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US taxpayers to learn three new letters
Published: 09 August, 2010, 18:00
Edited: 15 August, 2010, 10:21
TAGS: Arms, Conflict, Scandal, Russia, Politics, Mass media, Kyrgyz uprising
Does president Obama want a second military base in Kyrgyzstan? US plans to create a second military base in the country were made public on August 7 in a story by one of the top US newspapers.
The story, titled “US base in Kyrgyzstan remains on track despite tensions” did not cite any sources, however. Moreover, the Washington Post's Mr. Pincus specifically stressed the fact that Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake, who is quoted abundantly in the article on other issues, does not say a word about a new base in Kyrgyzstan.
Nevertheless, a lot of media started talking about the creation of a second base as if it were a sealed deal.
According to media reports, the base is to be located in Osh, a Kyrgyz city that saw major riots in June. The Pentagon is to allocate $10 million to finance the construction of the base. The new base, media reports indicate, will be something of a “training camp”, housing soldiers and officers of the US military, armed with mortars and RPGs. The US is not planning to equip the base with heavy vehicles.
In a speech made in Washington’s Carnegie Center last week, Assistant Secretary Blake made no direct references to the training center. He did, however, say that the US hopes to “establish a more accountable and effective police force” in the region, noting that several more attempts to destabilize the situation occurred in Kyrgyzstan last Thursday. Mr. Blake said he viewed the possibility of the situation at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border getting out of control as a threat. Another threat, he said, was the chance of Afghan militants “infiltrating” Central Asia.
“New money” for Kyrgyzstan
Talk about financial aid to Kyrgyzstan has been very frequent lately. Assistant Secretary Blake has mentioned plans to allocate $58 million for the Manas base and $8.6 million as humanitarian aid. Daniel Rosenblum, the coordinator of US aid to Europe and Eurasia pledged in June to disburse $137 million for Kyrgyzstan, $48 million of which he described as “new money to be used to restore the country after the revolution and the events in the south."
It has to be noted that the downfall of former president Bakiyev’s regime was in many ways brought about by the news that the US was providing financial aid to Bakiyev, which later turned into a form of corruption.
An international donors’ conference on July 27 pledged to allocate $1.1 billion of monetary aid to the republic.
Kyrgyzstan is preparing for the election
Farid Niyazov, Head of the Information Center of the interim government in Kyrgyzstan, told RT that Kyrgyzstan is not holding any negotiations about the base:
“The government is not discussing any of such plans. Rosa Otunbayeva (head of the interim government – RT) has said it many times that such issues will be considered by the future government, which will form a new parliament in October 2010.”
Niyazov has stressed that “according to the new constitution, the major issues of foreign and domestic policy will stay within the competence of the parliament and the government, though the president will also participate in decision-making on security issues.”
Farid Niyazov said that he had heard nothing of the US allocating money for building this base, as well as for the election in Kyrgyzstan.
“Sixty million dollars – that’s the rent paid by the US for using the Manas transit center for transferring troops to Afghanistan. This money is incoming. I have no information whatsoever regarding any other money funds. The election in Kyrgyzstan will be funded from the budget of the republic.”
“A decree on lifting the emergency situation and curfew has been signed today. A Decree on the launch of the election campaign on October 10 will be signed tomorrow,” Niyazov said. He believes that the situation in the republic is coming back to normal, but internal stress can still be felt.
“The Russian base in Kant has been created under the auspices of the CSTO. It has been set up in compliance with the agreements with Kyrgyzstan and for the sake of the republic’s security. Russia does not pay for its maintenance. Utility bills are paid from Kyrgyzstan’s budget,” Niyazov stressed.
The three new letters?
According to Alexey Malashenko, a scholar at the Moscow Carnegie Endowment think tank, creating such a base contradicts the interests of the US president:
Fact box
The first US base, Manas, appeared in Bishkek in 2001 after 9/11. In 2009, Kyrgyzstan wanted to cancel the contract, but the US raised the rent up to 60 million dollars. The contract was renewed, while the base was renamed into a transit center.
A Russian Air Force base near the city of Kant. There are fighter aircraft, ground-attack aircraft, and military transport aircraft located there. A contract with Russia was signed in 2009 for the term of 49 years.
Last year the mass media were discussing “the second Russian base” in Kyrgyzstan. However, these plans have neither been put into practice, nor officially confirmed.
“How will American taxpayers feel about the three new letters – OSH (the city’s name – RT) that will appear next to Afghanistan and Iraq aflame? The idea of creating such a base in Osh does not belong to president Obama. It is likely to be nothing more than just plans expressed by a group in Pentagon close to Republicans. It is not the best move for the president.”
Malashenko is confident that these plans are mere words:
“It will be just talk, nothing more. The Americans understand it perfectly well that they should not get involved in another difficult region. They have a base in Manas. It has brought neither victory in Afghanistan, nor has it added order to their actions, while the presence of the Americans is getting on the nerves of the locals. The Kyrgyz have made themselves clear several times that they are against foreign police forces in their country.”
The scholar believes that the new US base is even to Russia’s advantage to a certain extent:
“Such a base will only intensify anti-American sentiments, and the Americans won’t be able to do anything there.”
Nadezhda Kevorkova, RT
09.08.2010, 16:00
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THE SAME STORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. In the Balkans USA and NATO in 1999 bombed and destroyed Serbia and implement the biggest USA base in Europe in the territory of raped and stolen and beaten Kosovo and Metohija. The same battle in the Balkans took place when Hitler invaded in 1941 than Serbian led Yugoslavia. Even the small children in the Balkans recognize that , this base is logistics towards march on Russia. I can not, believe with my own eyes that Russia is in the same place, as in 1941. now in 2010. Nobody speaks, but, USA has allover Russia borders , bases and military personal with Nuclear First strike weapon in Poland, and now for YOUR information announces that will install the same in my neighborhood, Bulgaria. USA encircled all southern borders or Russia. If Iran falls, then the NEXT IS RUSSIA. The implemented Bank-fatalistic system that USA society worship, is such that in order thrive its economy must gain more, and more, and more , and more resources. Thats why USA have been slaughtering the world since Second WW. And Russia is perhaps reaches land of Resources. So my advice to Russian people is sound and clear: PREPARE YOUR NUCLEAR WEAPONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The mistakes that your government made in two last decades , I don't want to say , but may cost you millions of souls. And for Americans, I can only say that those people, and elites, and governments within the governments, and secret societies, that rule USA, will not have eye - blink for the death of you and your friends and family members. Why you don't understand that you serve somebody else, and no your country. How can you go along this idiotic Nazism, fascistic militaristic policy of invading and killing other countries all over the world. Maybe in the name of terrorism that your government invented, not only in reality but more important in your mind, which belongs to THEM... But remember ALWAYS sheep, is going quietly in the slaughter house.
$10 million is a tiny amount for a US military base. And the US armed forces don't use RPGs. The clear implication made by the article is that the US is establishing a base in Kyrgyzstan for the purpose of conducting operations in Kyrgyzstan. Nice try, Russia Today. Obvious troll article is obvious.
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