prior to last assaults in Khandagar and Kabul the pak government requested the assault stop so Pak ISI agents could be evacuated. Scores of C140's flew out without supervision of looking at the people on board. It is surmised the top Taliban and Al Qeuida people were evacuated to pakistan with the ISI folks. Pakestan was the main supporter of the Taliban regime due to the tribal ties via the Pathan nation. The president of Pakistan juggled the army vs the intel corp and pulled a coup to do what he deemed was in pakistans best Inerest, to avoid a war with America. He saw what his intel people didnt that Bush wasnt a Clinton ready to negotiate Trade Center Lives for a perceived advantage. Bush wanted blood and really wasnt too picky on whose blood. By locating these guys in upper class Pakistan they could be watched to ensure that whatever the ISI wanted matched up with what the Pak President wanted. The pakistani president is target number one to large segments of hid population who would love direct confrontation with America. The Iraqi's like every government on earth use intel to direct actions they deem useful to them. It would be inconceivable that they along with every other group in the world would not be in the thick of things to manipulate situations.
my 2 cents
thanx,
bill