[Destro]

How "Pro-American" was he? HE ALLOWED AMERICA TO BUILD AN AIRBASE SO WE CAN INVADE AND LIBERATE AFGHANISTAN AND TO CARRY ON THE WAR AGAINST AL-QAEDA.

That answer your question? Do ypu read or do you enjoy being ignorant?

Once hailed as a reformer and the most liberal leader in Central Asia, Akayev has actually been successful only in using state institutions in the name of democracy and political language the West can understand.Kyrgyzstan also hosts a Russian and an America military base.The opposition that has arisen over the past two weeks also has very strong regional and ethnic origins.In the south of Kyrgyzstan, the opposition comprises of many ethnic Uzbeks (14 percent of the country's entire population).Ethnic minorities such as the Uzbeks (others are Russian 13 percent, Dungan 1 percent, Ukrainian 1 percent, Uygur 1 percent, and other 5.7 percent) have clashed with the Kyrgyz majority many times -- and rarely without violence and bloodshed.It is also of importance that the southern towns of Jalal-Abad and Osh were quickly abandoned by the central authorities (even retreating again after a weak attempt to establish control over these cities during the past few days).The central authorities in Bishkek have never really had much control over the south.Since the political crisis began, there has not been any meaningful change on the ground -- only additional evidence of regional differences and the lack of central control.

It is an ethnic divisions thing that ignorant fools think has something to do with "freedom spreading". This is like South-West Americans not accepting election results and their mobs storm Austin or Dallas.

[libs_kma]

Ok, you caught me. Normally I DON'T read your posts because they tend to be verbose and full of conjecture.

So he did allow an airbase. Ok, great, but does that mean he wasn't a dictatorial fool?? I think not. And also, you never said if he has that tattoo.