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External Links

US Eviction From Uzbekistan

 * Dialogue with Uzbekistan To Continue Despite Loss of Air Base, US Department of State, August 1, 2005
 * B. Lynn Pascoe, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Uzbekistan: The Key to Success in Central Asia?, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Central Asia House International Relations Committee, June 15, 2004
 * Barry Newhouse, "Uzbekistan Terminates US Air Base Agreement," Voice of America, July 30, 2005.
 * David Gollust, US Defends Human Rights Pressure on Uzbekistan, Voice of America, August 1, 2005
 * Josh White, "Uzbekistan Senate Says U.S. Troops Must Leave: Vote Backs Earlier Government Action", Washington Post, August 27, 2005


 * Domestic Press
 * Robert Burns, "Uzbekistan Evicts U.S. From Air Base", Associated Press (San Francisco Chronicle link), July 30, 2005
 * Maura Reynolds and David Holley, "Uzbekistan Terminates U.S. Base Agreement: The eviction notice follows American calls for an inquiry into the shooting deaths of several hundred people during a May rally", Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2005 (paid archive link)
 * Mark Sappenfield, "Pentagon stirs tensions in foreign base shuffle", The Christian Science Monitor, August 01, 2005
 * Robin Wright and Ann Scott Tyson, "U.S. Evicted From Air Base In Uzbekistan", Washington post, July 30, 2005
 * Editorial, "Wise choice in Uzbekistan", Boston Globe, August 2, 2005


 * Foreign Press
 * Alexei Makarkin, "What stands behind Uzbekistan's demand to withdraw U.S. base?", Novosti (Russian), August 2, 2005
 * Ramtanu Maitra, "The US strikes out", Asia Times, August, 2, 2005
 * Arseny Oganesyan, "United States losing allies", Novosti (Russsian), August 1, 2005
 * Andrew Osborn, "Uzbekistan told US to close down airbase 'after gas deal with Russia' and get out", Independent, August 2, 2005
 * Sudha Ramachandra, "Rumsfeld makes it to first base", Asia Times, July 28, 2005
 * Ahmed Rashid, "Great Game reloaded, Pakistan Daily Times, July 29, 2005, a reprint of a Yale Center for the Study of Globalization study
 * Nick Paton Walsh, "US orders staff out of Uzbekistan", The Guardian, June 4, 2005
 * , "Game on in Central Asia", The Stabdard (China), August 5, 2005
 * Agencies in Beijing, "China backs Uzbekistan president", The Guardian, May 26, 2005
 * "Uzbekistan demands withdrawal of US military base", Itar-Tass, July 30, 2005
 * MosNews News Sorted by Publication Date - (data scrape: 08/07/2005)
 * U.S. Voice Deep Concern Over Uzbek Developments, MosNews dot com, 05.17.2005
 * Uzbekistan Denies Civilians Killed in Andijan, MosNews dot com, 05.18.2005
 * Uzbekistan’s Karimov Rejects UN Calls for Probe Into Violence, MosNews dot com, 05.20.2005
 * Russia Says International Calls to Probe Uzbek Crackdown Unfair, MosNews dot com, 05.25.2005
 * Uzbekistan Again Rejects U.N. Calls for Andijan Bloodshed Probe, MosNews dot com, 05.26.2005
 * Uzbekistan Riots Will Not Develop Into Revolution — Russian Expert, MosNews dot com, 05.27.2005
 * Chechen Terrorists Implicated in Uzbek Bloodshed — Russia, MosNews dot com, 06.02.200
 * U.S. Warns of Terrorist Threat in Uzbekistan, MosNews dot com, 06.03.2005
 * Uzbekistan Keeps EU Envoy out of Andijan, MosNews dot com, 06.04.2005
 * Russia Rejects NATO’s Call for International Investigation in Uzbekistan, MosNews dot com, 06.09.2005
 * Uzbekistan Boycotts NATO Ministerial Meeting, MosNews dot com, 06.09.2005
 * Uzbekistan Faces New Turmoil as Refugees Sent Back, MosNews dot com, 06.10.2005
 * Uzbek Authorities Promise Open Trial of Andijan Revolt Organizers, MosNews dot com, 06.12.2005
 * EU Gives Uzbekistan Until End of June to Start International Andijan Probe, MosNews dot com, 06.14.2005
 * U.S. Hints at Penalties for Uzbekistan Over Andijan Bloodshed Inquiry, MosNews dot com, 06.15.2005
 * Uzbekistan Bans Night Flights at U.S. Air Base, MosNews dot com, 06.16.2005
 * Uzbekistan Says Limitations on U.S. Air Base Use Planned Long Before Andijan Massacre, MosNews dot com, 06.18.200
 * Uzbek President Tells Putin of Foreign Link in Recent Riots, MosNews dot com, 06.29.2005
 * Uzbek Journalist Reports Details of Andijan Massacre to U.S. Helsinki Commission, MosNews dot com, 06.30.2005
 * International Probe of Andijan Bloodbath to Start in Uzbekistan, MosNews dot com, 07.10.2005
 * International Rights Group Urges Neighbors to Resist Anti-Democracy Moves in Uzbekistan, MosNews dot com, 07.14.2005
 * U.N. to Take Uzbek Refugees From Kyrgyzstan to Romania, MosNews dot com, 07.27.2005
 * Uzbekistan Gives U.S. 6 Months to Withdraw K2 Air Base, MosNews dot com, 08.01.2005
 * EBRD Stops Financing Uzbek Public Sector After U.S. Base Withdrawal Demand, MosNews dot com, 08.01.2005
 * Russia’s Top Parliamentarian Supports Uzbek Decision to Close U.S. Base, MosNews dot com, 08.01.2005
 * Uzbek President to Abolish Death Penalty After Building More Prisons, MosNews dot com, 08.02.2005
 * Tajikistan Will Not Host U.S. Air Force Base — Official, MosNews dot com, 08.04.2005
 * U.S. to Stay in Central Asia After Uzbekistan Pullout — Source, MosNews dot com, 08.05.2005

