Pakistan has ordered foreign staff for the charity group Save the Children out within two weeks. According to the BBC (which has the story) the Pakistani government hasn't given a reason, but there's plenty of reason to believe they think there's CIA links with the organization.
This story caught my eye because it's an exercise in perspective. While most of us in the West read this and go, "That's insane! It's a charity!" that would logically be a perfect place for a CIA informant to be recruited. Think of all those Islamic charities we shut down in the wake of 9/11. I'm willing to be a large percentage of the Muslim world was going, "That's insane! They're charities!"
What I also find interesting is this order effects only 6 people out of 2000. Either they have some very good, targeted information or it's an irrational, reactionary move. Either way, it shouldn't bother operations very much for the group.
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