[PhantomGremlin]

> BTW, it appears the CIA has committed to not doing that sort of thing again

I don't think the CIA could ever find another doctor to help it with a similar scheme. Not after what happened to Dr. Afridi. [1]

This doctor has been put thru a living hell. Prison in Pakistan is probably no Sunday picnic in the best of circumstances. But in this case there are allegations of torture involving cigarette burns and electric shocks.

So if the CIA ever approaches anyone who's ever heard of The Information Superhighway, aka The Internet, maybe that new guy will be smart enough to google for whatever happened to the guy who help us catch Bin Laden.

Also, if you believe the claims by Pakistan that the doctor is being prosecuted for crimes other than helping the USA, I'll leave you with how Seth Meyers put it on SNL Weekend Update after OJ Simpson was convicted of robbery in Las Vegas:

   Today, a jury in Las Vegas found OJ Simpson
   “guilty” on all seven counts against him,
   including kidnapping, aggravated assault,
   and theft. But really... Murder. [2]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakil_Afridi [2] http://kellig.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/but-really-murder/