The Czech president’s defense of a now-canceled visit from Uzbekista’s dictator was strangely off-point and uninformed. The just-announced cancellation of a planned visit to Prague by Uzbekistani strongman Islam Karimov should put to rest the controversy over whether the invitation should ever have been extended. But it won’t put to rest questions over how informed some in Prague Castle are about the foreign affairs they’re conducting. The ruckus was sparked by Czech President Miloš Zeman’s invitation to Karimov.
