Posted on 09/24/2003 12:26:42 PM PDT by katman
Part of "Nathan's Asia -stans Summary" today. This Regional Briefing offers an in-depth look at Central Asia. He believes al-Qaeda is gearing up for a major offensive against American-related targets throughout the region.
It also includes a link to this Washington Post article about an interview with a captured Uzbek terrorist:
"...Karimov’s story, as recounted in a prison interview as well as interviews with his family, his wife, relatives of his victims and the Uzbek and Kyrgyz investigators who captured him, offers a rare inside look at the life of a foot soldier on the other side of the war on terrorism-from training camps in Chechnya and Afghanistan back to his impoverished and repressed homeland in Central Asia..."The full briefing with all its links can be found here.
Other Topics Today Include: Al-Qaeda's 2,000 men in Central Asia; Confessions of a terrorist; Central Asia's diplomatic "Great Game": the players, the positions, the standings; China and Russia's own Great Game moves; The Taliban's changing tactics; America's "new" plan for Afghanistan; Attacks on human rights activists rise in Uzbekistan; India-Israel cooperation leaves Pakistan in the cold; Azeri election; Missionaries are buying converts and drawing ire; and a look at the state of education in the region.
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