100's People Killed in Kyrgyzstan Protests

[Paul Rigby]

What do we think?

Is this Putin's geopolitical riposte to the (probably) western-inspired and financed Lubyanka terror bombing?

Or a grassroots revolt involving ordinary people saying "No more of this shit", with the opposition parties trying to ride the popular anger?

Or something else altogether?

http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-04-08/akaev-...ident.html

Askar Akayev, former Kyrgyz president, says part of the reason why President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is facing the current situation is because of his cooperation with the US driven by economic interests.

“In recent years President Bakiyev has been moving closer to the United States in terms of foreign policy. This course was reflected in his initiative to create a second U.S. military base, this time in the Fergana Valley where the interests of all Central Asian states – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan – meet,” Akayev said.