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>>I wouldn't jump to conclusions based on couple minutes of Google search :-) True, HRW and Wikipedia are just Western conspiracies -- just ask any dictator! :

• abalashov 17y ago
  I think the parent's point was that blanket statements of this sort gloss over all sorts of significant nuances that render the issue in non-B&W terms, especially as it relates to his specific experience of that country's political environment.
  • berntb 17y ago
    >> his specific experience of that country's political environment. Totally irrelevant. I quoted: >>Any opposition to the government is considered treason and punishable by life imprisonment. My SPECIFIC point was: The "joke" here is: I wonder what would happen the poster if he wrote anything different? To be absolutely clear: The poster couldn't write anything else out of self preservation, according to HRW/Wikipedia. If you can show HRW to be spinning that much, please give references.
    • atamyrat 17y ago
      My SPECIFIC point was: The "joke" here is: I wonder what would happen the poster if he wrote anything different? Nothing! Seriously.. I keep a blog (in Turkmen) for more than 3 years and people actually living in the country write all kinds of criticism (in blog posts/comments), and guess what? We are all alive and well, have more than 1 million+ pageviews/year. Oh wait, someone's knocking the door...
      • berntb 17y ago
        Well, I hope HRW and Wikipedia [edit: and CIA World Factbook] are full of it, for your sake...