East, tricky East...

2009 is going bad and will get worse. 2010 will be a disaster. Specially for a "small isle of democracy", namely Kyrgyzstan (KGZ). Of the most important staff that happened this year is:

- new editions of the Constitution (regarding presidential election dates) .(Ok.)
- NATO/US Airbase is going to be "officially" kicked out of the country.(Good)
- upcoming presidential elections in June 2009. (Excellent)
- results of elections of the current parliament not published yet. (Amazing!)
- new tax laws (Outstanding!)

"Democracy" in Kyrgyzstan is shaking on the shoulders of IMF/Soros/Parisian club, with 2 bln $USD debt 2009 is not going to be easy. Emigrants, GastArbeitern, in Russia are getting kicked out and those who did not manage to get Russian citizenship are already in deep shit. The "wealth" of 3bln $USD sent home by emigrants is vanishing from budget papers and government is on a sick path of finding new sources of income.

Economy of KGZ, former gratest meat exporter in USSR, touristic pleasure-palace for Soviet mountaineers, is based nowdays on a "democratic" $USD lended by IMF and other financial institutions under US command. And now, since the "ongoing economic collapse" Kyrgyzstan government has turned its eyes towards wealthy Russia. Since 1 bln $USD grant with minimal rates that Russia offered in a grandious gesture, Kyrgyzstan is ready to offer its services to a highest bidder.

And US, with temporary support Air-base in Manas International Airport (the only avia entrance gate of the country) has turned 8 years already, and Kyrgyzstan not getting any share in helping struggling democracy in Hamid-Karzai-the-Mayor-of-Kabul lead Afghanistan - the moment of a generous russian grant can not be more timely.

Opposition, more precisely the same nomenclature products as the ruling party - same faces rushing from one camp to another, is not getting any support from the nation. Outcasts. The best strategy the prefer is to make a good business in supply-and-demand. In Winter 2008-2009 the opposition leaders went to US for a meeting or a seminar with US officials, making charts and presentations, and leaked information on their next destination - visiting Moscow. Apparently it was - "we sell you buy" auction.

Grand Justice declaring presidential elections date for June 2009, while elections should have been held in October 2009. The ruling party - "Ak-Zhol", born by current president, is now going to bore the same president - the ultimate infinity loop.

Electricity cuts still going around the country, reaching 12 hours in some places. Water in the Toktogul HydroElectricStation, that supplies 90% of countries electric energy needs, is lower than predicted and not going to become more. Throughout 2008 government officials were selling electricity for a newly built plants in Tadzhikiston, depleting Toktoguls' water reserves. Winter was cold and chilling for 90% of nation forced to bear the long periods of electricity cuts. Small and midsize businesses forced to pay "additional taxes", for the electricity usage, for the amper current and finally subscription payments.

If it wasn't enough, Presidents big family (many brothers and a son), began dividing the areas of interests. Does anyone know any other country where the president is protected by its own brother?! Yes, the guy rules over all the military, police and secret service. And the son, is the first 24 year old to become a biggest investor in the economy of Latvia, another struggling "democracy" in the former USSR region. "Son" and the "Brothers" thugging businesses around the country, many businessmen forced to leave the country and leave their businesses to new owners.

4 years before, situation was same. The difference was only that former "runaway" President did not have so many brothers able to catch any business opportunity. The poor guy had a daughter - now called "the one who wears pants in their family", a Grand Prince who what his spoon in every dish, and of course a Grand Son-In-Law citizen of Kazakhstan, having his fork in every dish served.

New Tax laws, dubious and cretinic as any law can appear, are with a so obvious goal - bring more money in to the budget - and fuck the people. Higher taxes for small-mid-size businesses, higher taxes for larger businesses, impossibly high taxes for private professionals, higher customs taxes, higher road-usage taxes, electricity, heat, water.. you name it, taxes getting higher and higher.

And the parliament - a monster circus - where people spend hours discussing should a street be renamed to a boulevard or a boulevard renamed to a sreet. All this happening now.

But, do not worry, US department of state will find a way to bring "Brand New Democracy" back to Kyrgyzstan.

Possibly this Summer! And this will be terrific! Amazing!

As Lenin has told once - "The worse it gets, the better for us!"(c)

It is time for Kyrgyzstan people to suffer a bit, to understand how it is to be sovereign and to protect sovereignity!