New Labour, New Torture
In this month's Red Pepper, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray explains his decision to stand for election against Jack Straw in Blackburn. Britain routinely uses 'intelligence' extracted from torture victims, he says. When he drew attention to this practice in Uzbekistan he was summoned back to Whitehall. "I was told that the British security services valued it as contributing greatly to their overall picture of the war on terror. I was also told that Britain would continue to receive such material. The decision had been taken in person by Straw." Murray was sacked for rocking the boat. Jack Straw is still the Foreign Secretary.
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