Uyghur Americans have an excellent relationship with George W. Bush. 

I love Uyghur people, and they love George, but I can't stand George.  Then THIS happened:  he helped get Rebiya Kadeer get out of prison in China; he praised her work for human rights, and when China imprisoned her sons in retaliation for her release, he began to work on getting her sons out of prison.

George, you are full of surprises.  Actually, this has been the first surprise because you and I are in complete agreement on this case.  This was the right thing to do, George, thank you. 

In an article from the Uyghur American Association website, President Bush delivered a speech in Prague June 5, 2007 at a conference on democracy and security. 

In his speech, President Bush voiced support for the “forces of conscience that undermine repressive societies, saying “people living in tyranny need to know they are not forgotten. He called on “every nation that stifles dissent to end its repression, trust its people, and grant its citizens the freedom they deserve. He expressed strong reservations about China’s policy of carrying out economic reforms without opening its political system.

The President spoke about dissidents and democratic activists around the world whose calls for greater human rights have been brutally repressed, including Ms. Kadeer, as well as Alexander Kozulin of Belarus, Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, Oscar Elias Biscet of Cuba, Father Nguyen Van Ly of Vietnam, and Ayman Nour of Egypt. He specifically criticized the imprisonment of Ms. Kadeer’s two sons in China.

“Another dissident I will meet with here is Rebiya Kadeer of China, whose sons have been jailed in what we believe is an act of retaliation for her human rights activities. The talent of men and women like Rebiya is the greatest resource of their nations -- far more valuable than the weapons of their army or oil under the ground. So America calls on every nation that stifles dissent to end its repression, trust its people, and grant its citizens the freedom they deserve.

Ablikim Abdureyim, one of Ms. Kadeer’s sons, was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of “secessionism in April, after a trial in which he was not provided with legal representation. In November of last year, Alim Abdureyim, Ms. Kadeer’s youngest son, was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of tax evasion. Both sons have reportedly been subjected to torture and other physical abuse. The Uyghur American Association calls upon the government of the People’s Republic of China to release Ablikim and Alim immediately.

To read the article in entirety and hear George deliver his speech, please follow this link:
President Bush praises Rebiya Kadeer's work for human rights

The Uyghur people in China face heavy discrimination and worry about genocide.  It is worse for them than the Tibetans because the Tibetans are known in the world through the work of the Dalai Lama.  The Uyghurs have needed a powerful friend.  They got George. 

Thank you, George, for helping this great lady and her people. 

Now, George what about the Uyghur men who were held in Guantanamo Bay Detention Center (in another administration, this would have been called a prison)?  Please, George, live up to what you want other countries to do.