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May 17, 2005
Are Bush, Putin and Karimov to Blame for Uzbek Turmoil?
Writer Angela Charlton asserts in a column published in Russia's RIA Novosti that, "As much as Uzbekistan could use a dose of fair governance, talk of a democratic revolution there sounds premature, even dangerous, after the unrest that has left the Fergana Valley bloodied and terrified in recent days." She added: Even Washington sees little room for optimism in the harsh and clumsy conflict in Andijan. Despite conspiracy theories that one or all of them are behind the turmoil, George Bush, Vladimir Putin and Islam Karimov have all lost face since Friday's protests, and should be praying that the storm dies down soon. Each leader, in his own way, is to blame for allowing public discontent and lawlessness in Uzbekistan to reach such a volatile level.
Ms. Charlton said, "Karimov, the Uzbek president, is the clearest culprit. A decade and a half of nurturing his cult of personality left him little time to heed the poverty and desperation of his compatriots. Islamic groups that tried to address those problems were labeled terrorist cells, yet many of them only turned to extremism in frustration at Karimov's authoritarianism. Karimov's reputation as a strongman concealed his core weakness and failure to unify his country." Read more here.
Posted by Munir Umrani at May 17, 2005 09:07 PM
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