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Subject: Fw: [stopnato] US Military To Leave Uzbek Air Base With
Tail Between Its Legs Forward from mart
The U.S. was caught red-handed, financing,
aiding and *arming* another one it's "Orange
Revolution" coups, this time using so-called
"Islamic" insurgents in
an attempt to the overthrow
the (formerly and up until now)
"U.S.' best friend
and ally",Uzbek
government. Once again,further
irrefutable proof that with "friends and allies" like the
U.S. and NATO, you don't needs
enemies! - mart
via Rick Rozoff and Stop NATO
US Military To Leave Uzbek Air Base
With Tail Between
Its Legs.
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Agence France-Presse - Sept. 27, 2005 US military to leave Uzbek air base 'without further discussion':
official
TASHKENT - The US military will vacate a military air base it had been using in Uzbekistan without further discussion, as demanded by the Uzbek authorities, a senior US official confirmed Tuesday. "We intend to leave the base without further
discussion," Dan Fried, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, told reporters after meeting here with Uzbek President Islam Karimov. Fried also confirmed Washington would pay Uzbekistan
23 million dollars for the past use of Karshi-Khanabad air base, also known as K-2, despite objections by members of the US Congress. Uzbekistan in July gave the US military six months to
end operations at K-2, effectively severing a partnership that sprang up in 2001 on the eve of the US military campaign to oust the Taliban in Afghanistan. Uzbek lawmakers ratified the eviction notice last month. The base was a crucial staging area for US forces
operating in northern Afghanistan, and after the war became a hub for flights carrying supplies for US and NATO forces in the country.
.... Fried admitted to differences with Karimov during his meeting with the Uzbek leader.
"We did not agree on all issues and made it
clear we support civil society and NGOs
around
the world just like foreign NGOs can
operate in
the US [sic]," he said.
.... He said his message to Uzbek officials was to determine a basis on which US-Uzbek relations and cooperation could move ahead, provided
such notions as democracy, human rights
and
political reforms were taken into account.
He also denied allegations by one of 15 alleged
Islamist insurgents on trial over the Andijan bloodshed that the US embassy had provided funding to his group.
"The assertions about helping Islamic insurgents
are ludicrous and not credible [sic]," he said.
Fried was scheduled to meet representatives
of Uzbek civil society groups on Wednesday,
and was later due to visit Kazakhstan and
Kyrgyzstan for talks on bilateral and regional
issues, including the fight against terrorism,
officials said.
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