Jason Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Kazakhstan is in turmoil after massive protests force the government to resign WWW.NPR.ORG A sudden hike in fuel prices drew intense public condemnation over the weekend. Protesters have seized the airport in the largest city, Almaty, and stormed public buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 The Kremlin will be looking at these developments very nervously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The Kremlin will be looking at these developments very nervously. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 If Russia is persuaded/compelled to send in enough troops to quell Kazakhstan, that could spell the end to their pressure campaign on Ukraine maintaining the same tempo as we've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Anyone by chance got eyes on Sacha Baron Cohen right now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 27 minutes ago, CayceG said: If Russia is persuaded/compelled to send in enough troops to quell Kazakhstan, that could spell the end to their pressure campaign on Ukraine maintaining the same tempo as we've seen. I'm sure someone will cook up an article that compares Russia to Imperial England and how Kazakhstan is to Putin's efforts in Ukraine as the USA in 1812 was to England's efforts against Napoleon...or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 TIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Tony Blair definitely benefitted from working in the shadow of GWB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zaku3 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 9 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: I'm sure someone will cook up an article that compares Russia to Imperial England and how Kazakhstan is to Putin's efforts in Ukraine as the USA in 1812 was to England's efforts against Napoleon...or something. Time for some little green men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Dozens of protesters and police dead amid Kazakhstan unrest | Kazakhstan | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Witnesses in Almaty describe scenes of chaos in streets as Russian ‘peacekeepers’ arrive in country Quote Dozens of protesters and at least 12 police officers have died in ongoing violence in Kazakhstan, authorities have claimed, as “peacekeepers” from a Russian-led military alliance arrived in the country at the request of the embattled president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Witnesses in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, described scenes of chaos on Thursday, with government buildings being stormed or set on fire and widespread looting. Many of those demonstrating said the protests had begun peacefully earlier in the week, and turned violent after a heavy-handed government response. The interior ministry said 2,298 people had been arrested during the unrest, while the police spokesperson Saltanat Azirbek told the state news channel Khabar-24 that “dozens of attackers were liquidated”. There were also reports of about 400 people in hospital. City officials in Almaty said 748 officers from police and the national guard had been injured and 18 killed, one of whom they claimed had been found beheaded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Right wing NatSec former never trumper now hardcore maga guy is queuing up an article saying “this is what we should have done with BLM” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Kazakh president gives shoot-to-kill order to put down uprising WWW.REUTERS.COM Kazakhstan's president said on Friday he had ordered his forces to shoot-to-kill to deal with disturbances from those he called bandits and terrorists, a day after Russia sent troops to put... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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