Murder in SamarkandA British Ambassador's Controversial Defiance of Tyranny in
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Murder in SamarkandA British Ambassador's Controversial Defiance of Tyranny in by Murray Craig
When Craig Murray arrived in Uzbekistan to take up his post in 2002, he was a young ambassador with a brilliant career and a taste for whisky and women. But after hearing accounts of dissident prisoners being boiled to death and innocent people being raped and murdered by agents of the state, he started to question both his role and that of his country in so-called 'democratising' states. Following his discovery that the British government was accepting information obtained under torture, Murray could no longer maintain a diplomatic silence. When he voiced his outrage, Washington and 10 Downing Street decided he had to go. But Uzbekistan had changed the high-living diplomat and there was no way he was going to go quietly. In this candid and at times shocking memoir, Murray lays bare the dark and dirty underside of the War on Terror.
"A fearless book by a fearless manCraig Murray tells the truth whether the "authorities" like it or not. I salute a man of integrity" -- Harold Pinter "I enjoyed reading, between shudders ... It really is a remarkable achievement" -- Noam Chomsky "An amazing narrative, beautifully written, of one man's war on the war on terror. Fascinating, compelling ... a bloody good read" -- John Sweeney Literary Review "Heroic ... rings horribly true. It helps explain the moral bankruptcy [of] the Blair government" -- Sir Max Hastings Sunday Times "I thought that diplomats like Craig Murray were an extinct breed. A man of the highest principle" -- John Pilger
Craig Murray joined the Diplomatic Service in 1984 and served in Nigeria, Poland and Ghana before being appointed Ambassador to Uzbekistan. He retired from the Civil Service in 2005 and now works as a writer and broadcaster.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845962210 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845962214 |
| Title | Murder in SamarkandA British Ambassador's Controversial Defiance of Tyranny in |
| Author | Murray Craig |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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