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To: TigerLikesRooster
23 businessmen who were on trial are members of Akramia — a group named for their founder, Akram Yuldashev, an Islamic dissident sentenced in 1999 to 17 years in prison for allegedly urging the overthrow of Uzbekistan's secular government

Because the dictator of Uzbekistan says they are 'islamic radicals', it's alright to shoot their supporters? It would be nice to have some other corroboration.

Remember that Russia has vested interests here, and is more worried about an 'Orange Plague' than Islamic fundamentalists these days.

In Kazakhstan, also a mostly Moslem country, police have been known to plant 'subversive Jihadist literature' on people who rubbed them the wrong way.

11 posted on 05/13/2005 9:42:38 AM PDT by struwwelpeter
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To: struwwelpeter

Where's your evidence of police corruption in Kazakhstan? Links?

When protesters rush the jail it's not just about islamic extremism, it's a riot and given Islamic riots these days an extreme danget to the police. Plenty of justification - yes, it's 'all right' Peter - for Uzbekistan's police for opening fire. I certainly would have.

What would you recommend, ask them nicely to leave?

Sheesh!


13 posted on 05/13/2005 10:01:54 AM PDT by wvobiwan (United Nations = World-wide Criminal Organization)
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