Seen & Heard
Badlands
The CIA station chief in Islamabad works with the Pakistanis to reinforce their border with Tora Bora, where Osama bin Laden is believed to be hiding. From “88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary”
The Spy Game
CIA veteran Robert Grenier ’76 offers his take on his critical role in post-9/11 Afghanistan and explains what it was like to deal with Hamid Karzai, U.S. presidents and enhanced interrogation.
To Build a Fire
Here’s how former smokejumper and Montana professor Carl Seielstad ’90 is helping change fire policy forever. For starters, he says, you’ve got to fight fire with fire.
The Beat of Terror
For New York Times foreign correspondent and Pulitzer nominee Rukmini Callimachi ’95, digging for the truth sometimes means digging for bodies.
Life Support
Facing daunting challenges, a wounded Vietnam War vet finds a support system through his College connections.
