...and The Beat Goes On Vol.III

.....I read an article in the news today by Anvar Ilyasov and Sasha Merkushev from the Associated Press. I don't know those two very well; in fact, I don't know them at all, and I would not pal around with people whose names I cannot pronounce. The article appeared in the main section, but in the back pages. Primarily, it noted that the Uzbeks from Kyrgyzstan were fleeing their homes there because of ethnic riots that sought to "cleanse" the Uzbeks from that country; kill them or chase them back to Uzbekistan. Their manner of cleansing was to kill men, women, and children, and to rape the women before killing them. Tens of thousands left their burned out homes, and one woman lamented that her husband lay unburied in the burning ruins of her house.

.....Now, I looked--in vain--for news of the world's outrage at this genocide, which far exceeds the nine "activists" killed by Israeli soldiers who feared for their own lives while being beaten with iron pipes and clubs. Nary a word. The world and the U.N. have not reacted against the riots in Kyrgyztan with the same outrage and viciousness that met the Israelis action against a flotilla attempting to break a blockade. Perhaps the reason is because of the difficulty of pronouncing "kurg-uz-stan" or of wasting time trying to spell it. Or perhaps there was no flap reported in the media because the Uzbeks who practiced Islam were causing religious intolerance in a country whose constitution calls for freedom of religion.

.....The Wikopedia Dictionary provides the following information about that part of the world: Kyrgyzstan (English pronunciation: /ˈkɜrɡɪstɑːn/; KUR-gi-stahn;), officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a country in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, it is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and People's Republic of China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek. I wouldn't want to live there. Sounds pretty cold, and I don't think the roads are paved. If you want Chinese food, China is a short 250 mile walk, and you would not by happy schlepping the leftovers in a box on the way back. Once the Kyrgystanis have finished raping the Uzbek women and chasing the Muslims back to Uzbekistan, they'll just have to clean up the mess they made. The U.N. will most likely send "humanitarian aid" to the Uzbeks, but no point making a big fuss over what happened; it's just a "family" feud and after all, it's not Israel.