Craig Murray is a British political activist, former ambassador to Uzbekistan and current Rector of the University of Dundee.
While at the embassy in Tashkent, he accused the Karimov administration of human rights abuses, a step which, he argued, was against the wishes of the British government and the reason for his removal. Murray complained to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in November 2002, January or early February 2003, and in June 2004 that intelligence linking the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan to al-Qaeda, suspected of being gained through torture, was unreliable, immoral, and illegal. He described this as "selling our souls for dross".
Murray was subsequently removed from his ambassadorial post on October 14, 2004. Since then he has written a number of books, including Murder in Samarkand, detailing Karimov's human rights abuses, and his most current work, Catholic Orangemen of Togo, which details warcrimes in Africa. Catholic Orangemen was released today, despite attempts by former Colonel Tim Spicer and a very influental legal team attempting to stop the book being published, no doubt due to Spicer's name cropping up in so many African war crimes.
Murray has set up his ow publishing company and has the book for sale, both via Amazon and his own site. However, to forestall efforts at censorship, either by Spicer or by elements within the British political system, electronic copies of the book have been placed on sites in several dozen jurisdictions all over the world.
To that end, the book has been put on The Pirate Bay, and I suggest anyone who thinks Murray's topic and work is worthwhile should go to the following link, download the book and then seed it for as long as possible.
Thankyou.
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4642082/Murray-Catholic_Orangemen_of_Togo(UK_war_crimes_in_Africa)(2009)
I'm game.
Cheers. I would actually buy this book, if not for my current situation. Murray has gone through an awful lot of shit and put his neck on the line fairly often, and I think he deserves some help and support, even if its such a small gesture as this.
Sounds like it'd be a good read too. Always a bonus.
Seeding. Don't know if I'll read it or not. I'm just doing it because censorship really really pisses me off.
Quote from: Cain on January 12, 2009, 03:22:38 PMSince then he has written a number of books, including Murder in Samarkand, detailing Karimov's human rights abuses,
Is that anything to do with an incident where the army gunned down a protest, or is there more?
Quote from: Xooxe on January 13, 2009, 06:13:58 PM
Quote from: Cain on January 12, 2009, 03:22:38 PMSince then he has written a number of books, including Murder in Samarkand, detailing Karimov's human rights abuses,
Is that anything to do with an incident where the army gunned down a protest, or is there more?
I don't think so. If thats the one I am thinking of, that event took place in 2005, well after Murray had been forced out of the Foreign Office.