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2004-03-30 Central Asia

Uzbekistan launches investigation into bombings

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-03-30 1:25:25 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Vicious crackdownÂ© starting in 3....2...

Posted by Frank G 2004-03-30 9:37:33 AM|| 2004-03-30 9:37:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 yep: Uzbek Police Storm Militants' Hideout; 19 Dead

Posted by Frank G 2004-03-30 11:36:56 AM|| 2004-03-30 11:36:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Good one FG

Posted by Lucky 2004-03-30 12:32:59 PM|| 2004-03-30 12:32:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The correct response to intolerance is intolerance. Does everyone forget why Russia ruled such a small area, and why it fell apart?

It's not really the american way, but I see no other way to resolve the problem.

Posted by flash91 2004-03-30 12:55:04 PM|| 2004-03-30 12:55:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I think there's no doubt that these terrorists are tied into Al-Qaida. Uzbeks fought with Al-Qaida in Afghanistan and of course the so-called "high-ranking" Al-Qaida official that was cornered in Wana in Pakistan this past week was said to be an Uzbek militant. Probably the Uzbek intelligence agency/agencies gave some intel to the Pakistanis and perhaps provided interpreters to translate the communications intercepts from the Wana district (many of the communications between the militants were in Uzbek and Chechen.) So the said warlord probably got mad that the Uzbek government helped the Pakistanis and he's probably just generally upset about being attacked, so he called home and gave the order to blow some stuff up so he can feel like a man again (as opposed to feeling like a scurrying RAT) and show that he has power. Well, they're ready for him back home in Uzbekistan, where a crack team of anti-terrorism forces recently trained by American Special Forces await the terrorist's stooges. Uzbek's government can be famously savage in its crackdowns. They use torture, etc. They are real thugs, but they're "allied" thugs.

Posted by Kentucky Beef 2004-03-31 1:17:23 AM|| 2004-03-31 1:17:23 AM|| Front Page Top

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