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1 | Turkmenere i chok: J-Lo optræder til deres præsidents store fødselsdag. | Turkmens Appalled, J Lo Performs for Their President's Grand Birthday |
2 | (Alle links er på engelsk, medmindre andet er angivet) Turkmenistans præsident Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov fik en fin 56-års fødselsdagsgave i slutningen af sidste måned i form af en koncert med stjernen Jennifer Lopez, afholdt i Turkmenistans 2 milliarder dollar dyre statspalads. | Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov got a fine 56th birthday present at the end of last month in the form of a concert starring Jennifer Lopez held at Turkmenistan's $2 billion state palace. |
3 | Men mange blandt de almene turkmenere følte afsky ved demonstrationen af overflod i et land, hvor den gennemsnitlige løn ligger omkring de 200 dollars pr. måned. | But many ordinary Turkmens registered disgust at the display of opulence in a country where the average salary hovers around $200 per month. |
4 | Turkmenske sangere optrådte også ved koncerten d. 28. juni. | Turkmen singers also performed at the June 28 concert. |
5 | De optrædende takkede lederen for hans enorme resultater, og omkvædet ”Arkadage ᶊörat!” | Performers thanked the leader for his tremendous accomplishments and the refrain “Arkadaga şöhrat!” |
6 | (Storslåede Majestætiske Beskytter!) blev gentaget igen og igen under fejringen. | (Great Majesty Protector!) was repeated again and again during the celebrations. |
7 | Som sit bidrag, skreg J-Lo ”TURKMENISTAN” ind i mikrofonen og sang Happy Birthday Mister President. | For her part, J-Lo screamed “TURKMENISTAN” into the microphone and sang Happy Birthday Mr. President. |
8 | Adskillige kilder rapporterede, at hendes tilstedeværelse var betalt for af et af Kinas førende energiselskaber CNPC (China, National Petroleum Company) i deres forsøg på at smigre den gasrige republik. | Several outlets reported that her presence was paid for by one of China's leading energy companies China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) in their attempts to woo the gas-rich republic. |
9 | Lopez afviste senere via sin manager at have kendskab til Turkmenistans rystende brud på menneskerettighederne. | Lopez later denied knowledge of Turkmenistan's appalling human rights record via her publicist. |
10 | Iblandt kommentatorerne på nyhedsbloggen ”Turkmen Chronicles”, en hjemmeside drevet af turkmenere i eksil, var den hårdeste kritik ikke møntet på J-Lo, men Berdymuhamedov og hans påståede brug af offentlige midler til personlig fornøjelse. | Among commentators on the Turkmen Chronicles newsblog, a site run by Turkmen exiles, the harshest criticism was reserved not for J-Lo but Berdymuhamedov and his alleged use of public assets for personal pleasure. |
11 | Pippa kommenterede [ru]: | Pippa commented [ru]: |
12 | At Gurbanguly skulle brænde op for at stjæle offentlige penge. | That Gurbanguly should burn for stealing public money. |
13 | Og disse stjålne penge giver ikke glæde til sangerne… | And this stolen money will not not bring happiness to these singers… |
14 | En anden kommentator, “halk”, udtrykte bitterhed [tm]: | Another commentator, “halk” expressed indignation [tm]: |
15 | Folket [i Turkmenistan] har det svært med at finde arbejde og komme til udlandet for at studere, men du har ingen skam i at invitere Lopez til din fødselsdag. | The [Turkmen] people are having a hard time finding work and studying abroad, but you have no shame in inviting Lopez to your birthday. |
16 | Alle ler af os. | Everyone is laughing at us. |
17 | Hvis ikke du er flov, er jeg flov på dine vegne.) | If you don't feel ashamed, I will feel ashamed for you. ) |
18 | Et populært rygte er, at J-Lo blev betalt 1,5 millioner dollars for sin korte optræden. | One popular rumor is that J.Lo was paid $1.5 million for her short performance. |
19 | Anonim skrev [ru]: | Anonim posted [ru]: |
20 | Det forlyder, at hun blev betalt 1,5 millioner dollars. | It is said that she was payed $1.5 million |
21 | Det er også blevet antaget her, her og her, at J-Lo's Turkmenistan-debut var blevet sponsoreret af Kinas Energigigant CNPC [da], en statsejet virksomhed, der allerede har investeret milliarder af amerikanske dollars i gasudvinding i den østlige del af landet. | It has also been assumed here, here and here that J-Lo's Turkmenistan debut was sponsored by China's energy giant CNPC, a state-owned company that has already invested billions of US dollars on gas extraction in the eastern part of the country. |
