Comments on: Unsteady in Armenia http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/governments-and-parties/unsteady-in-armenia/ European Opinion Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jen Clark http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/governments-and-parties/unsteady-in-armenia/#comment-19136 Jen Clark Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:07:21 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/governments-and-parties/unsteady-in-armenia#comment-19136 It's like deja-vu of Pakistan... It’s like deja-vu of Pakistan…

]]> By: Douglas Muir http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/governments-and-parties/unsteady-in-armenia/#comment-19111 Douglas Muir Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:00:04 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/governments-and-parties/unsteady-in-armenia#comment-19111 (10 hours later) Word here is that Levon Ter-Petrosian has asked his followers to stand down. If that's true, it means the government has won. I'll try a stroll downtown later today. Doug M. (10 hours later)

Word here is that Levon Ter-Petrosian has asked his followers to stand down. If that’s true, it means the government has won.

I’ll try a stroll downtown later today.

Doug M.

]]> By: Doug M. http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/governments-and-parties/unsteady-in-armenia/#comment-19097 Doug M. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:28:33 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/governments-and-parties/unsteady-in-armenia#comment-19097 Hi other-Doug, Claudia and the boys are fine -- they flew out this morning for Germany. I didn't even notice the state of emergency until evening -- was working in the office. But downtown is now full of soldiers with AK-47s. Levon Ter-Petrosian is under house arrest, "for his own protection". It's hard to guess how this will go. The government is being clever in some ways (doing this on a Saturday, as you say) and stupid in others (they're trying to claim that Ter-Petrosian's supporters were heavily armed and trying to mount a coup, which is obvious nonsense). If I had to bet, though, I'd bet they'll get away with it; Saakashvili did much the same thing last year, over the border in Georgia. Anyway, I'm good here for the moment -- 3-4 km away from the center where the shooting was, and the lights (and, obviously, internet) are still on. Will post something in a day or two. Doug M. Hi other-Doug,

Claudia and the boys are fine — they flew out this morning for Germany.

I didn’t even notice the state of emergency until evening — was working in the office. But downtown is now full of soldiers with AK-47s. Levon Ter-Petrosian is under house arrest, “for his own protection”.

It’s hard to guess how this will go. The government is being clever in some ways (doing this on a Saturday, as you say) and stupid in others (they’re trying to claim that Ter-Petrosian’s supporters were heavily armed and trying to mount a coup, which is obvious nonsense). If I had to bet, though, I’d bet they’ll get away with it; Saakashvili did much the same thing last year, over the border in Georgia.

Anyway, I’m good here for the moment — 3-4 km away from the center where the shooting was, and the lights (and, obviously, internet) are still on. Will post something in a day or two.

Doug M.

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