HOUSEKEEPING AT <em>THE WASHINGTON NOTE</em>

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As regular readers of The Washington Note know, I have been fairly stunned by the growth in readership of this blog, and I work hard to interact with those who comment — both in private emails and in the public comments sections.

ISLAM KARIMOV: AMERICA’S FRIEND AND THE NEXT SADDAM HUSSEIN

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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.

FAREWELL JOHN ASHCROFT: HOW WE WILL MISS THEE

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I was just invited to John Ashcroft’s “Farewell Heritage Lecture” scheduled for Tuesday, 1 February, 11 a.m. at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Auditorium. The title of Ashcroft’s talk: True Faith and Allegiance.