Since I received no comments for these memos I am posted them again.
15. 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.
These are the direct words of the UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan, and Tony Blair threatens to jail anyone who publishes them. I just did; too bad I’m not in the UK.
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