There's a bloody revolution underway in Kyrgyzstan

[cali]

Emergency in Kyrgyzstan as Police Fire on Protesters
Ivan Sekretarev/Associated Press

Published: April 7, 2010

MOSCOW — The authorities in Kyrgyzstan declared a national state of emergency on Wednesday after large-scale antigovernment protests broke out around the country and riot police officers fired on crowds in the capital, killing at least 17 people.
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The country’s president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, was said to have fled the capital, Bishkek, on the presidential plane, and it increasingly seemed that the opposition was gaining the upper hand.

The police used bullets, tear gas and stun grenades against a crowd of thousands massing in front of the presidential office in Bishkek, according to witness accounts. At least 17 people were killed and others were wounded, officials.

Opposition leaders said the toll was as high as 100 people, but that figure could not be confirmed.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/world/asia/08bishkek.html

[Pirate Smile]

1. Watching the footage on TV, I thought the teabaggers were probably thinking - let's do that.

[Captain Hilts]

2. I wonder how long Kazakhstan is going to tolerate this crap going on next door. nt

[The_Commonist]

3. It's going to be a long, hot summer.

Thai protesters stormed Parliament.
Maoist rebels in India.
Israel/Palestine.
Iraq/Afghanistan.

And on it goes...