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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (3614)	4/14/2002 3:39:26 AM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

"The world has a huge problem. About 1,000,000,000 or so young men in bad situations, where they have little hope for a prosperous future. What are they going to do? Make news for a very long time. And not pleasant news, by any means. War looms, and not only in Jenin. " Include Central Asia as a problem. The countries are run by dictators. Yet, Bush never says a word about them. >>>>>>>>>>>>> "In Uzbekistan, "60 percent of the population is now under 25 years old. These young are jobless, restless and hungry, and their numbers are growing." (Excerpt from Jihad by Ahmed Rashid, p.82) "Our leaders cannot face up to the reality. They are overwhelmed and paralyzed by the problems they face." a senior Uzbek told me..." " We don't know from one day to the next what the president is going to order us to do in changing foreign or domestic policy." (Excerpt from Jihad by Ahmed Rashid, p. 83). The president is called Karimov. Rashid says Karimov policies depend more on mood swings "than on reasoned policy initiatives." (p.82). Karimov's mental processes remind me of Bush! Karimov's human right's record is abysmal, according to Rashid. Why doesn't Bush point his finger at people like Karimov? The US had mining, gas and oil interests in Central Asia. In 1997 mining companies from the US invested in Uzbekistan. Trade rose to $420 million from $50 million in 1996, according to Rashid, P. 82.