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Uzbekistan's US funded secret services
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:49:31 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson200311070835.asp
NRO has been derided here in the past as has Mr. Hanson. But read it anyway
and think about it.
This paragraph, in particular, is likely not to be popular with the
apologists:
“In short, our enemies are ideological fanatics who benefit from sanctuary in
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Iran, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Yemen,
money from Saudi Arabia and pan-Arabic charities,
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Does he mention the US’s allies in this; countries like Uzbekistan and Israel?
from the
Guardian
Mr Murray (British ambassador to Tashkent) gave a scathing speech condemning
the Uzbek human rights record last year, which infuriated Tashkent officials.
Uzbekistan’s secret police “use torture as a routine investigation technique”,
according to Washington, who last year also funded the same secret services to
the tune of $80m.
Those US funded secret services are apparently holding 10,000 political or
religious prisoners... a stat what makes even Israel look good!
Bush: the success of freedom rests upon the choices and the courage of free
peoples and upon their willingness to sacrifice.
Scott A
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (URL) has been derided here in the past as has Mr. Hanson. But read it anyway and think about it. This paragraph, in particular, is likely not to be popular with the apologists: "In short, our enemies are ideological fanatics who benefit from (...) (21 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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