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Sen. Leahy: Investigate U.S. Training of Uzbek Troops

HeadlineJun 06, 2005

On Capitol Hill, Senator Patrick Leahy is calling on the Bush administration to investigate whether any U.S. trained troops in Uzbekistan took part in last month’s bloody massacre that left hundreds dead. The Financial Times reported that one U.S.-based human rights investigator said there was “very credible evidence” that at least one Uzbek commander who took part in the killings was trained by the United States.

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