4 Years After Andijan Massacre, Sting Plays For Killer Karimov Regime For £1 Million
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, February 22, 2010, 4:30 PM
On May 13, 2005 government forces surrounded Babur Square in Andijan, Uzbekistan. Thousands of freedom protesters had gathered there for a massive rally and demanded that President Islam Karimov resign. But, the protesting did not last long. Within hours the military surrounded the square and opened fired on the protesters. Estimates of those killed range from between 187, the official count of the government, and 5,000 people. The bodies of many of those who died were allegedly hidden in mass graves following the massacre.
In October Sting traveled to Uzbekistan and accepted between £1m and £2m to perform for the glory of the brutal despotic regime.
The Guardian reported, via Newsalert:
The services of Sting – whose personal fortune is estimated well north of £150m – were engaged by Gulnara Karimova, the daughter and anointed heir of dictator Islam Karimov. To explore Islam Karimov’s human rights record in full would take too long: suffice to say he is condemned approximately every 10 minutes by organisations from the UN to Amnesty, accused of such delights as boiling his enemies, slaughtering his poverty-stricken people when they protest, and conscripting armies of children for slave labour. Oh, and the Aral Sea on which his country sits – once the world’s fourth biggest lake – has lost 80% of its volume, partly as a result of Karimov siphoning it off to intensively irrigate his remote desert cotton fields.
Whether he is a perfect fit for self-styled eco-warrior and humanitarian Sting is a matter for you to decide: what is beyond dispute is that in October, the former Police frontman agreed to travel to Tashkent and effectively headline Gulnara Karimova’s alleged arts festival.
Previously:
Ghastly Slaughter Reported in Andijan
Death Toll Climbs in Andijan Massacre
More Violence Rips Uzbekistan
Uzbek Death Toll May Top 1,000
Putting the Pieces Together in Uzbekistan
Tensions High in Uzbekistan
Rice Condemns Uzbek Violence
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gus commented:
I believe his real name is STINK.
David Johnson commented:
His recent comments regarding our dictator wannabe:
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=114422
Yea, he’s a real prophet… just keep singing your songs, Sting and leave the adult things for adults.
Leroy Washington commented:
Kow Tow to the New World Order or else
They are the elite
Warren Bonesteel commented:
So…a legitimate government killing Muslim militants who were trying to depose that legitimate government…is a bad thing???
You people are nuts. Right?
cal rifkin commented:
dude needs the money!
Tammy commented:
Typical celebrity hypocrite.
I guess he thinks it’s okay to kill the people as long as you save the rain forest.
I’ll never listen to his music again.
jcf commented:
“Warren Bonesteel
February 22nd, 2010 | 5:08 pm | #4
So…a legitimate government killing Muslim militants who were trying to depose that legitimate government…is a bad thing???
You people are nuts. Right?”
Am I safe in assuming that you actually read the article?
In which case, you read the passage, “…suffice to say he is condemned approximately every 10 minutes by organisations from the UN to Amnesty, accused of such delights as boiling his enemies, slaughtering his poverty-stricken people when they protest, and conscripting armies of children for slave labour.” also.
From which part of “boiling his enemies”, “slaughtering his poverty stricken people” and “children for slave labour” did you extrapolate “legitimate government”?
gus commented:
That’s right Warren Bonehead, as long as he didn’t waterboard anyone.
jojo commented:
We always knew what he was;
now we know his price.
wanumba commented:
Don’t forget to add Beyonce and Mariah Carey and a few other multi-millionaires who needed a few extra bucks to play for the American-murdering Ghaddafi family.
waicool commented:
sting’s music sucks, that is why he is playing usuckastan.
Nathan R. Jessup commented:
I wonder what Bono thinks about the ordeal, given that he has raised more than $1B for humanitarian efforts…
Nathan R. Jessup
http://www.the-raw-deal.com
ar05075 commented:
Stuck Fing.!!
DANEgerus commented:
One Year After Andijan Massacre, UNESCO Honors Uzbek Dictator (Pics)
At UN headquarters, the slaughter in Andijan is long forgotten after one year. UNESCO, who supposedly “functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues,” awarded Uzbek President Islam Karimov an award one year after he slaughtered hundreds of his people in a public square.
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One year after Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov massacred up to 1,000 protesters at a public rally in Andijan, UNESCO decides to give the tyrant an award!
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/09/one-year-after-andijan-massacre-unesco.html/one-year-after-andijan-massacre-unesco
bg commented:
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the creep is definitely in Obama’s league..
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Scott commented:
Really puts his ‘Russian’s into a different light, eh?
Andreas K. commented:
“suffice to say he is condemned approximately every 10 minutes by organisations from the UN to Amnesty”
Want to buy: credible source.
No doubt, if he has done these things, he’s a bastard and should be dealt with. But I want to hear it from a credible source, which neither the UN nor (sh)Amnesty are.
bg commented:
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GP, here’s a twist for you..
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bg commented:
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Andreas K. @ 1:22 am #19
Uzbekistan – Andijan Massacre
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PD Quig commented:
Eventually lefties and eco-warriors get down to brass tacks and reveal their totalitarian impluses. Sting is just the latest in a long line. Just goes to show that writing good songs does nothing for your soul. Burn in Hell, Larry Sting.