Murder in Samarkand
Book • 2006
When Craig Murray arrived in Uzbekistan in 2002 as a young ambassador, he uncovered horrific state-sponsored tortures including boiling dissidents alive and widespread rape and murder.
Discovering that the British government accepted intelligence obtained under torture, he publicly denounced these practices, leading to his removal by Washington and Downing Street.
The book reveals the dark underbelly of tyranny in Uzbekistan, involving cotton slavery, drug trafficking, and human trafficking, while critiquing Western alliances in the so-called War on Terror.
Discovering that the British government accepted intelligence obtained under torture, he publicly denounced these practices, leading to his removal by Washington and Downing Street.
The book reveals the dark underbelly of tyranny in Uzbekistan, involving cotton slavery, drug trafficking, and human trafficking, while critiquing Western alliances in the so-called War on Terror.
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