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...difficulty of redirecting the army toward moderation is illustrated by Musharraf's struggle to reform Pakistan's powerful internal-security apparatus, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), once the Taliban's No. 1 ally. These days, says a Western diplomat in Islamabad, the ISI's top brass carries out Musharraf's bidding, but some of the lower-echelon officers seem to retain ties--ideological and financial--with their former Taliban proteges. Says this diplomat: "At some level, these guys see the Taliban as an insurance policy for what happens next in Afghanistan...
...that Pearl, who was 38, was murdered simply because he was an American and a Jew - ?crimes? to which he confessed moments before he was decapitated. Rather, Levy suggests, Pearl?s killing was a ?state crime,? orchestrated by a syndicate of Jihadist groups with the backing of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), its CIA. Levy theorizes that Pearl was close to uncovering ties between ISI chiefs and al Qaeda. He also believes Pearl was on the trail of Pakistani nuclear scientists who may have helped the terrorist group...
...neither of these unfortunate calamities were, properly speaking, Davis’ doing. As much as Dartboard would delight in bashing the helmet-haired weasel, Dartboard has to conclude that there is precious little a governor can do about inter-state price manipulation by large energy firms, let alone about a nation-wide economic slump, which has cut into state revenues across the country. (And no, Mr. President, this does not let you off the hook for your genuine economic mismanagement. The federal government is in a much better position to stimulate the economy, and Dartboard does not look kindly...
...standing tall again. Besides taking potshots at Americans, they are also going after perceived local enemies. So far this year, 11 people suspected of informing on al-Qaeda have been murdered in the Switzerland-size, semiautonomous tribal land. An agent of Pakistan's much feared secret intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, was shot in March as he rode his motorcycle in daylight. A tribal chief's son sitting outside his shop in the marketplace of Wana was mowed down in July by a pair of gunmen in a car. His father had been suspected of collaborating...
...appointment of four new “divisional” deanships. In office since Sept. 1, the divisional deans oversee broad groupings of academic departments—the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences and life sciences—and are responsible for monitoring hiring, improving research initiatives and enhancing inter-departmental communication, among other things. This intuitive move by Kirby will provide students with better course options and give faculty more opportunities to offer feedback...