Political transition or not, the Uzbeks are already pitting themselves against the Kyrgyz in southern Kyrgyzstan, forcing the newly self-elected government to declare a state of emergency after days of violence and bloodshed in an otherwise peaceful nation. Perhaps this is yet another deadly outcome from an ethnicity clash. Or is it?
Not far away towards further south in Afghanistan, the Taliban made a daring move to attack the fortified US base near Kabul, after killing dozens in a string of bombings within the capital recently.
Equally not that far away towards the west in Iraq, suicide bombings continue to take their tolls particularly in Baghdad, spreading dead bodies everywhere.
Somehow in all the unrests in these Muslim nations, the US makes its presence felt. A coincidence?
(btt1943)
For hundreds of years these countries in Central Asia were ruled by Shahs (king). Even though it is called presidents more formally at present, they feel as their old ancestors when ruling the countries. They tend to do anything they want with no accountability.
If parliamentary system can effectively be implemented in Kyrgyzstan (?) it will also send a good signal for other neighboring countries as well, where “kings” are also becoming old. All these people in the region had enough suffer and deserve freedom.
Actually, Kazakhstan has certain reasons not to open the border with Kyrgyzstan. Excepr illegal weapon that can be transported to Kazakhstan, there is a lot of prisoners who have escaped during the Revolution. I will not deny that many of them have become victims of the regime, but there is a large number of real criminals like murderers and hijackers who have let say "worked" in Kazakhstan. If Kazakhstan opens the border they will come here and once again start doing what they did before
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Political transition or not, the Uzbeks are already pitting themselves against the Kyrgyz in southern Kyrgyzstan, forcing the newly self-elected government to declare a state of emergency after days of violence and bloodshed in an otherwise peaceful nation. Perhaps this is yet another deadly outcome from an ethnicity clash. Or is it?
Not far away towards further south in Afghanistan, the Taliban made a daring move to attack the fortified US base near Kabul, after killing dozens in a string of bombings within the capital recently.
Equally not that far away towards the west in Iraq, suicide bombings continue to take their tolls particularly in Baghdad, spreading dead bodies everywhere.
Somehow in all the unrests in these Muslim nations, the US makes its presence felt. A coincidence?
(btt1943)
For hundreds of years these countries in Central Asia were ruled by Shahs (king). Even though it is called presidents more formally at present, they feel as their old ancestors when ruling the countries. They tend to do anything they want with no accountability.
If parliamentary system can effectively be implemented in Kyrgyzstan (?) it will also send a good signal for other neighboring countries as well, where “kings” are also becoming old. All these people in the region had enough suffer and deserve freedom.
Actually, Kazakhstan has certain reasons not to open the border with Kyrgyzstan. Excepr illegal weapon that can be transported to Kazakhstan, there is a lot of prisoners who have escaped during the Revolution. I will not deny that many of them have become victims of the regime, but there is a large number of real criminals like murderers and hijackers who have let say "worked" in Kazakhstan. If Kazakhstan opens the border they will come here and once again start doing what they did before