Murder in Samarkand by Murray Craig
Craig Murray was the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Uzbekistan until he was removed from his post in October 2004 after exposing appalling human rights abuses by the US-funded regime of President Islam Karimov. This memoir aims to lay bare the dark and dirty underside of the War on Terror.
"I thought that diplomats like Craig Murray were an extinct breedA man of the highest principle" -- John Pilger "The Uzbek people know only one word for Craig Murray: hero" -- Mohammad Salih, Uzbek Opposition Leader "Fantastic ... [like] a very funny version of a Graham Greene novel" -- Michael Winterbottom, Film Director "The actions of this brave and principled man have certainly exposed the "war on terror" for the sick charade that it is" Morning Star "There is plenty of black comedy in this frank story of the disillusionment and downfall of one of Britain's brightest young ambassadors" The Guardian
Craig Murray was born in 1958. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1984 and served in Nigeria, Poland and Ghana, before being appointed Ambassador to Uzbekistan in 2002. He retired from the Civil Service in 2005. He now lives in London, where he works as a writer and broadcaster.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845961947 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845961943 |
| Title | Murder in Samarkand |
| Author | Murray Craig |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-06-29 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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