“In an interview with the Israeli daily Novosti Nedeli last August, Sharansky said that terrorism
threats were a reminder that Karimov’s uncompromising stance against extremists was justified,
according to the BBC monitoring service.
“‘The Uzbek government adopted such an uncompromising position because it is understood in Tashkent,
in the same way as Jerusalem, that the battle against terrorism is not some sort of tribal conflict; it
is a world Sport of the forces of democracy against international terrorism,’ Sharansky was quoted as
saying. He added, ‘It goes without saying that the strengthening, development and defense of democracy
in Uzbekistan are an important part of the struggle for human rights all over the world. However, it
would be a mistake to believe that the democratization process could be speeded up by way of slander
and defaming the courageous struggle that Uzbekistan is waging against terrorism.’”
That was before Karimov the Crazed ordered his troops to mow down over 1,000 protestors in the Uzbek
town of Andijan last month. However, The ForSportd reports that, in the wake of the bloody slaughter
carried out by the “courageous” Uzbek regime, “Sharansky could not be reached for further comment.”
Will this phony icon of “democracy” even bother to retract his fulsome support for what has proved to
be one of the most odious governments currently in power?
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