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Kyrgyzstan

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DougG 24 Mar 2005

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1444837,00.html

Kyrgyz Government has been stormed.

Some pretty spectacular shots of the mountains around Bishkek on the BBC News last night.

Anyone planning a trip to the Tien Shan?

James Jackson 24 Mar 2005

In reply to DougG:

Some friends went there last year for some big mountains.

Wibble Wibble 24 Mar 2005

In reply to DougG:

I was there in the summer. Friendly people and 4500m alpine peaks a 40 minute cab ride from Bishkek. If the air fare didn't cost £700 it'd make a great alternative to the Alps.

OP DougG 24 Mar 2005

In reply to Wibble Wibble:

Bishkek is maybe best avoided this summer though, eh?

I was there in 1988 although it was still known as Frunze in those days.

KeithW 24 Mar 2005

In reply to DougG:

I was there last year. Lovely people and a stunning country. Hope they sort it out peacefully.

Wibble Wibble 24 Mar 2005

In reply to DougG:

Maybe. It's one of the more benign regimes in that part of the world, but hardly a bastion of democracy.

sloper 24 Mar 2005

In reply to DougG: That whole region is a mess, Bush and Bliar have supported some of the worst regimes simply to make the war on terror (Chapt one Afghanistan) easier to prosecute.

Oh and there's a bit of oil too.

Wibble Wibble 24 Mar 2005

In reply to sloper:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3747132.stm

No oil in Kyrgzstan, but a large strategic american air base.

sloper 24 Mar 2005

In reply to Wibble Wibble: I meant the region as a whole.

What does the CIA yearbook say

OP DougG 24 Mar 2005

In reply to sloper:

http://www.diacritica.com/sobaka/2004/lastwar.html

Interesting reading here.

Wibble Wibble 24 Mar 2005

In reply to sloper:

Oh indeed the region as a whole. Hence the airbases.

I believe they're also a major source of drugs too, which is probably conveniently overlooked.

Rothermere 24 Mar 2005

In reply to sloper:

"Bush and Bliar have supported some of the worst regimes simply to make the war on terror (Chapt one Afghanistan) easier to prosecute. "

To quote you a day or so ago... I rather think you miss the point.

James