All the principal enemies of the US today were fostered by the US or its allies in the past: the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Wahhabi zealots in Saudi Arabia, Saddam Hussein and his people in Iraq. Dictators do not have friends, only sources of power. They will shift their allegiances as their requirement for power demands. The US supported Islamist extremists in Afghanistan in order to undermine the Soviet Union, and created a monster. Now it is supporting a Soviet-era leader to undermine Islamist extremists, and building up another one.
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Uzbekistan: Let's support another dictator
We are happy to support Islam Karimov, the president of Uzbekistan. Read George Monbiot's column in the Guardian for more about Uzbekistan's human rights' record and how the US and UK support the horrible government there. Remember:
