Steven Clemmons is tracking the next Saddam Hussein, you know, the U. S. Government provides millions of dollars and military support to a horrible tyrannical dictator and then fifteen years from now, "He's got weapons of mass destruction!!!"

Anyway, here's Clemons on ISLAM KARIMOV: AMERICA'S FRIEND AND THE NEXT SADDAM HUSSEIN

If one wanted to give George Bush the benefit of the doubt about his sermon-ish and idealistic inaugural address, then one of the first fronts of reform in U.S. foreign policy must be our relations with Uzbekistan and Islam Karimov, one of the true monstrous cretins at the helm of a government today.

America gave Uzbekistan $500 million to secure basing rights in this country -- and much of that money is allegedly being siponed into the private accounts of Karimov's thuggish allies. We have evidence that Karimov killed several, if not many more, of his political adversaries by boiling them alive in water. (Here is some evidence -- but do not look at these if disturbed by graphic images; these are pretty disturbing.) He is a dictator of gross proportions -- but he is still an ally of the United States in the war against terror.

According to this report, Karimov is now applying extra-territorial penalties on human rights and aid groups for 'his perception' of their activities in Georgia and Ukraine.