I‘ve been particularly hard on Pakistan the past several weeks. Watching the developments in Pakistan closely the past four years, I’ve learned that all is not what it seems, and there is significant institutional support for the Taliban, al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and the alphabet soup of jihadi groups that infest the country. Actions taken against these groups are never decisive, and often smack of double-dealing attempts to placate the West. But there are good people in Pakistan who fight the jihadis, knowing that they pose a very danger not only to the West, but to the Pakistani state itself. Major General Faisal Alavi was one of them. As the former commander of Pakistan’s Special Service Group, he was charged with hunting down al Qaeda and other terror groups. Alavi was relieved of his command three years ago after expressing displeasure with then-President Pervez Musharraf. He also said he was fired because he knew two senior Army generals who were cutting deals with the Taliban. Alavi was murdered three weeks ago after sending a letter to Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kiyani requesting to have his honor restored and threatening to expose the generals. The London Times’ Carey Schofield met Alavi just before he was killed, and tells the story: