PLANTING DOUBTS

STRATFOR seems to have departed from its policy of objective and unbiased reports. In its January 11 report on the Khost bombing the author (probably an Indian origin Canadian judging from his coordinates at the end of the report) has tried to link the Pakistani intelligence agency-the ISI-to the Khost attack that killed 7 US intelligence operatives at their forward base in Afghanistan.

In a cleverly worded report the author quotes ‘widespread reports’ and ’speculation is rife’ as a basis for ISI or state involvement in the attack. Having planted this seed he cunningly adds disarming statements like ‘no reason for ISI or Pakistan’ to launch such an attack. Unbelievably he states that ‘analysis of explosive residue suggesting military grade equipment points to ISI involvement’. Again he cleverly adds that such explosives have been used in other attacks as if to absolve him of any bias. If the ISI is to be credited with such capacity then give it the sense to not use anything as incriminating as ‘military grade equipment’!

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