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2004-01-18 India-Pakistan

Secret Indo-Pak deal led to killing of Hizb commanders?

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-01-18 12:38:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I know it's cliche, but is it possible that all of that talk about there being a "rogue" ISI wasn't just plausible deniability and that agency pretty much operates on its own depending on the time of day and/or color of the moon? From what I gather from my Pakistani friend, they're basically accountable to no one, which is how they got the nickname "the Invisible Government" to begin with.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-1-18 12:54:40 PM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-1-18 12:54:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 It's possible, but the thing with the ISI is that they are simply a branch of the Pakistani army. ISI officers are actually army officers who generally do 3 year tours of duty in the ISI before being rotated back to the army. Similarily, their senior staff are all serving Army Generals.
So if there really is a problem with rogue ISI officers, which there probably is, why do they only go rogue for a few years, before going back to the Army where they prove most loyal to their senior officers?

Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-1-18 7:16:08 PM|| 2004-1-18 7:16:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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