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uzbekistan.neweurasia.net » Blog Archive » THE GREAT INFORMATION WAR — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:09:16 +0000

[...] (There is a great post on that over at Registan.Net) [...]

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 18:17:23 +0000

That’s right, I was critical of the second article. My bad.

By: Denzil Uz

Denzil Uz — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:02:48 +0000

Thanks for reference, but I wouldn’t dare..
I don’t think you’re criticizing Komersant – I just agreed with your comments on their articles, which, well, I still couldn’t swallow as “analyses”.
But returning to the StateDep briefing – you’ve probably mentioned that McCormack denied that the counterterrorism was discussed during D.Freid’s visit to Tashkent? How it’s possible when almost every issue in regional agenda in any case linked to the counterterrorism? Talking about possibility of international investigation for 3 hours? – I couldn’t imagine it. Maybe it means that the Whit House no more interested in Uzbekistan in the sphere of counterorism, thus making Tashkent only a subject of “renovation”? Its just a question and… fear that actually its counteterrorism became the sacrifice of perspectives of “broader relations”..
Sorry if I’m not blending with the drift

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 05:40:39 +0000

No, it doesn’t mean much. It’s in Diplomatese. It certainly doesn’t mean that we don’t see the IMU as a threat anymore.

And if you’re thinking that I’m criticizing Kommersant you’re not getting my drift. (I understand why you might think I’m criticizing them, but I assure you I’m not). “You” refers to Uzbekistan.

By: Denzil Uz

Denzil Uz — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 05:12:31 +0000

Agree with your notes on those ignonimous scribbles of Komersant which they dare to “article” or even “analyses”!
As for StateDep briefing, I would drow attention to that:
“QUESTION: Are they still cooperating in war on terror stuff?..
MR. MCCORMACK: Again, fighting terrorism, we think is something that we would encourage cooperation with all states. President Karimov has said that he has a problem with the IMU and IMU terrorists. Certainly everybody has an interest in seeing that that kind of terrorism doesn’t spread. We have had in the past counterterrorism cooperation with the Uzbek Government and we stand ready to continue that kind of cooperation in the context of a broad relationship, again, not sacrificing any cooperation on counterterrorism or any other — or security cooperation.”

Is it means, that the US no more consider IMU as a threat for themselves, but only for Uzbeks? Am I mistaken about bunch of IMU fighters around Osama? And, who could explain what that “broad relationship” means?