Let's give the Uzbek bombings some context:

[lottie244]

"New 'terror' trial begins in Uzbekistan

Friday 30 July 2004, 14:41 Makka Time, 11:41 GMT

President Karimov's government has detained about 6,000 people

The former Soviet Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan has put another 16 people on trial on terrorism-related charges, a human rights campaigner, Tulkin Korayev, has said.

He told AFP on Friday that the trials "began under tight security without journalists or rights defenders being informed" in Karshi, a town in southern Uzbekistan about 170 kilometres (105 miles) from the border with Afghanistan. Karshi is near an airbase used by government forces.

The defendants are accused of terrorism, extremist activity and infringing the constitutional order, but it was unclear whether the charges were related to a string of explosions and shootings which left at least 47 people dead early this year, Korayev said.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A11340A5-EADB-45E0-BF02-8C0E590C6C3C.htm

Fifteen other people who went on trial said their confessions were extracted under torture."

[Dirty Hippie]

1. This country has a horrible human rights record

and up until a short while ago, their government was supported by the US and was the recipient of substantial foreign aid.

Karimov is a Saddam.

[lottie244]

2. Your point is my point.

Thanks!