PATRICK LAWRENCE: Appointment in Samarkand – Consortium News

Western coverage of last week's summit in Uzbekistan brings us face-to-face with the extent to which Americans are not supposed to see the world turning. 



By Patrick Lawrence
Special to Consortium News

Only in America, Land of Opportunists, can you awaken on an early autumn Sunday to a he

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