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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (750571)	9/30/2006 4:11:56 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

Bush heaps praise on controversial Central Asian leader kvoa.com WHITE HOUSE President Bush has been lavishing praise on a controversial Central Asian leader. Welcoming Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev (nur-sul-TAHN' nah-sahr-BAH'-yev) to the White House, Bush hailed him as a loyal ally in the war on terror. And the president lauded Nazarbayev for his commitment to enabling "liberty to flourish." Human rights groups charge Nazarbayev is a tyrant, who rigged elections last December in which he got 91 percent of the vote. And they say his security forces assassinated a leading political foe two months later. In recent speeches, Bush has said the central focus of U-S foreign policy is promoting democracy. Meantime, Kazakhstan's a growing oil-producer. During his Oval Office visit, Nazarbayev told reporters his country and America have become "close partners" in energy and trade. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.