I'm volunteering with the Yushchenko camp now
Big news, after communicating with the folks from Yushchenko's press
service, I'm now registered as an Editor/Writer with Yushchenko's International
Election Update Newsline. I'll be taking content and putting it out to an English audience.
I will probably put most of the stories out on Orange Ukraine as
well - all the latest breaking news from Yushchenko's side. In
addition, I can get into events as a press representative now. There's
a Timoshenko press conference in 30 minutes. I'll tell you what comes
of it.
Posted on Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 02:20AM
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Dan McMinn
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On concern - what on earth happened to the PORA website? It's just gone - all day Wed and this AM Thurs in the US.
IMHO Russia will become part of the mediating group and with Kuchma's support will drag out the talks. They want a new election in three months, (after the Jan. separatist vote) and with new candidates on both sides. Should Yuschenko voice disapproval of Russia's involvement, it will be used as evidence of his being anti-Russian /backed by Americans.
I believe that they already know who their chosen candidate will be, although it will seem as if they are still deciding: analysts speculate either Tyhypko, Yatsuba or Grynevetsky. Is there an eligible woman? That would be my choice.
When the talks become stalled, if the protestors block govt buildings, Yuschenko will be represented as a man of no principles, for reneging on the ?compromise'. The demonstrators will be dismissed as agitators and/or a mindless mob being manipulated by Yuschenko.
In the meantime, there will be a campaign to try to influence world press and public opinion. Yuschenko will be identified as someone who just wants to become President, at any cost and doesn't care about the country nor its people. That Yuschenko is using the supporters on the streets, by keeping them on the streets out in the cold. The campaign will be conducted via soundbites from the members of the opposition. (see Dec.2 Moscow Times). Else why would he not behave as a reasonable man, - and send his people home. Hasn't a compromise been reached and talks in progress?
There will also be attempts made to change the happy atmosphere of the people in the square, to encourage violence and discredit Yuschenko's primary base of support.
In the meantime, govt. censorship will continue, there will be no media access for Yuschenko in the East - to ensure the passage of the Jan. vote and generate high numbers for the Kuchma candidate.
GREAT HORNEY TOADS! I can't get on their site either at (whenever the date says on this comment posting) That's a lot later than when you posted about not being able to get on their site. I will try ask around with friends to figure out what happened...
Excellent evil Russian plot, I like it because it is devious. I think Kuchma is making motions in that direction, but I don't think it will work. This has to do with what I'll call the Discoshaman Diktat - in this election crisis, Discoshaman observed that he had never found a Yushchenko supporter working for money, nor a Yanukovych supporter working for free.
Kuchma can say he feels for the poor protesters, and thousands of them will cry out from the streets around him "Ghanba! - "for shame!". Tymoshenko was making a wily statement in the press conference I got to attend: the opposition is not wholly in control of (read: also not responsible for) the protesters. They want a simple solution. While the protesters are out here banging pots and calling names and meeting in million-person rallies in central Kyiv, the opposition is going to have momentum.
The Evil Russian Plot could only work if the opposition loses that momentum or the supporters go home. I don't think they will.
Is this the beginning of problems on other sites or an isolated incident?
http://kuchmizm.info/weblog/
My Uki is not good enough for translation.