So you think your pet is Badass! Kyrgyzstan and Manas Air Base

Late last month, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan voted - by an overwhelming margin - to terminate their lease to the United States of Manas Air Base, and required the Americans to vacate the base within six months. The vote followed closely on the heels of an earlier announcement that Russia would be providing over $2 billion in financial aid to Kyrgyzstan. Manas is a crucial air base for operations in and around Afghanistan, and U.S. officials remain hopeful that there may still be room for negotiation. The majority of Kyrgyzstan's population appears to have little concern about the closure, instead focusing on their own struggles to get by, as migrant work in Russia has recently evaporated, and jobs at home in Kyrgyzstan are hard to come by. News photos from Kyrgyzstan are few and far between - that said, here is a collection of recent scenes from festivals, rural life, and Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. (25 photos total)

A Kazakh hunter flies his golden eagle during a hunting festival "Solburun" in the village of Bokonbayevo, Kyrgyzstan, some 300km outside Bishkek on October 18, 2008. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kazakh hunters wearing national clothes hold golden eagles during a hunting festival "Solburun" on October 18, 2008. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Happy Van Damme Friday - 'Eagle Path'

Jean-Claude Van Damme Unveils Trailer For ‘Eagle Path’

For his follow up to the critically acclaimed ‘JCVD’, Jean-Claude Van Damme has readied his latest film “Eagle Path.” Not only does he star in the film but, it is actually helmed by Van Damme.

This is his second directorial outing as he had previously directed and starred in the “The Quest” back in 1996. You can check out the trailer below. Van Damme turned down a role in Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming film, ‘The Expendables,’ which stars many of his action film peers such as Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham.

Synopsis:
A military veteran and former mercenary, Frenchy (Van Damme) works as a taxi driver, hiding somewhere in East Asia, haunted by his past. After his driving shifts he often frequents the Eagle’s Nest, a seedy bar that houses a caged eagle. In the midst of the chaotic Asian traffic Frenchy picks up a beautiful female passenger who will change him forever.

Driven by dark memories of his childhood, he becomes determined to improve her life and, without her approval, he embarks on a journey which proves to be more dangerous and complicated then he expected. After encountering a series of harrowing obstacles he calls in favors from his special ops friends who immediately join him. His military team engages in the biggest fight of their lives. War is hell, but nothing they’ve done could have prepared them for this.

Happy Van Damme Friday --- The Eagle Path Movie Poster and Trailer

I hope everyone has a Happy Van Damme Friday and a great Weekend..




And finally here they are: the official movieposter and trailer of The Eagle Path!



The Trailer: