Thesis Posted I’ve posted a PDF version of my thesis on my web site. You may download it here (warning: it’s 6.4 MB). If you would like it in net-friendly bite-size pieces (12 Word files, none larger than 200 kb), email me and I’ll send them off.
While the thesis has ... Mongolian Politicians Not the World’s Pettiest If you think the ongoing cat-fights in the Mongolian khural (see an excellent report in Word and HTML format) represent the world’s most juvenile bickering, Mexico’s presidential candidates give the MPs a run for their money with highly personal attacks. This, of course, has been going on for ... The “Overlooked” Dictators From Sunday’s Washington Post:
“Forget President Bush’s ‘axis of evil.’ Who are the overlooked autocrats we should be paying attention to but aren’t? Outlook asked people in the know for their nominations:”
Islam Karimov, President, Uzbekistan
Karimov’s acts of barbarism in the name of security are infamous. By some accounts, he has had ... Mongolian Protests, Part 3 If I’ve gotten either my facts or my opinions wrong on any of the Mongolian Protest posts, please email me or post a comment!
If the UB Post and Mongol Messenger are any indication (which they probably aren’t), there has not been a lot of political dialog in the newspapers - ... Mongolian Protests, Part 2 Protestors focus on three main things: (1) Ivanhoe, (2) government corruption and (3) reparations for victims of the 12/05 SAPU trade center fire. However, they seem to all be combined into one agglomeration in Sukhbaatar Square, which proably makes it difficult for particular groups to get their message out ... Mongolian Protests, Part 1 I know I should be working on my thesis, but I need a quick diversion. (I hope none of my readers are looking at this, wondering where my priorities are!)
I’ll get to Kyrgyzstan in another post, but right now I want to focus for a bit on Mongolia. Rather ... Update: U.S. Embassy Condemns Attack From the Embassy press release:
The United States Government strongly condemns the April 12 attack on human rights activist and NGO leader Edil Baisalov. Our sympathy goes out to Mr. Baisalov and his family. On April 13, U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch visited Mr. Baisalov in the hospital to express ... EDIL BAISALOV ATTACKED As I first learned of on Registan, Edil Baisalov of the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society (and guest of Williams College) was violently attacked in an assassination attempt outside the Coalition’s offices near Ala-Too Square in Bishkek. The complete breakdown of public services (police, emergency transportation) made the ... Yurt-Land Security? Apparently, Kyrgyzstan is offering yurts at $10k a pop to Hurricane Katrina victims:
“After Katrina, people really need some temporary houses,” explained the Kyrgyz Embassy’s Saltanat Tashmatova, at the front door of the yurt. A brochure says the 14-foot-high structure, made from sheep’s wool and “cool in summer,” sells for $10,000 ... Turkmenbashi’s “Hot New Religion” This Week in God featured Turkmenbashi-worship as the “Hot New Religion” - those who read his book will go straight to heaven.
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