ABSTRACT
The cable news channel interrupts regular programming to switch to the capital of a Central Asian country. From the open window of a hotel in the city’s center, a reporter excitedly reports that shots are ringing out. Tanks are blocking the boulevard leading toward the presidential palace. The reporter thrusts a microphone from the window and, yes, we hear the shots. A hand-held camera pointing from the window shows the tanks. Yes, we see them, now filling the intersection. We hear screams and shouts. People are running. Explosions reverberate.
