Soros Says Azerbaijan Shouldn’t Revolt
Hi from London. I still don’t have a place to live or consistant internet access. Please forgive me for posting sporadically.
In other news, George Soros, Mr. Fundarevolution himself has told the people of Azerbaijan via the Financial Times:
Revolutions are disastrous. Although they open up ways for democratic reforms, they do not provide guarantees to anyone. The national rebellions in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan were a major step toward democratization in these countries. But after the revolution euphoria subsided, politicians there faced the task to start building democracy from square one. Georgia has been somewhat successful in this sense, but Ukraine is experiencing problems, while a dangerous situation emerged in Kyrgyzstan.
You might want to try and get a room at Paul Robeson, post-graduate student housing. It has the advantage of being close to campus. Although last time I checked, a year ago, they still had no phone or internet service. You should be able to get internet access from SOAS. The Vernon Square campus is usually a lot less crowded so you might want to check it out.
Comment by Otto Pohl — 9/25/2005 @ 7:11 pm
Unfortunately there isn’t any space from SOAS housing… thanks though.
Comment by Katy — 9/25/2005 @ 7:14 pm
Well, as far as I know, Soros’ investment company is one of the managers of the Azeri State Oil Fund, so there’s clearly a bit (more than a bit, actually) of self-interest in his stance.
Comment by Hovakim — 10/3/2005 @ 3:27 am