Pakistan Spy Chief Called Tough

Pakistani Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shujaa Pasha led U.N. troops in Sierra Leone.

From The Denver Post:

The new appointee is considered assertive in the country's fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's army chief named a general considered a hawk in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban to head the country's powerful spy agency, asserting his control at a time of U.S. concern that rogue operatives are aiding Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.

Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shujaa Pasha oversaw military offensives against militants in the lawless border regions with Afghanistan in his most recent job as director general of military operations.

His appointment as head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, the country's main spy agency, was part of a broader shake-up of army top brass announced late Monday by military chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

The moves were seen as a bid by the reform- minded general to revive the prestige of Pakistan's armed forces and assert control over the spy agency following the downfall of ex-President Pervez Musharraf in August.

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My Comment: For Pakistan's sake, they do need someone to go after these extremist gangs.