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2003-03-04 India-Pakistan

Attackers kill Pakistani intelligence official

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Posted by Frank Martin 2003-03-04 01:56 pm|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They need to take Dire RevengeÂ®. The ISI was the agency that captured Khalid Sheikh Mohammad. If you're taking Dire RevengeÂ®, you just pick somebody and bang 'em.

Posted by Fred 2003-03-04 13:58:04|| 2003-03-04 13:58:04|| Front Page Top

#2 A lot of the commentary on this site has suggested that the ISI is an Islamist / al-Qaida tool. I've always suspected that it's factionalized between pro-Islamist and pro-Sanity factions. It'll be interesting to see if this killing (combined with the capture of KSM) heralds a shift within the ISI -- or the beginning of a civil war within the ISI.

Posted by Patrick Phillips 2003-03-04 14:06:21|| 2003-03-04 14:06:21|| Front Page Top

#3 good point patrick - but when much of the press doesnt even recognize the ISI/Musaharaf distinction, its real hard to get find good info on different factions within ISI - I suspect even the Pakistani press doesnt present much on that - am I right??? I mean getting info on internal politics in secret agency is well, a job for professionals, no?? This war will be fascinating to read about after its over, but for now there is too much fog of war, and your point is at the heart of that fog.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-03-04 14:11:31|| 2003-03-04 14:11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 It would be worthwhile to know 'exactly' where this guy was killed. These actions might be random (probably not) and it would make me think that the location where he was killed and nearby surroundings were worth close inspection.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2003-03-04 14:28:08|| 2003-03-04 14:28:08|| Front Page Top

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