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,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

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,FEBRU>Y & ,M>* 9 ,>M5IA SAW A DISPUT$ PRESID5TIAL ELECTION 7#a#i_/#b_/#b#h7 FOLL[$ BY ELEV5 DAYS ( DEMON/RATIONS 9 ! CAPITAL ,Y]EVAN1 BROK5 UP BY TANKS1 POLICE ATTACKS & ! IMPOSITION ( A ,/ATE ( ,EM]G5CY 7#a_/#c_/#b#h74 

,EI<T PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ A *ILD1 W]E KILL$ BY POLICE & >\ND #a W]E 9JUR$ 9CLUD+ #cc POLICE4 ,AN APP>5TLY UNRELAT$ BORD] FIRE-FI<T ON #d_/#c_/#h 9 ! T]RITORY ( ,NAGORNO-,K>ABAKH1 DISPUT$ ) NEI<BOR+ /ATE ( ,AZ]BAIJAN ) :OM ,>M5IA IS /ILL TE*NICALLY AT W>1 BROKE A CEASEFIRE AGRE$ 9 #a#i#i#d1 KILL+ #ab ,>M5IAN CONSCRIPTS4 

,BUT EV]Y?+ WILL BE F9E N[ BECAUSE ! GREAT PEACE-MAK] ,JOHN ',>E Y\ LOOK+ AT ME8' ,PRESCOTT IS ON HIS WAY TO SORT EV]Y?+ \T4 ,PREZZA IS MAYBE NOT ! BE/ *OICE ( DIPLOMAT1 H[EV]4 ,ASIDE FROM BE+ AN EMB>RASSM5T TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY & HAV+ BE5 %IPP$ (F TO ! ,C\NCIL ( ,EUROPE'S ,P>LIAM5T>Y ,ASSEMBLY 9 ,OCTOB]1 HE PRESID$ OV] ! 9T]NATIONAL COMMISSION ?AT DECL>$ ?AT ! ,>M5IAN ELECTION HAD BE5 'G5]ALLY DEMOCRATIC' BUT ?AT !RE HAD BE5 'SOME PROBLEMS ) ! C\NT+ ( VOTES'4 ,! ELECTION GOT ! ?UMBS-UP !N8 ,FROM ,PREZZA1 BUT NOT FROM ! PEOPLE ( ,Y]EVAN4 

,! DISORD] ?AT FOLL[$ ! ELECTION ( ,S]ZH ,S>KISIAN AS SUCCESSOR TO HIS CRONY ,ROB]T ,KO*>IAN1 :O IS B>R$ FROM /&+ = ELECTION = A ?IRD T]M1 HAS BE5 UND]/OOD BY ! 9T]NATIONAL M$IA AS BE+ ANG] ?AT ,S>KISIAN'S RIVAL ,LEVON ,T]-,PETROSIAN WAS NOT ! VICTOR4 ,GIV5 ! ABS5CE ( P>TISAN LEAD]%IP 9 ! SUBSEQU5T DEMON/RATIONS1 C\LD IT NOT SIMPLY BE ?AT ! PEOPLE ( ,>M5IA >E SICK ( LY+ POLITICIANS & !IR NATIONALI/ AG5DAS1 & ! REPRESSION & DIV]SION>Y W>S ?AT FOLL[ EXPRESSIONS ( DISS5T4 ,:AT />T$ AS A PEACEFUL PROTE/ CAMP WAS BROK5 UP VIOL5TLY1 & PEOPLE RESPOND$ ) PETROL BOMBS4 ,?IS IS NO VELVET REVOLUTION BUT A PIT*$ BATTLE BETWE5 A /ATE & ?OSE IT RULES4 

,CONV5I5TLY = ITS GOV]NM5T1 ,>M5IA IS A C\NTRY SURR\ND$ BY 5EMY /ATES1 NOT LEA/ ,TURKEY & ,AZ]BAIJAN1 & A BRE$+ GR\ND = NATIONALI/ RHETORIC AT HOME :]E !RE >E #b MILLION PEOPLE & AMONG ITS HUGE DIASPORA1 #h MILLION DESC5DANTS ( ?OSE DISPLAC$ 9 ! ,>M5IAN G5OCIDE ( #aiae P]PETRAT$ BY ,TURKEY4 ,A L>GE P>T ( ! PRES5T TR\BLE IS ?AT ! VOTE WAS REC5TLY EXT5D$ TO ?IS DIASPORA1 MO/LY LIV+ 9 ! ,U,S4 ,?IS (T5-NATIONALI/ BODY IS IGNORANT ( ! POLITICAL & CLAN-BAS$ CORRUPTION & ! REPRESSION TO :I* POLITICAL OPPON5TS >E SUBJECT$4 ,! SITUATION = ,AN>*I/S 9 ,>M5IA IS SO BAD ?AT ! 5TIRE MEMB]%IP ( ,>M5IAN ,AUTONOM\S ,ACTION1 :O >E ,AN>*I/-,COMMUNI/ ACTIVI/S1 >E N[ 9 EXILE 9 ,EUROPE & ! ,U,S,S,R4 

,:AT HAS HAPP5$ 9 ! ,K>ABAKH1 ACCORD+ TO A MEMB] ( ,AUTONOM\S ,ACTION1 IS 0! USUAL ?+ ?AT HAPP5S EV]Y TIME !RE IS SOME TR\BLE 9 ,>M5IA4 ,! /ATE PROVOKES TR\BLE ) ,AZ]BAIJAN TO REM9D ! PEOPLE ( ! YE>S #aiia & #a#i#i#e4 ,!N1 BECAUSE ( ! W> & ! BLOCKADE ( ,>M5IA BY ITS 5EMIES1 !RE WAS NO FOOD OR FUEL4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT EV5 IF PEOPLE DON'T C>E AB\T ! ,K>ABAKH1 !Y C>E AB\T FREEZ+ & />V+4 ,IT'S LIKE A ?REAT BY ! /ATE2 IT HAPP5$ BE=E & IT CAN BE REPEAT$1 IF !Y MESS ) ! CLAN-BAS$ /ATE & ITS BUS9ESS04 

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