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...know the issues in every city and town; I’ve been working on them for two-and-a-half years,” he told The Crimson last week...
...Brotherhood's presence would also make it more difficult to maintain the unity of a coalition already stretched by its diversity. "There are lots of struggles within this coalition," opposition leader Nour told TIME last week. "However, we will not discuss the internal problems; we'll discuss what we want to achieve." Liberal activists are wary of the Brotherhood's Islamist aspirations, while a Brotherhood official conceded to TIME that a number of his group's stances on issues such as women's and Christian rights are divisive and urgently need to be changed...
...Bakiyev and several male relatives who held senior posts in his administration. She pledged not to use force against them but said she could not guarantee their safety from "marauders" seeking revenge for last week's slaying of protesters. "What he did calls for a serious trial," Otunbayeva told Reuters on Sunday, adding, "To be honest, we can hardly restrain those who are ready to rush there [to his stronghold] with rifles." (See pictures of the struggle for power in Kyrgyzstan...
Zhanybek Bakiyev, who is now in charge of his brother's personal security force, reacted on Monday with the threat of civil war. "I think it would be wrong. It would be bloodshed, a civil war," he told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency. "If [the interim government's special forces] are willing to test their skills, we are ready to meet them to fight. But we are also ready for dialogue." (See a brief history of Kyrgyzstan...
...President's brother admitted on Monday that he had ordered snipers to shoot at armed rioters near the presidential palace last week - a confession unlikely to win the family popularity points. "I ordered my men to open fire only on those who carried weapons. My conscience is clear," he told RIA Novosti. Many of the protesters were able to snatch weapons, including shoulder-mounted grenade launchers, after overpowering and beating riot police on the streets of the capital, Bishkek, and several other cities around the country. They then used the weapons to storm and loot government buildings...