http://www.metafilter.com/tags/saparmyatniyazov Posts tagged with 'saparmyatniyazov' at MetaFilter. Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:41:09 -0800 Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:41:09 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/35237/Ice%2Dice%2Dbaby <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3554626.stm">The President plans yet another silly boondoggle</a> and introduces <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3528746.stm">faith-based driver education</a>. What President are we talking about? Why, Saparmyrat Niyazov, the <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/31/60minutes/main590913.shtml">president-for-life</a> of Turkmenistan. Or, as he likes to be called, "Turkmenbashi"--the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3528746.stm">"leader of all Turkmen"</a>.<br><br> He's got a lot of <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/05/02/wturk02.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/05/02/ixportal.html">spiritual ideas</a> and <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2000/09/rall2.html"> 24/7 TV coverage</a>. Hey--he's <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3950126,00.html">against gold</a> <a href="http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/rca/rca_200404_278_4_eng.txt"> teeth</a> and circuses. If it weren't for his <a href="http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/366.htm">dismal human rights record</a>, I might vote for him myself. <small>Sometimes I have to remind myself that there are, in fact, much worse choices than the ones I have for November.</small> tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.35237 Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:41:09 -0800 policies president saparmyatniyazov turkmenbashi turkmenistan Sidhedevil