A few days ago, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was outraged at the suggestion that his country's military intelligence agents were giving aid to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.  Now, he's not so sure.

Retired Pakistani intelligence officers could be running the Taliban insurgency against coalition forces in Afghanistan, Pakistan's president, Gen Pervez Musharraf, has said.

He made the admission to an American television channel at the weekend — the first time he had broken from his usual policy of denying any Pakistani hand in the rebellion against American, British and other forces.

Asked on NBC television if his Inter Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) was involved in helping Taliban fighters, he said that retired rogue officers might be involved.

"I have some reports that some dissidents, some people, retired people who were in the forefront in ISI during the period of 1979 to 89, may be assisting with their links somewhere here and there.

"We are keeping a very tight watch and we'll get a hold of them if that happens."

You’ll get a hold of them . . . and then what?  Let ‘em go?

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