Commentary:# Will Islom Karimov of Uzbekistan be the next Saddam Hussein?
He's America's fine ally, a valued trading partner for the U.S., despite tales of torture, oppression, genocide.
We may be forced to "liberate" these poor people in a few years...
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And what's the American position on all this?
Jan. 1, 2006:
Former Ambassador turns whistleblower:
Puts documents on-line proving Britain gathers intel through Uzbekistan's torture| |
Brits got data from torture of prisoners
Excerpt: A former British ambassador has published government documents he says prove that Britain knowingly received intelligence extracted under torture fromprisoners in Uzbekistan. Craig Murray, who was removed as ambassador to Uzbekistan after going public about his concerns, defied a Foreign Office ban to publish the internal memos on his website Friday. The documents include memos to Foreign Office chiefs in which Murray expressed his concern over the use of ''torture material.''
Craig Murray's weblog
Murray, the UK's former ambassador to Uzbekistan, was fired for revealing that the UK cheerfully loves using information extracted by torture by that nation's madman government. Now, in violation of UK law, he's published proof.
This might be important, because unlike America, the UK still has a general sense of sanity. Its people might not take kindly to knowing what they now know, that the British government finds torture "very useful indeed."
And I have to add with transAtlantic envy ... In your wildest dreams, can you imagine an American ambassador who would ever, ever have the courage and integrity to speak this much truth, this plainly? =H&HH= | LINK
Excerpt: Thousands of people are tortured in Uzbekistan every year. 99% of them are completely innocent, as in they have no connection with terrorism whatsoever.
Presumably you wouldn't object, then, if they did become terrorists, as they must have the right to protect themselves and their families by any means too? Let me put that another way -- if someone boiled your brother to death, what would you do? |
Dec. 30, 2005:
US cuddles up with Uzbekistan --
promoting terrorism, holding religious and political prisoners| |
Excerpt: "Between 7,000 and 10,000 political and religious prisoners are currently detained, many after trials before kangaroo courts with no representation. Terrible torture is commonplace.
...Yet on 8 September the US State Department certified that Uzbekistan was improving in both human rights and democracy, thus fulfilling a constitutional requirement and allowing the continuing disbursement of $140 million of US aid to Uzbekistan this year.
... The US are trying to prop up Karimov economically and to justify this support they need to claim that a process of economic and political reform is underway. That they do so claim is either cynicism or self-delusion. This policy is doomed to failure. |
May 28, 2005:
Uzbekistan killers were trained in America
Jan 6, 2004:
Rights group says torture increasing in Uzbekistan| GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED SOURCE |
Entire article: An Uzbek rights activist today said that state-sponsored torture is increasing in Uzbekistan.
Talib Yakubov, who heads the Uzbek Human Rights Society, says that torture is widely used by police and in prisons. He said, "Torture is a now a part of the nation's political policy," and blamed Uzbek President Islam Karimov for what he described as Uzbekistan's "torture structure."
International rights groups have consistently charged that torture is widely used by authorities in Uzbekistan.
The United Nations' special rapporteur on torture issued a report in April 2002 after visiting Uzbekistan, charging that abuse of prisoners in the republic was "systematic."
Dec. 18, 2003:
Mothers and wives begin hunger strike"All of complainants were tortured and incarcerated in punishment cells. In response to it 200 prisoners began hunger-strike on 6th December in this colony. Their relatives who came to see them were refuted" said A. Madumarov.
According to rights activist those women who were taken away on December 13 to police station were released evening after some of them were fined and others warned.
Dec. 17, 2003:
U.S. Embassy warns of terrorism in UzbekistanExcerpt: The U.S. Government has received information that terrorists may be planning attacks against hotels in Uzbekistan frequented by Westerners, and against foreign embassies and other organizations, facilities, and institutions associated with or representing foreign interests.
Supporters of extremist groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Al-Qaida, and the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement continue to remain active in the region. These groups have expressed anti-U.S. sentiments and may also attempt to target U.S. Government or private interests in Uzbekistan.
Terrorist groups do not distinguish between official and civilian targets. As security is increased at official U.S. facilities, terrorists and their sympathizers seek softer targets. These may include facilities where Americans and other foreigners congregate or visit, such as residential areas, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, schools, hotels, outdoor recreation events, resorts, beaches, maritime facilities, and planes.
Dec. 10, 2003:
Anger simmers around Uzbekistan's brutal regimeExcerpt: Local and international human rights groups report that convictions are often based on flimsy evidence, and that torture is used routinely to extract confessions. A number of deaths of Hizb-ut-Tahrir supporters while in custody are alleged to be the result of mistreatment.
The Uzbek government has in the past insisted that the people in jail present a threat because they plan to overthrow the state. It has denied allegations that its security forces use torture systematically.
Nov. 18, 2003:
A few victims of Karimov's regime
May 26, 2003:
Senior US officials cozy up to dictator who boils people alive
March 7, 2002:
Profile of President Islom Karimov
Human Rights WatchExcerpt: "I'm prepared to rip off the heads of 200 people, to sacrifice their lives, in order to save peace and calm in the republic…If my child chose such a path, I myself would rip off his head."
Oct. 8, 2001:
Rumsfeld visit to Uzbekistan builds hope of closer relations with U.S.
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