U.S. spies on China from Kyrgyz base: Russian TV
Via reuters,wikipedia,angelfire,mykyrgyzstan,res.ethz.ch,saudiaramcoworld
When your Manas came out [from the womb]
He landed straight on his feet!
In his right hand, khan Manas
Came out holding a clot of black blood . . .
Russian state television accused the United States on Sunday of spying on China and Russia after secretly turning its only remaining air base in Central Asia into a state-of-the-art surveillance center.A U.S. defense official dismissed the allegations as ridiculous on Friday, when Rossiya television, widely seen as an official mouthpiece in Russia, released a clip of the documentary it aired on Sunday about the Manas base.Kyrgyz and U.S. officials could not be reached for comment late on Sunday.Kyrgyzstan told Washington in February to close the base near the capital Bishkek, used to send supplies to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, after it secured a $2 billion economic aid package from Russia. The Americans are due to leave in August.
At its beginning stands letter “M”
As in Mohammed’s most blessed name!
In the middle stands letter “N,”
That means Nabi [prophet]—prophetic men.
Then at its end stands the letter “S”
This is the tail of a Lion, no less!
What name do these three consonants make?
From these three letters the sounds we take,
Reading them out we get “MaNaS.”
The closing of the Kyrgz air base should be a warning to the Obama administration that ignoring Central Asia will have a negative impact on the region’s freedom, says Stephen Blank for EurasiaNet.
