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Perhaps a Sign the Defense Minister Was Less than Effective
"Protesters Seize Kyrgyzstan Government HQ," Associated Press, 24 March 2005, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151351,00.html (from Instapundit).
It can be hard to know if a state's military is truly great. A large discussion at Dawn's Early Light discusses this, in the context of a mock Indo-American air battle. But this is probably a sign you need new security officials
About 1,000 protesters managed to clear riot police from their positions outside the fence protecting the building, and about half that number entered the compound and went into the building through the front entrance. Others smashed windows with stones, while hundreds of police watched from outside the fence.
Protesters led the defense minister out of the building, holding him by the elbows and trying to protect him, but others threw stones at the military chief and one protester kicked him. Interior Ministry troops led other officials out, and three injured people left in bandages, accompanied by a doctor.
Yet another day in Russia's ironically crumbling post-Empire...
08:35 Posted by Dan tdaxp in Central Asia, History | Permalink | Comments (0) | Email this | Tags: Kyrgyzstan
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"The unsung role of Kung Fu in the Kyrgyz revolution," AFP, 28 March 2005, http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050328/lf_afp/kyrgyzstanpolitics_050328194347 (from Coming Anarchy).
This is the weirdest news of the night. No wonder the D...
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