Comments on: Who Really Cares What We Do in Central Asia?

By: Jamie Maddox

Jamie Maddox — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:04:59 +0000

Wow… this willful ignorance of Central Asia blowing up in our faces is an understatement to say the least. Good post, just makes my blood boil every time this crap comes up though.

By: Laurence

Laurence — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:14:50 +0000

OK, couldn’t embed that, either–has Boucher and another State Dept. official talking (with Uzbek translation voiceover) at this URL: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4944698365700773009&q=boucher+central+asia&total=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0&hl=en

By: Laurence

Laurence — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:13:45 +0000

Also, I found this VOA TV broadcast on YouTube from March 12th on the improving US-Uzbek relationship, which may be of interest:

By: Laurence

Laurence — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:56:52 +0000

That didn’t work, I think, I clicked and nothing happened for the popup, so here’s the URL: http://video.state.gov/?fr_story=96871058c616d0f4d13a3948bf5f5516f855eadf

By: Laurence

Laurence — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:54:56 +0000

Thanks for the post. I found video of the testimony here: Central Asia: An Overview

By: Narcogen

Narcogen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:40:26 +0000

Boucher’s claim of reforms “demanded” in return for supporting Kazakhstan’s successful bid to chair OSCE is particularly laughable in view of President Nazarbayev’s recent speech denying that any such reforms are or ever could be required.