Belarus - click to enlarge Ousted Kyrzyg President Bakiev has arrived in Belarus. Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday he had arranged for Bakiyev to come to the Belarusian capital. His presence, however, could exacerbate Belarus’ tensions with both the West as well as neighboring Russia. “President Bakiyev and his family are in Minsk under the protection of our state and me personally,” Lukashenko said in televised remarks to parliament, adding that his guests were undergoing medical checkups. Belarus borders Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. Belarus seems to be a country that's easy to miss. The country's president, Alexander Lukashenko, has been in power for about fifteen years. The Bush administration described him as "the last dictator in Europe" heading up "an outpost of tyranny." He is sometimes linked to Chavez of Venezuela, Ahmadinejad of Iran, and Kim Jong Il of North Korea. Axis of Evil stuff....