The silence that surrounds the 2005 Andijon massacre in Uzbekistan serves as a glaring reminder that some of the world’s most brutal regimes can get away with mass murder with the tacit support of Europe and the United States.
The beginning of the battle of Marjah is being trumpeted as the model for defeating the Taliban and winning the hearts and minds of the Afghan population. But will it be a success on the ground in southern Afghanistan, or only in the Western press?
