[meteorite-list] Turkmenistan falls

From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:59:05 +0200
Message-ID: <015901c77130$7c536ec0$e46dfea9_at_name86d88d87e2>

Hi Doug,

and you forgot to mention, that the Turkmen-people had wished, that the 1ton
stone would have hammered that Nyjazov right on the head, as he was an
especially idiotic example of the meanwhile rarer species, called
"megalomaniac dictator".

Nyjazov wrote a pseudo-religious book, an incredible rubbish. That book he
made to the main subject in all schools and no university diploma without
the examinee being able to recite the content word by word.
He let build monuments for this book, in TV-shows the people danced arounf
that book (and he wasn't pleased, that most national libraries all around
the world, refused to accept the copies he presented them). In the capital
he let errect a golden statue of himself, motor-operated to turn around for
the sun always shining in his face. He officially redefined the names of the
months, one is named now after his mother. Frequently he arranged song
contests, with the requirement that all lyrics had to praise his splendour,
glory and wisdom.
Those were after a while even for him so boring, that he didn't attend the
spectacles anymore.
In the capital he started a project, that on each intersection underpasses
were built, and by law the pedestrian had to use them, although there are
almost no private cars in town, only for not disturbing him, when he is
going by car.
He bleed his people dry, destroyed the medicare, which is now worse than in
Africa, he cited the people to hard labours, arbitrary imprisonments &
torture were the orders of each day.
Thanks God he wasn't so militaristic like e.g. Kim Jong-il,
but in the row of dictators a Lukashenko is a choir boy in comparision.
That man was mentally insane.

I've some hundred grams of his "Sapamurat Turkmenbashi" H5 left. Small rusty
fragments. But I will store them a few years, as they are still suffering
from the Russian disease and underrated. Yep it has 1ton tkw, but 1ton of
that 1ton is a single stone. No supply anymore. Happy those, who bought in
time!

Buckleboo!
Martin
 

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MexicoDoug
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Dear Listees,

I just noticed Mike offered up for sale a meteorite from Turkmenistan,
beautiful!
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170095403910

DASHOGUZ (H5) fall, 1998. This would appear to be the fresh good stuff
recovered by Kakabay Annaniyazov around the rim of the crater as everything
in the crater was apparently terribly oxidized officially with a total of
only 7kg. While NAU only has 21 grams for classification the rest seems to
be in the hands of an anonymous private collector.

Check out this little gem that coincidentally came into my inbox
(embellished only slightly):

On June 20, 1998, the eve of the anniversary of the democratic authoritarian
head of state of Turkmenistan was to celebrate the anniversary of his rise
to power on June 21 (Summer Solstice). By decree, a meteorite fell on his
country on that day to herald in the celebration - weighing well over a
metric ton! A diehard meteorite devotee, the kingly leader thought, ...
"This one has my name all over it".

He then decreed that the meteorite would be named "His Excellency, World
Leader of Turkmens and President Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov", after
himself. We better know this meteorite as KUNYA-URGENCH (H5), as the
Nomenclature Committee did not respect his wishes with official status. It
was then decreed in some circles underground, that members of said committee
would have their tongues cut out if they ever set foot in Turkmenistan
looking for meteorites. The King emphasized this point by commanding a
repeat occurrence for collectors.

Sure enough, on September 5, 1998, two and a half months later, another H5
fell which was named DASHOGUZ, just 50 kilometers away from the original.
The British Museum then was rumored to diplomatically motion for the tongues
of its colleagues by making Turkmenbashy (=Great Leader of the Turkmens) a
synonym in the style of Alexander the Great, using his first name: also
known as: Saparmurat Turkmenbashy (Saparmurat the Great Leader of the
Turkmens). And that official synonym, given the nod by Turkmen scientists
for the original Turkmenbashy fall, continues today.

His Excellency, Great Leader of Turkmens and President Saparmurat Atayevich
Niyazov unfortunately joined the stars from whence he came officially around
the Winter Solstice (December 21, 2006).

It is an interesting footnote that those are the only two witnessed falls
ever recorded for Turkmenistan :-) The new President of Turkmenistan is:
Gurbanguly M?likguly?ewi? Berdimuhammedow soon maybe to add Turkmenbashy.
The grapevine has it he may also command a meteorite fall in his name to
consolidate rule in this challenging resource rich country - and his is
rumored to be the son of Turkmenbashy.

Best Health and Best Wishes,
Doug

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