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[title] => THE BUSH MIRAGE AND UZBEKISTAN
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[bodytext] => Look at Uzbekistan Tell me the simple rule The one that solves it all Who believes that is a fool O// The world was never going to be easy Complications always arise It’s a hard time for the simple-minded As jaws drop in surprise If only it was easy Susceptible to simple sound byte It’s NEVER going to be that easy To get all this just right It’s going to take the long-sighted To get a real good grip on this A simple knee-jerk reaction Is always going to miss Starting a war is simple But ending one is hard It’s going to take more than war To play the winning card O// Look at Uzbekistan Tell me the simple rule The one that solves it all Who believes that is a fool O// As we throw a bunch of pebbles Into a waiting pond Remember there is no rewind No curing magic wand This world has contradictions And will reveal the naïve hand No matter the political slogans Upon which he may stand Reality will always find a way To upset inept plans In the pursuit not of mind but muscle Of braindead political clans Constantly there is the danger Of the simplistic point of view Which says it’s clear and easy When it really is not true O// Look at Uzbekistan Tell me the simple rule The one that solves it all Who believes that is a fool O// What lies behind Uzbek protests? By Jenny Norton BBC, Tashkent Friday, 13 May, 2005, 10:24 GMT 11:24 UK Most of the protesters who have crowded into Andijan's central square today are local people - men and women, old people and even some young children. They have come to call for an end to the poverty and injustice which they say have become a part of their daily lives. Unemployment is very high in eastern Uzbekistan and many young people feel they no longer have a future in the area. Andijan has been particularly hard hit by the Uzbek government's continuing crackdown against Islamic groups. Hundreds of young men have been arrested, and it is common to meet people in the city who have husbands, brothers and fathers in jail. Many men who have been released from prison complain of being mistreated. They say vicious beatings are commonplace. All this has added to a growing sense of anger. Some of the people leading Friday's demonstration in Andijan were set free when armed men stormed the town's prison in the early hours of the morning. They include a number of prominent local businessmen who have been standing trial accused of belonging to an Islamic extremist group. Their supporters have been involved in a peaceful protest which has been going on outside an Andijan court for the past four months. At this stage the identity of the gunmen who stormed the prison is not known, and it is not clear what, if any, connection they have to the people organising the demonstration. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4543847.stm [comments] => 1 [counter] => 155 [topic] => 57 [informant] => Steeleyes [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => war )
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