1/ @CynthiaDRitchie muted me several months ago for questioning her endgame and predicting her trajectory. Under the guise of two powerful societal issues: women and youth, she established her bona fides, while in perfect counterpoint, exploited #Pakistan's traditional

2/ 'beautification' of military prowess. These 'flourishes' of extolling #PakistanArmy were extraordinary [and that for an American], to say the least: then those travelogues promoting some of the most dangerous destinations, [famous for kidnapping and disappearances], beckoning

3/ both Pakistani and o/seas travellers to visit. The recklessness is astonishing. Why no ALARM BELLS? Then came an opportunity on the back of #US and #Taliban rapprochement to 'muddy the waters' for those not tutored in the difference between Pak-Taliban and Af-Taliban. And it's

4/ this assignment where you see Ritchie unravelling: the disastrous strategy of attempting to blame 'liberal' forces in Pakistan has backfired with the shovel getting bigger and the hole getting deeper. Pakistan can ill-afford the likes of Cynthia Ritchie and her 'devils

5/ game'. @MichaelKugelman