, the US is getting the victims of the NED to pay for their own abuse. Like the victim of an execution being made to pay for the bullet used to kill him. Just keep selling those treasuries.

OOPs! Did a sensitive document get leaked to the pubic and now the US must enact damage control?

We have two questions here (both claimed in
the U.S. Embassy Press Release)
one should consider separately:

[1] Was this "secret report" itself a fraudulent one;
[2] Does it (no matter fraudulent or not) misrepresents U.S. policy
toward Kyrgyzstan and its election process.

Aside the discussion whether the document (mis)represents
U.S. policy toward Kyrgyzstan and its election process, the
"Report" in question could be a fraudulent one too.
But if forged, it wasn't done amateurish, although the signature
(the autograph) of the U.S. Ambassador Steven. M. Young
could be found on internet and recycled for this purpose
(e.g. see his signature at this letter, when Steven. M. Young was
the Director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs).
But, of course, even personal autographs might undergo certain
changes as time goes by, and "individual or individuals" would
know that a recent document must have the latest version of
the Ambassador's autograph. The samples of recent documents
signed by Steven. M. Young could be in the possession of unknown
number of Kyrgyz Republic officials as well as of diplomats and other
officials of the embassies in the Kyrgyz Republic, not to mention
the domestic and/or foreign intelligence agencies...

So, as I said above, aside the discussion whether the document
(mis)represents U.S. policy toward Kyrgyzstan and its election
process, remember that the old Cold War is still yet very lively one.

MarioPro

Indeed, methinks they protest too much....

That's one heck of a fraud, if a fraud it is. Perfect diplomat-speak in the thing. And puts the U.S. in a "we will overcome the forces of evil" position. Without interfering, of course....

This document is the real think, IMHO. And they'll see to it that we can NEVER prove it!

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