Hey, we once supported Saddam, too

For a country which has received $160 million in US foreign aid, they probably shouldn't be torturing people who peacefully practice their religion. But Uzbekistan continues their gross violations of human rights.

Uzbekistan has imprisoned more than 6,000 independent Muslims?Muslims who practice their faith outside government-controlled mosques and religious institutions?for the peaceful expression of their religious beliefs. On February 12, a 62-year-old woman in Tashkent was the latest to be convicted. Fatima Mukhadirova was sentenced in a closed court hearing to six years in prison with hard labor for possession of unsanctioned religious literature, membership in a prohibited religious organization, and ?attempted encroachment on the constitutional order.?

Mukhadirova is the mother of the late Muzafar Avazov, a religious prisoner who died from torture in prison in August 2002. An investigation of his death by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture concluded that Avazov had been submerged in boiling water. Those who saw his body also reported that there was a large, bloody wound on the back of his head, heavy bruising on his forehead and the side of his neck, and that his hands had no fingernails.

Thousands of prisoners potentially being tortured - $160 million
The hypocrisy of supporting this country while claiming we toppled Saddam because he's a ruthless dictator - Priceless