false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255914784m/1201410.jpg 1201410 1 With all the pace and drama of a political thriller, <I>Dirty Diplomacy</i> is a riveting account of a young, fast-living ambassador's battle against a ruthless dictatorship in Central Asia and the craven political expediency in Washington and London that eventually cost him his job.<P><P>Craig Murray is no ordinary diplomat. He enjoys a drink or three, and if it's in the company of a pretty girl, so much the better. Murray's scant regard for the rules of the game also extends to his job. When, in the first few weeks of his posting to the little-known Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, he comes across photographs of a political dissident who has literally been boiled to death, he ignores diplomatic nicety and calls it for what it is: torture of the cruelest sort.<P><P>Murray soon discovers that this is no one-off incident: fierce abuse of those opposing the government is rife. It's not long before he is tearing around the country in his embassy Land Rover, shaking off Uzbek police tails and crashing through roadblocks to meet with dissidents and expose their persecutors. He even confronts the despotic president, Islom Karimov, face-to-face.<P><P>But Murray's bosses in London's Foreign Office, ever mindful of their senior partners in Washington, don't want to upset the applecart. Karimov is an ally in the newly announced Global War on Terror. His country is host to a big American air base. The last thing they need is a battling young diplomat stirring things up. In Craig Murray, that's exactly what they've got...<P><P> 1189559 16 10 2007 Dirty Diplomacy: The Rough and Tumble Adventures of a Scotch Drinking, Skirt Chasing, Dictator Busting and Thoroughly Unrepentant Ambassador Stuck on the Frontline of the War Against Terror total:22|5:4|4:8|3:9|2:1|1:0| 22 81 40 6 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 19:13:10 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 19:13:10 -0700 2009 4 0 false true Thu Aug 21 09:24:36 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 15:47:45 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 09:24:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 08 16:22:19 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 23 14:41:34 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 07:43:33 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 07:44:15 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 31 13:56:47 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 05 09:51:19 -0700 2008 I'll come back with better review. I just recommend it for every one.]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 08:29:57 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 08:49:22 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 19:44:18 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 19:44:18 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 17:38:16 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 17:38:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 04 23:03:16 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 23:30:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 20 12:34:32 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 12:34:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 16:47:55 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 16:47:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 27 18:53:36 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 18:53:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 23 15:54:30 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 15:54:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 08 11:05:50 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 11:05:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 09:28:20 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 09:28:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 05 08:08:09 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 08:08:12 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 19:14:46 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 19:14:50 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jun 13 22:33:39 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 30 07:07:47 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 13 22:33:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 29 09:13:25 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 09:51:01 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 09:13:25 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Dec 03 01:11:46 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 01:11:46 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1201410