Comments on: Deal http://registan.net/index.php/2006/07/14/deal/ All Central Asia, All The Time Fri, 25 May 2012 03:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kuda http://registan.net/index.php/2006/07/14/deal/comment-page-1/#comment-275287 Kuda Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:47:32 +0000 http://www.registan.net/?p=6539#comment-275287 Hi Nathan, Just had a conversation with a Canadian who was in the loop (somewhat) regarding the previous payment to the family. He was saying that the US tacitly agreed simply to pay 'the family' for ease - this was generally what we thought in the city. You mentioned the it was figured out, if possible do you have links etc. to this as it would be interesting to see the other viewpoint. Thanks. Hi Nathan,

Just had a conversation with a Canadian who was in the loop (somewhat) regarding the previous payment to the family. He was saying that the US tacitly agreed simply to pay ‘the family’ for ease – this was generally what we thought in the city. You mentioned the it was figured out, if possible do you have links etc. to this as it would be interesting to see the other viewpoint. Thanks.

]]> By: Kuda http://registan.net/index.php/2006/07/14/deal/comment-page-1/#comment-275257 Kuda Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:01:46 +0000 http://www.registan.net/?p=6539#comment-275257 Yes, I do realise that it is difficult to match the Kyrgyz in terms of corruption and I don't think that the US 'experts' are corrupt; it is more of a case of incompetent, often they are well-meaning admittedly. Some of the junkets organised have raised eyebrows amongst the locals too. Why the need for these 'experts' to be flown in and stay at expensive hotels etc. when local experts often have can provide more realistic answers. DFID are other bad offenders. As for the old deal, did the US government not understand that they were paying 'the family' directly or did they choose not to interfere with the internal politics? Do you have any other material on this issue? Yes, I do realise that it is difficult to match the
Kyrgyz in terms of corruption and I don’t think that
the US ‘experts’ are corrupt; it is more of a case of
incompetent, often they are well-meaning admittedly.
Some of the junkets organised have raised eyebrows
amongst the locals too. Why the need for these
‘experts’ to be flown in and stay at expensive hotels
etc. when local experts often have can provide more
realistic answers. DFID are other bad offenders.

As for the old deal, did the US government not
understand that they were paying ‘the family’ directly
or did they choose not to interfere with the internal
politics? Do you have any other material on this
issue?

]]> By: Nathan http://registan.net/index.php/2006/07/14/deal/comment-page-1/#comment-275255 Nathan Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:50:23 +0000 http://www.registan.net/?p=6539#comment-275255 Yep, Kuda, they did figure it out. It was corrupt locals that were responsible. Which reminds me, by the way, I wouldn't be too hard on US 'experts,' when the locals are more than adept at diverting aid money into their own pockets. Yep, Kuda, they did figure it out. It was corrupt locals that were responsible. Which reminds me, by the way, I wouldn’t be too hard on US ‘experts,’ when the locals are more than adept at diverting aid money into their own pockets.

]]> By: Kuda http://registan.net/index.php/2006/07/14/deal/comment-page-1/#comment-275254 Kuda Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:20:19 +0000 http://www.registan.net/?p=6539#comment-275254 I am slightly suspicious. You can guarantee that a lot of the cash given to "aid and assistance" will wash straight back to US pockets - namely spent on providing large salaries foe US 'experts' to pontificate on things they know little about while generally hanging out keeping it real at The Hyatt. BTW, did the US ever get to the bottom of how they 'paid' straight to Akeyev's pockets last time? Was it simply an admin. blunder? Mmmm I am slightly suspicious. You can guarantee that a lot of the cash given to “aid and assistance” will wash straight back to US pockets – namely spent on providing large salaries foe US ‘experts’ to pontificate on things they know little about while generally hanging out keeping it real at The Hyatt.

BTW, did the US ever get to the bottom of how they ‘paid’ straight to Akeyev’s pockets last time? Was it simply an admin. blunder? Mmmm

]]> By: Laurence http://registan.net/index.php/2006/07/14/deal/comment-page-1/#comment-275248 Laurence Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:26:48 +0000 http://www.registan.net/?p=6539#comment-275248 Nathan, It sounds like a good deal for everyone concerned. Maybe even a bargain, considering the cost of renovating Dulles airport here in Washington, DC is currently estimated at $3 billion dollars... Nathan, It sounds like a good deal for everyone concerned. Maybe even a bargain, considering the cost of renovating Dulles airport here in Washington, DC is currently estimated at $3 billion dollars…

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