22 | Jennifer Lopez (foto via wikimedia, creative commons) | Jennifer Lopez (image via wikimedia, creative commons) |
23 | Mens nogle internetbrugere blev trøstet af idéen om, at J-Lo's optræden kom fra CNPC's lommer og ikke fra Turkmenistans budget, følte mange sig sikre på, at det bare var en måde at garantere sig en endnu større aktie i landets gassektor til discountpris. | While some netizens were comforted by the idea that J-Lo's performance was coming out of CNPC's pocket, rather than Turkmenistan's budget, many others felt sure that it was just a way to secure an even larger stake in the country's gas sector at a knockdown price. |
24 | Atsyz støttede [tm] beslutningen om, at få J-Lo om bord: | Atsyz supported [tm] the decision to get J-Lo on board: |
25 | Alle disse organisationer, der kritiserer Turkmenistan, skulle fokusere på deres egne lande! | All these organizations that criticize Turkmenistan should focus on their own country! |
26 | Hvis CNPC støttede [optrædenen], så hvorfor bekymre sig - hvad er der galt med det! ) | If CNPC sponsored [the performance], why worry - what is bad about this !) |
27 | Generalitet tilføjer [tm] | Generalitet responded [tm] |
28 | (CNPC suger vores blod, og kommer til at få 10 gange så mange penge tilbage! | (CNPC sucks our blood, and it will get 10 times more money back! |
29 | [Præsident] Berdy lukker sine øjne for det faktum.) | [President] Berdy closes his eyes to that fact.) |
30 | En anden Atsyz blev sur over, hvad den første Atsyz skrev og prøvede [tm] at gøre det klart, at i regnskabets time, vil de penge, der blev betalt for J-Lo, stadig komme fra Turkmenistan: | Another Atsyz got mad at what the first Atsyz wrote and tried [tm] to make it clear that in the final reckoning, the money to pay for J-Lo was still coming out of Turkmenistan: |
31 | (CNPC kommer til at få de penge adskillige gange tilbage, vær ikke dum. Hvorfor kan I ikke se motiverne bag denne aktion) | (CNPC will get several times that money back. do not be stupid. why can't you see the motives behind this action) |
32 | George Camm, som blogger på eurasianet.org, analyserede, hvorfor CNPC måske tilbød J-Lo som bestikkelse til de Turkmenske ledere. | George Camm, who blogs at eurasianet.org, analyzed why CNPC might offer J.Lo as a bribe to the Turkmen leader. |
33 | Kina er enormt afhængig af eksterne kilder af energi, skriver Camm, og Turkmenistan sidder på den fjerde største kendte gasreserve i verden. | China is enormously dependent on external sources of energy, writes Camm and Turkmenistan sits on the fourth-largest known gas reserves in the world. |
34 | For Turkmenistan er Kina en perfekt mulighed for at sprede deres gaseksport. | For Turkmenistan, China is an excellent option to diversify gas exports. |
35 | Camm tilføjer: | Camm added: |
36 | Af vigtighed for Berdymukhamedov, hjælper rørledningen [sponsoreret af CNPC] ham med spredningen. Førhen pegede det meste af Turkmenistans gasinfrastruktur mod Rusland, hvor den blev købt for discountpriser. | Importantly for Berdymukhamedov, the [CNPC sponsored] pipeline helps him diversify: Previously most of Turkmenistan's gas infrastructure pointed toward Russia, where it was bought at discount rates. |
37 | Ulig de vestlige lande, hjælper Kina også den Turkmenske regering ved at ignorere Ashkabads åbenlyse menneskerettighedsovertrædelser, manipulerede valgafstemninger, undertrykkelse af ytringsfriheden og seriøse lovovertrædelser. | Unlike western states, China also helps the Turkmen government by ignoring Ashkabad's flagrant human rights abuses, manipulated elections, restricted freedom of speech, and serious issues with the rule of law. |
38 | Ovre på nyhedsbloggen Turkmen Chronicles konkluderede [tm] Aman aga: | Over at the Turkmen Chronicles news blog Aman aga concluded [tm]: |
39 | Vi er ikke i en tid lige nu i Turkmenistan, hvor vi skal lytte til musik, vi har mange seriøse problemer, der skal tages hånd om, og hvis du forstår den virkelighed, vil du vide, at det ikke er tidspunktet at afholde fest. | We are not ready for listening to music in Turkmenistan right now, we have many serious issues that must be dealt with, and if you understand reality, you will know it is not a time to throw parties. |
40 | Den 4. juli foreslog Human Right Watch Jennifer Lopez, at hun skulle donere indtægterne fra sin del i Berdymuhamedovs fødselsdagsabegilde til velgørenhed. | On July 4 Human Rights Watch suggested Jennifer Lopez should donate the proceeds from her part in Berdymuhamedov's birthday bonanza to charity. |
41 | Sangerinden mangler endnu at kommentere på det forslag. | The singer is yet to respond to the offer. |