US nurtures ties with Kazakhstan - Democratic Underground

cal04

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Sat Sep-30-06 01:48 PM
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US nurtures ties with Kazakhstan

US President George W Bush has praised his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, for transforming the former Soviet republic into a 'free nation'.

After talks between the two leaders in Washington, Mr Bush thanked his guest for backing US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and combating "extremism".

But economic ties between the US and oil-rich Kazakhstan topped the agenda.

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The BBC's Jonathan Beale in Washington says the US has been willing to overlook complaints about Mr Nazarbayev's autocratic rule.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5393574.stm

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Dr.Phool

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Sat Sep-30-06 01:53 PM
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1. Borat for President!

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Joanne98

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Sat Sep-30-06 01:58 PM
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2. LOL

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TrogL

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Sat Sep-30-06 02:04 PM
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3. Here's why

Edited on Sat Sep-30-06 02:19 PM by TrogL

Each one of those black dots is oil

The original plan was to take it out through the Caspian and Black seas.

The new plan is to take it over the North Pole.

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