Pakistani Intelligence Battles Internal Extremism
Editorial, The New York Times | October 2, 2008
Pakistan can no longer play its "dangerous double-game": accepting money form the US while also supporting the Taliban and other extremists. ++ General Kayani has appointed a new spy chief, Lt. Gen Ahmed Shuja, who must work to clean up the intelligence service, root out corrupt officials, and cut ties to extremists that threaten Pakistan's own fragile democracy. ++ American officials claim that certain members of Pakistan's intelligence service played a role in the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul.
