https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2009/05/17/with-friends-like-these/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 11:29:34 -0400<![CDATA[Last month I said it was time to dump &ldquo;our bastard&rdquo; Islam Karimov, thug-in-chief of Where-the-Hellistan (that would be Uzbekistan for those of you familiar with Central Asia) for machine-gunning dissidents. Nathan Hamm, the go-to man on all things &mdash;stan in the blogosphere, said we should wait for him to dump us. Well, he finally dumped us. Officially.]]>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 21:30:04 -0400<![CDATA[michael j. totten]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-j-totten/2005/08/01/with-friends-like-these-n140318