One would hardly believe that but there is a spy scandal unfolding on the ground. Two American diplomats got extradited from Kyrgyzstan for allegedly close ties with representatives of local NGOs and leaders of the civil society.

Sources form Kyrgyz secret services in the interview to the agency Aki Press stated that Americans were affiliated with CIA and were using their diplomatic statuses in order to interfere with the internal state policies of the Kyrgyz republic.

To tell you the truth, these are the most hilarious allegations in the given time period and under given circumstances. Let us try to scrutinize the whole “package” of accusations against American diplomats. I’m dying of curiosity to know more about “improper ties” of the two with the leaders of local society. What is the measurement for improperness in such situation, providing the fact that the activities aimed at supporting and strengthening civil society in Kyrgyzstan has always been a priority for American embassy? We can testify that the American side has been always persistent with that no matter what. Remember, exactly before the “tulip” revolution ambassador Stephen Young was accused in supporting provocateurs from the opposition. At that time president Akaev got alerted almost to the point of being hysterical about Young’s activities. Everyone remembers how it all ended up. Now civil society is again gaining a status of a token in the tricky system of checks and balances that Kyrgyz authorities are constructing in accordance with new goals and challenges of foreign politics .

There seems to be a new phase of diplomatic relations when American presence and policies started working the nerves of the Kyrgyz leadership. Reasons? I guess, according to the internal logic of the decision makers there are plenty of them. There is a saying from a well-known fairy tale: “Your guilt is that you exist”. More than, enough considering visible desire of Kyrgyz officials to “rethink” the direction of foreign politics. During the recent months Kyrgyzstan clearly demonstrated it’s changed geopolitical preferences in terms of long-term strategic partnership. It’s not a big secret any more that president Bakiev prefers to consult with his Russian and Chinese colleagues on a whole range of issues defining the climate of foreign relations in the complicated web of interdependencies in the Central Asian region. Partnership with the American side apparently triggers much less enthusiasm. True feelings in this situation are being disposed with no hesitation from the Kyrgyz side. The issue with forcing out American military base is now followed by the diplomatic scandal. Both precedents seem to be rather artificial. Especially, the case with “espionage”. One, being in a stable set of mind, will hardly believe that there are some grand state secrets left in Kyrgyzstan on the first place. Do we still have anything to hide with no industry or resources and with the current Kyrgyz government being crystal clear about its unassuming desire to get more support from those who are ready to offer it instantly and on comparatively good terms? I seriously doubt that.

Are we than having another déjà vu with massive witch hunt in the era of globalization in a small landlocked country that in reality hardly has any say in defining its own future. “Beloved” president Akaev used to be more flexible offering all super powers more or less equal terms of strategic partnership. Now, on the contrary, everything seems to be about extremes.