Benazir’s Murder: Who Killed Her? blithe, you are absolutely right when you wrote:

{# 4, your tirade on the author is childish and unbecoming. The gentleman is a retired career diplomat (I assume from a competitive CSS exam). Judging from his Chowk page, he was never a political appointee (on his Chowk page it says that he served in various countries for 35 years).}

He was a career diplomat through and through and passed the CSP exam with distinction and honors.
As for #4 (and HP, following is a infectious illness, so be careful) what else can you except from someone who’s suffering from the hoof and mouth disease.