Danger Room - Wired Blogs: "Bakiyev caught the Pentagon by surprise earlier this month when he announced plans to close Manas, which the U.S. military has operated since late 2001. The announcement came after Russia offered over $2 billion in aid and credits to the Central Asian nation, but it also follows years of simmering resentment over U.S. management of the base. The Pentagon signed off on a fuel services contract that allegedly helped line the pockets of the family of former Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev; the 2006 shooting of a Kyrgyz truck driver by a base guard also stoked local anger."
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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