Pakistan’s Spies Tied to Slaying of a Journalist

New York Times by Jane Perlez, Eric Schmitt | Jul. 5, 2011 (News Report)

Obama administration officials believe that Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ordered the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about the infiltration of militants in the country’s military, according to American officials. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics, Media
Topics: Pakistan, Journalism
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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Jul 4, 2011 - 8:21 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Jon Mitchell (review), Frank Whitman (review), Randy Morrow (review), Edward Ericson Jr. (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Jul 5, 2011 - 9:58 AM PDT

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Jon Mitchell
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 by Jon Mitchell - Jul. 5, 2011
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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Jul. 5, 2011

“Every indication is that this was a deliberate, targeted killing that was most likely meant to send shock waves through Pakistan’s journalist community and civil ... More »

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Edward Ericson Jr.
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 by Edward Ericson Jr. - Jul. 11, 2011

For 30 years ISI has worked with "terrorists,"* and U.S. intelligence has funded ISI to do so. It's probably good that this story is coming out but one must ask--why now? Why not 8 years ago after Danny Pearl? Why not 8 years before that? *or, call them, well-meaning, anti-communist religious fundamentalists with AK-47s, RPGs, body bombs, Toyota trucks and a burning desire to lead their people to a promised epoch of peace and godliness under their own very responsible, very ... More »

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Frank Whitman
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 by Frank Whitman - Jul. 5, 2011

VERY WELL DONE

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