Andijon Massacre

 * Galima Bukharbaeva, project director for the Institute of War and Peace Reporting in Uzbekistan, "I see troops fire on unarmed protesters", The Observer, May 15, 2005
 * Pepe Escobar, "The US and its 'special' dictator", Asia Times, May 17, 2005*Matthew Davis, "Uzbek crisis poses dilemma for US", BBC News, May 16, 2005
 * Jonathan Freedland, "He's our sonofabitch: The west's support for the Uzbek regime exposes its destructive reliance on despots and tyrants", The Guardian, May 18, 2005
 * Michael Gawenda, "Our man in Uzbekistan", Sydney Morning Herald, May 21, 2005
 * John Laughland, "Enemies bought, friends sold", The Guardian, May 19, 2005
 * Richard Norton-Taylor, "UK trained Uzbek troops weeks before massacre, The Guardian, June 30, 2005
 * Jeremy Page, "Mayhem follows Uzbek massacre: Thousands flee as reports put death toll at 600 and militants battle with troops", London Times, May 16, 2005
 * Amir Taher, "What Options in Uzbekistan?", Arab News (S. Arabia), May 21, 2005
 * Nick Paton Walsh, "US looks away as new ally tortures Islamists: Uzbekistan's president steps up repression of opponents", The Guardian, May 26, 2003
 * Nick Paton Walsh and Ewen MacAskill, "US adds voice of protest as unrest spreads in Uzbekistan, The Guardian, May 17, 2005
 * Nick Paton Walsh, "The lie about liberty", The Guardian, May 31, 2005
 * Fred Weir and Peter Boehm, "Uzbek violence challenges leader's hard line", Christian Science Monitor, May 16, 2005

Pre-Andijon Uzbekistan Articles

 * Matthew Brzesinski, "Why the US feels at home in Uzbekistan", The Guardian, May 10, 2003
 * Steven Eke, Tough regime finds unlikely allies, BBC News, May 13, 2005
 * Edward Helmore, "US in replay of the 'Great Game': Costs and consequences of American engagement in Central Asia begin to become clear, The Observer,January 20, 2002
 * George Monbiot, "Tony Blair's new friend: Britain and the US claim a moral mandate - and back a dictator who boils victims to death", The Guardian, October 28, 2003
 * Don Van Natta Jr., "U.S. Recruits a Rough Ally to Be a Jailer", New York Times, May 1, 2005
 * Don Van Natta Jr., "Growing evidence U.S. sending prisoners to torture capital, New York Times (SF Chronicle mirror), Sunday, May 1, 2005
 * Paul Tumelty, "Analysis: Uzbekistan's 'Islamists'", BBC News, May 15, 2005
 * Nick Paton Walsh, "Fraud, nepotism and torture mark Karimov's reign", The Guardian, May 14, 2005
 * Nick Paton Walsh, "The terror dividend: Suicide bombings in Uzbekistan may have saved its US aid package", The Guardian, March 30, 2004
 * "U.S. Ally Fires On Its People", CBS News, May 14, 2005
 * "CIA Flying Suspects To Torture?", CBS News, March 6, 2005
 * Senior US Officials Cozy up to Dictator Who Boils People Alive, The Memory Hole - Karimov pictures
 * Uzbekistan Archive, Washington Post - not updated since October, 2004

Craig Murray

 * Craig Murray, "Why the US won't admit it was jilted: Sanctions should be imposed on Uzbekistan's repugnant regime, The Guardian, August 3, 2005
 * Craig Murray's blog
 * Craig Murray, "What drives support for this torturer?", The Guardian, May 16, 2005
 * Interviews
 * Irena Maryniak, "Our Man in Tashkent", Index, February, 2005
 * Laurence Walker, "Interview with Craig Murray: Ex-British Ambassador to Uzbekistan", Journal of Turkish Weekly, January 24, 2005
 * Kathleen Moore, Uzbekistan: Interview With Former British Ambassador Craig Murray, Radio Free Europe, February 18 2005
 * About Murray
 * Nick Cohen, "Trouble in Tashkent", The Observer, December 15, 2002
 * Nick Paton Walsh, "Outspoken UK envoy to Uzbekistan may lose job", The Guardian, October 12, 2004

NGOs

 * UN Information Centre in Uzbekistan
 * Amnesty International - Uzbekistan
 * Human Rights Watch - Uzbekistan
 * Institute for War and Peace Reporting
 * Central asia
 * Uzbek Unrest
 * Intnl Assn for democratic reform in Uzbekistan
 * Muslim Uzbekistan