Once tutor to Princes William and Harry, Rory Stewart, in his latest incarnation as Conservative prospective candidate for Penrith, has found himself the unlikely subject of intrigue. Full Article at The Independent

With all the wrong that appears from the surface of the American criminal justice system, the stuff that can be seen, occasionally appears on videotape so that the deniers can't deny, none of it compares to the allegations of Craig Murray, the rector... Full Article at Simple Justice

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story - The CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan, a place where widespread torture practices include raping suspects with broken bottles and boiling them alive, says a former British ambassador to... Full Article at City Desk

the world in a window Britain's ex-ambassador to Uzbekistan says he was sacked, disgraced, for complaining about Uzbek and US torture Give us 15 minutes of your time, and we will give you everything that matters in the world. Full Article at The Browser

He was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan during the first years of the Bush-Cheney-Blair war on terror, after twenty years in the foreign service. What he saw in Uzbekistan turned his stomach. Full Article at Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish

I interviewed Mr Kaminski last week, and I found his responses to my questions on the wartime massacre of Jews by Poles at Jedwabne in north east Poland unconvincing. His comments to me have been picked up by The Observer today. Full Article at Spectator Blogs: Martin Bright