'Kyrgyzstan Is On The Brink Of Civil War'

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Sky News

Kyrgyzstan is on the brink of civil war, according to Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev.

More to follow...

Read more: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Kyrgyzstan-Is-On-Brink-Of-Civil-War-According-To-Russias-President-Medvedev/Article/201004215601273?lpos=World_News_News_Your_Way_Region_0&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15601273_Kyrgyzstan_Is_On_Brink_Of_Civil_Wa

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This news just breaking. I think Sky News quoted Reuters as origin. Medvedev quoted as saying it would be another Afghanistan. Link is Sky's LBN page so may change.

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Though as they say in the story, and the BBC headlines, Bakiyev just wants a safety guarantee

Kyrgyz President Bakiyev 'will resign if safe'

Kyrgyzstan's ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has said he will be willing to step down in return for security guarantees for him and his family.

Mr Bakiyev fled to the south of the country following last week's uprising.

The interim government has yet to give a response to his offer. Its leaders held a late-night meeting in Bishkek, the capital, but made no announcement.
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The interim leaders have lifted Mr Bakiyev's immunity and say they will arrest him if he refuses to surrender.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8617729.stm

Which doesn't sound like imminent civil war to me.

[dipsydoodle]

5. That wasn't what happened

The BBC added mention of this only when they updated their link 11 hours or so after the first announcement, yesterday mid-day, about Bakiyev stepping down under cetain conditions.

[paulsby]

2. i hear it's from the nationwide vowel shortage nt

[Tutonic]

3. Where's Putin? He's probably somewhere in the shadows.

[TheLastMohican]

12. In the same place as Bush-McCain

Trying to reverse the damage done by those "color revolutions" to the immediate Russian neighborhood.
And he is quite successful at that.

Ukraine - check,
Kyrgyzstan - check,
Georgia - check with a nice little war, Saakashvili is shaking with fear from his presidential palace.

So pretty much Putin neutralised all the recent PNAC developments in the Russian strategic surrounding.

[CLANG]

13. Possibly rearing his head along the Russia-Alaska border

[Beavker]

4. Sounds like a good place for our Tea-bagger friends

to take up residence. Along with Haiti, Somalia, and other countries that lack a 'strong central guvmint'. You and your buddies can take your guns and take the place over. All the decent places to live in modern society have strong central governments, and people are generally happy. The only places left for you are shit holes. If you want a weak central government that looks to religion, try Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, or...wait...you hate those guys too don't you? You're screwed. I see why you fight so hard for this country. Not because you love it's freedom. Because it's the only place worth a shit that will have your asses!

Sorry, got off the subject and went all Maverick on the Tea baggers.

[ShortnFiery]

8. It's not "the teabaggers themselves" but their OWNERS who are a threat to us. eom

[dipsydoodle]

6. Al Jazeera link

"The risk of Kyrgyzstan breaking apart - into the south and the north - really exists," he said during a speech at Brookings Institution think-tank.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/04/201041451132810236.html

[Demeter]

7. Kyrgyzstan Isn't the Only One

Just the closest to ignition.

[dipsydoodle]

9. I'm not sure what the geographical distribution is there

of Muslims and other faiths. Only that the majority of the population are apparently Sunni Muslims.

[Demeter]

10. I wasn't necessarily referring to nations abroad

[dipsydoodle]

11. I appreciate that.

:hi:

[Doctor_J]

14. So is the US.

Sometimes there is no peaceful way out