"The truth is the truth, ugly or not."
Very true. He was a very strong "key" to what is happening now.
"This in no way justifies his torture and murder."
This is where I disagree. If one is "key" in regards to evil taking place, why would it not be justified to "reap what he sowed"?
If you perpetuate evil, it will come back with it's full force against you. The truth is the truth, ugly or not.
Any punishment due to him should have been administered by a court, or by divine justice after death.
The fact that a US Ambassador and several others (accounts vary) were killed, and the ambassador brutally tortured, is a kick in the face to the country, as he was officially representing our country. His personal failings and political leftism, while abhorrant, do not justify what happened to him.