"At the Khuderbegainov trial I met an old man from Andizhan. Two of his children had been tortured in front of him until he signed a confession on the family's links with Bin Laden. Tears were streaming down his face. I have no doubt they had as much connection with Bin Laden as I do. This is the standard of the Uzbek intelligence services."
( That's an excerpt from a telegram sent to the Foreign Office by Craig Murray, who was our ambassador to Uzbekistan at the time. It seems that the UK government is not keen to see these published - and is NOT going to be happy to see them on the web. So let's spread the word, shall we? )
( That's an excerpt from a telegram sent to the Foreign Office by Craig Murray, who was our ambassador to Uzbekistan at the time. It seems that the UK government is not keen to see these published - and is NOT going to be happy to see them on the web. So let's spread the word, shall we? )