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A Corrupt, Brutal Dictator in the White House? Maybe just for a visit
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 17, 2006 01:54pm |
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| News Date | Friday, July 14, 2006 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In early 2004, President Bush issued a presidential proclamation barring corrupt foreign officials from entering the United States. Then, a few months ago, in spite of that proclamation, Washington was treated to the disgusting spectacle of an official visit by Teodoro Obiang, the corrupt dictator who rules over oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. But now the Bush Administration is preparing to roll out the red carpet for a man who, by sheer numbers, appears to have stolen far more than Obiang: President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan.
Like Obiang, Nazarbayev is a thug as well as a crook. “Kazakhstan's oil riches, strategic location, and cooperation with the United States in anti-terrorism programs cannot conceal the fact that the country remains an authoritarian state,” said Congressman Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican, in a speech on June 29. Smith also pointed out that Nazarbayev had run bogus elections, allowed relatives and friends to gain “monopoly positions in the most profitable sectors of the economy,” and repressed the media and opposition political figures. |
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