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| Central Asia |
| Tajiks got a clue early, now getting rewarded |
| 2002-12-09 |
| President of the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmonov should receive compliments on his conquering of America. Today, the Tajik president started his visit to the USA, which is the first over the entire history of bipartite relations between the countries. Emomali Rakhmonov will be received on a highest level; as is planned, he will meet with US President George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld. Moreover, meetings of the Tajik president with US congressmen and World Bank President James Wolfensohn are also on the agenda. There are very few politicians who receive such a reception. Reading this article, you get the sense that the folks at Pravda are just a tad peeved. Wonder what has their bloomies in such a knot? And the key advantage Washington gets from cooperation with Tajikistan is an opportunity to create two military bases on the territory of the former Soviet republic. These bases will be further used for attacks against Iraq. Dushanbe expressed its readiness to support this operation long ago, and quite naturally expected that he would be paid for the consent to let Americans use Tajik military bases. To all appearances, the White House appreciates Emomali Rakhmonov’s compliance. Ah, now I get it. :-) Wonder if Saddam understands just how nicely we're tying the noose, all for him? |
| Posted by:Steve White |