Dear Log,
«The same month that Bush and the US denounced the rigged elections in Georgia, they praised even worse-run elections in nextdoor Azerbaijan, and kept mum over the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protestors. Why? Because Azerbaijan is giving Cheney what he wants: oil. Both for his favored oil companies, his friends, and for the West.If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.
In other words, in classic Cold War maneuvering, Aliyev is "our bastard."»--"How Dick Cheney Got His Cold War On: A Cold War [II!] Timetable"
