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Pentagon Spends Millions Protecting Uzbekistan DictatorPosted on Nov 26, 2011
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov is notorious for heading one of the world’s most oppressive regimes, and millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars are being given to a for-profit military contractor turned propaganda machine to make sure he remains a faithful and able ally in the global war on terror. Freedom House, a D.C.-based nongovernmental organization that conducts international human rights research, gave Karimov’s Uzbekistan the lowest score possible in its Freedom in the World report. Groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have uncovered widespread torture and child labor practices, while other organizations say the leader has detained more political prisoners than the leaders of all other post-Soviet republics combined. Most of the imprisoned are somehow linked to Islam. —ARK
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By omop, November 27, 2011 at 7:59 am Link to this comment
So whats new? The US spent billions protecting Mubarak. Has and
continues to spend billions protecting Israel. And what about the billions
in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan soon to be added billions in Poland,
Roumania, Somalia, etc,.
And the irony is that we still have politicians wanting to balance the
budget thru cutting programs and lessening the tax base of the Trumps,
Buffets, et al.
Is this anyway to run a business?
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, November 27, 2011 at 5:38 am Link to this comment
I see room for budget tightening here.
Report thisBy blogdog, November 26, 2011 at 7:10 pm Link to this comment
Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and the Uighors
cannon fodder in the Great Game - Z-Big’s Grand Chessboard
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/FG30Ag01.html
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FI17Ad04.html
Report thisBy blogdog, November 26, 2011 at 7:09 pm Link to this comment
Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and the Uighors
cannon fodder in the Great Game - Z-Big’s Grand Chessboard
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/FG30Ag01.html
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FI17Ad04.html
Report thisBy Napolean DoneHisPart, November 26, 2011 at 5:28 pm Link to this comment
Pentagon spends billions protecting every dictator… or have we not realized we are under a dictatorship in the states as well?
Helloooooo
Amerikan Empire.
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