that is absolutely stunning, IP. It confirms the views of a senior CIA operative (quoted the other day on the BBC) that in effect the CIA - in contrast to what their current leaders say - would not recognise a bin Liner conspirator if he came up and bit them on the ass.

Meanwhile more about the turmoil growing in Pakistan:

Four people have died and several others have been injured in the Pakistani city of Karachi as pro-Taleban protests there turned violent.
They are the first death after days of protests against the Pakistan Government's decision to back the United States in its campaign against Afghanistan…/…
A former Pakistani intelligence chief, Hameed Gul, warned that any US attack on Afghanistan would destabilise the entire region….

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1555000/1555688.stm